2 posts tagged “intel”

Long wait for new tech micro gaming PC

I am considering waiting and saving for a new small gaming PC
that is portable to take to Lan Parties on my Pagsta Motobike .
I guess its looking like Aug - Oct 2009 time frame for the new PC
Why so long:
1. new tech is available and cheap . 2. Cant ride the bike till Aug 2009
3. save up pennies

Small to the size of an Asus pundit Case (miniatx mobo)

4 gig of DDR 3 RAM  (avail now)

USB 3 (late 2008)

New Firewire 3000 (Due Oct 2008)

10 gig Ethernet onboard or plug in

Cat6a lead

Pci Express v2.0 (v3 is due 2010) video card with Opengl v3.0

Maybe a Blueray Optical Disc burner (high def blank discs not cheap enough yet)

Quad Core Intel CPU with LGA1160 socket pin

Asus Eee PC - New Ultra small portable Computer , Its really flashy :-)

EeePC 701 Specification
Display:7"
CPU & Chipset: Intel mobile CPU & chipset
OS: Linux & Microsoft Windows XP compatible
Communication: 10/100 Mbps Ethernet; 56K modem
WLAN: WiFi 802.11b/g
Graphic: Intel UMA
Memory: 512MB, DDR2-400
Storage: 4/ 8/ 16GB Flash
Webcam: 300K pixel video camera
Audio: Hi-Definition Audio CODEC; Built-in stereo speaker; Built-in microphone
Battery Life: 3 hrs (4 cells: 5200mAh, 2S2P)
Dimension & Weight: 22.5 x 16.5 x 2.1~3.5cm, 0.89kg

There's even a VGA port to connect a big tv and its got a few usb ports
so you could use a normal size keyboard/mouse , its like a tiny pc !!!
Now all it needs is TV OUT!

Cost: Retails in USA for  US$200 which works out to be AU$240
So add the the cost of shiping plus the extra profit of selling it in AU
and who knows its probly AU$300 to AU$500

Links:
http://www.asus.com/news_show.aspx?id=7317
http://laptoping.com/asus-eee-701-pc.html
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/06/06/asus_shows_wee_eee_pc/
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/pocket-browser/asus-eee-pc-the-tiny-ultraportable-for-web-browsing-266008.php
http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/06/asus_announces_.html
http://blogs.zdnet.com/Ou/?p=522