Bluefront wrote:Panasonic Toughbook....don't know the #. If it has a fan, you wouldn't know it.

Thanks!

Has anyone here who has used this board (I've got one) tried to boot off of a flash card and been successful? I've tried the steps outlined at this site and ended up with the following errors when I tried to boot from a USB flash card. http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/2583/making_a_usb_drive_or_memory...

Bluefront wrote:I've been running a Pentium M 1.5 Pansonic laptop at work for a while now. It's lightening fast, and could perform well as a standard computer by hooking up an external monitor. It is totally silent.

What's the model number of the Panasonic?
Doesn't it have a fan?

Here SPCR article This is apparently the same MATX board reviewed by SPCR a while back. Good price coming with a CeleronM 1.4. I've been looking for a low-power board for a while now.....this is it. Ordered it this morning. :D Good for you! It's a great price. I bought the MB minus the CPU in Janua...

I pretty much listed the ingredients for doing just that, a few posts up. Although I used a Via mini-ITX board for true SFF joy. Also, I still think you need a case fan, albeit one moving slow enough to be inaudible. ...A cheap way to do this right now is to buy the Shuttle 915 box that takes the P...

No HD! The parts I spec'd included a CF-IDE adapter and a 2GB CF card to use as your storage. ... I bet my configuration is < $300, which would be more than 30% less than the Linutop. Anyway, if you really want pre-assembled why not just order the Asus Eee PC once it's available? All solid state li...

z3r0 wrote:May I point you in the general direction of the decTop, admittedly it does ship with a hard drive but it could always be replaced.
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And finally there is also the Fit-pc.

Unfortunately they've got HD's, which the completely silent Linutop does not.

What are the "similar, less expensive, domestic options"? Completely silent, no hard drive etc. etc. Buy this and this and this then add 512 MB of RAM and a good quality 2 GB CF card. I 1. Too much mucking around. 2. When everything is put together including OS, prices are not that far apart. 3. Ha...

jessekopelman wrote:Eh, total price with delivery to US or Canada is E340. That's $460! There are similar, less expensive, domestic options. Man, I remember when a Euro was only worth 85 cents . . .

OK, I'm game.

What are the "similar, less expensive, domestic options"?

Completely silent, no hard drive etc. etc.

if they come to the states, i'll buy one. If they keep to their schedule this time, the North American version should be out in May. Can you wait that long? :) Bump.... Well these units have been out for quite a few months now. I'm still thinking of picking one up. Has anyone here bought one or tri...

jaganath wrote:

The biggest 'noise holes' are the windows and doors, windows being the worst.

http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/mar98/a ... ofing.html

Thanks Jag!

http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2007/06/soundproofing It's for soundproofing an apartment (condo), but some ideas should be applicable to what we do (esp. if you enclose your entire PC like I've done in the past :D). Thanks, cool article. I'd like to know how to do the same with a house...

SD-Plissken wrote:...
So it seems this is a case of getting old stock.

In that case, all the power to you!

The first was a hiss coming from the speakers (before they were even connected to the computer). How are your speakers connected, analog or digital? I assume analog since you mentioned "low-end Logitech pair". If so, try to make sure your signal lines are not running along side power wires, which c...

I have decent monitors but I'm getting a hum when combined with my amp (probably my amp is the problem there). This could be a ground loop issue, which is often curable. Firstly, is the power to your amp coming from the same wall socket as your computer? If not, try that and see if it helps. Otherw...

Yeah, you read it right! I couldn't find a better Forum than this one for this post. I have decent monitors but I'm getting a hum when combined with my amp (probably my amp is the problem there). I'd like to buy typical 'computer speakers' that have their own amplifier built-in. Can anyone recommend...

Aris wrote:if they come to the states, i'll buy one.

If they keep to their schedule this time, the North American version should be out in May. Can you wait that long?

The Linutop is finally out. I think you'll be quite pleased. Almost any USB device is plug-n-play on Linux, with the possibly exception of a few PTP cameras and printers (although most are supported). You never need to install drivers for anything. If it's supported, you already have them on your s...

Another addition to first posters on this thread! I've had NeoHE 430 for ~2 weeks now and hadn't had any problems (i don't recall any, atleast). Is there a way to test if mine is behaving correctly? Yes there is a way. Disconnect most or all of your peripherals (cards, hd's etc.) and then see if yo...

The Linutop is finally out. In Europe only, for the time being. Has anyone here picked one up? http://www.linutop.com/shop/?language= I'm waiting for the North American version (will have the correct power supply). I'm hoping that it will be plug'n play. Linux will be a new experience for me but I'm...

Windows Vista takes up anywhere from 10-40G !!! (depending on version) 10 to 40GB? What a load of crap. My Vista Home Premium installation takes just 10GB total . Little more than 8GB with a fresh install. Vista Ultimate takes no more than 15GB. And I'm talking about total space usage, not just Win...

32 GB is plenty for an OS/programs disk. Win XP Media Centre takes up 9G, pre-installed. Windows Vista takes up anywhere from 10-40G !!! (depending on version) My Windows XP Pro only takes up 1.5GB :shock: I doubt MCE would be that much more :shock: My Media Centre XP came pre-installed on my noteb...

Man... I gotta get me a stuffed howler monkey... that's brilliant!!! But seriously, the panel out of cardboard+tape sounds like the best idea. It's the least destructive, cleanest, and probably the simplest. And after all, who really cares what the backside of your computer looks like anyways? :)

My specs are Antec p150 with NeoHe430 #S06090350068 (it has A4 marking and W)... Now I only need to figure out how to get rid of the extra harddrive and be able to boot still) Any tips? I read something about some resistor thing connected to the molex connection but I'm not that good with electroni...

I'd go and check the mini pc's from digitallogic. they have a host of different fanless machines for industrial applications and even a media center. some run on lv pentiums. if you are prepared to spend some money, they even make you custom boards to exactly fit your needs. http://www.digitallogic...

i used this: http://www.logicsupply.com/product_info.php/cPath/27/products_id/673 Panasonic Slim Slot loading DVD Writer. I really like that its slot loading and not a tray, idunno why trays are so popular. Looks pretty cool alright. One question about it. Does it impart any vibrations to the case ...

I did use the slim notebook drive however, along with a notebook hard drive in the same 5.25" drive bay converter that holds both. Neither are suspended, but the HD is completely inaudible even so. I was really suprised how quiet they both were even hard mounted. The slim optical drive is one of th...

Towermax wrote:You may want to take a look at CD Bremse (CD Brake). I think it'll do what you want, but will cost you 5 Euros....
Here's the web site:

http://www.cd-bremse.de/cdbremse.htm

Here's the download:

http://cdbremse.dyndns.org/CDBremse147.exe

Thanks for the tip!

Because they are much more expensive to produce than single layer, I don't think you'll ever get them much cheaper than $2.15. Compared to DVD, their main advantage is convenience (ie less swapping of media since more data fits on one disc) but not gb-per-dollar. Thanks. The salesman at the store I...

This is slightly off-topic for this forum but heh, it does have to do with storage though. :) Now that I have a brand new system and a double layer/dual layer capable DVD writer I figured I'd go out and buy some 8G+ DVD's to make back-up DVD's of my data. I was very surprised when a store salesman t...