very interesting. thanks for the link. fanless, low power, SFF...it's like they're reading my mind! CPU probably VIA or AMD, the Intel ULV chips probably too expensive at this price point. i would think of celeron M? I can't see them using that 9w sempron- 1ghz would scare too many people off with ...

i'm all for supporting/promoting eco PC review, but the front page is meant primarily for showcasing the recent SPCR articles right? [and the EPC message has been up for months.] i used to notice them when coming to the forums via the mainpage, but don't even see them without making a specific effor...

right.. -what do you consider 'small enough to sit on ur desk'? (mini tower? [ie as Antec NSK3300], smaller MATX? [see the link in my sig] or shuttle style? ['breadbin' style]) -what do u consider inexpensive? -how much power do u want for this thing? (u use the phrase 'workstation which implies pre...

hi thanks for the replies, especially smc. undervolting... -it is limited to pentium M's and not celeron M's yes?.. and all P-Ms? [inluding (U)LV or not?] -its not possible to under-clock other than via FSB right? (or is it possible to force powerstates (like600mhz pstate?) -what is the typical diff...

I am looking for a cheap, 2nd hand, thin and light laptop with an (Ultra) Low Voltage CPU, and USB 2. less than 13" screen, atleast 1024x768, no optical drive, a mini-pci slot atleast for wifi but i think pretty much everything has this. looking to spend as little as possible. i have been looking a...

if this p3 happens to be a socket 370, consider swapping it out for a celeron 533-600mhz, 1.5V. they are 11w, which is a significant saving over the P3 for not really any significant cpu power loss, and equal stability.
oh and they are practically free on ebay.

it is such a big deal because a) broadcast TV is in 16:9 (or 4:3) b) i don't want black bars at the edges of my screen forever. stuff just looks better when it fills the whole screen. dvds etc are also setup to display perfectly on 16:9 screens. why you never get a display company which dares to bre...

hmm, i tried installing DD-WRT on our linksys a while back to try and improve bit-torrent performance.. whilst it was good for that, it lead to loads of dropouts iirc (or crashes or something that stopped its fundamental use)

hiper media center case
if you want smaller u'll have to make your own i think.

Looks like I'll be running a 1.13GHz Tualatin at 595MHz. I would expect 15W at stock vCore. 15W. DeltaTMax=35oC. I think fanless just might fly. Any thoughts? There is a 600mhz (or 533, 566mhz) 1.5v celeron which would certainly run fanless.. rated 11-12W, can be had for a couple of $ on ebay. for ...

yea but they cost more and have much weaker 12v output. I'm sure the $8 premium is easily made up by being able to go from beefy 12V adapters to more easily found 18-21V notebook adapters. Also, if you're loading more then 72W off of the 12V line, you probably shouldn't be considering a pico-PSU in...

yes but realise that its only now, and only the fastest flash, that is starting to be limited by (ie exceed the sustainable speeds of) the USB interface. Sandisk's extreme IV CF card for example is 40MB/s, and, afaik, the fastest u can buy. Theres not going to be a sharp jump in flash speeds by putt...

yea but they cost more and have much weaker 12v output.

Notice that on that PDF linked above it also states a 6A maximum current.
meaning that it can only supply 72W, not 120W to a picopsu.

shame.. still, not a bad price (on ebay) for a 72W 12V psu.

basically u just need a fanless laptop or tablet PC. There are quite a few around over the ages and not that hard to come by on ebay, even if theres not a big list of what each model # is. u can replace any 2.5" hdd with a CF card, by means of a simple adaptor. ebay again. You don't have to use linu...

when the fan is on quiet, as it is now.. yes i can hear it, but i can also hear the buzz of my tv, and traffic outside. its not too bad -- a *HUGE* lot better than the xbox 360. quieter than the ps2 i'd say, which is quite impressive in a box that size that uses 200W. The 256mb ram isn't too devasta...

please let me know how this works.. its worth importing one at that price if it can do what i hope it can.

also let us know about how to connect them..

FWIW i can vouch for the accuracy (reliability?) of the power ratings of the PS3 and 360, but not used a wii yet. i was expecting massively lower (~50-80w), but not that low. impresive

you see, this is why you should just stick with office 97. low resources, no phoning home, u don't have to adapt to a new way of doing things every couple of years.. does the job. its not like they've made great advances in the last 10 years. and if u need to open something saved in a newer version ...

how I search for the exact phrase only? I'm getting too many results. EDIT: My bad, I figured it out. A little ambiguous though... I would have called it "search for exact phrase" AFAIK its not an exact phrase. it just searches for stuff with both '200mm' and 'fan'. the default searches for all pos...

our Packard Bell (what this is perhaps?) nigh 10 years ago had a mic built into the monitor. I'm willing to bet theres a small hole top centre of the monitor. and that theres a cable from the monitor.. into the mic socket of the motherboard/sound card. theres no miracles at work. never trust an answ...

ur wasting ur time, that guard will restrict airflow too much to be of any use. u'd be better off sticking ur pc to it and fixing it to a wall.. let the spinning motion cool it.

i long for the day when all apps can just be copy-pasted to another PC and will still work and be configured.. installing stuff is such a pita, and u often have no idea what its doing. plus, taking around ur app suite on usb so that u have everything u need, already configured and can use it on virt...

as soon as i saw the thread title i knew in an instant it would be bluefront :P ..without reading it obviously i just hope that now his doubles can live a peaceful and happy life free from the fear of being mistaken for Saddam. maybe they could host a game show in japan.. perhaps star in a Hollywood...

well, if u'd had a bit of a read, u'd find the ninja is considered the best for quiet cooling around here (and, 'we' should know), and the Noctua NF-S12-800 is the fan of the moment. although others are also plenty good enough. however, u'd be suprised how much simply reducing the voltage of the fan...

is there a way of measuring how much walts your using? yes - get a device such as a kill-a-watt or seasonic power angel. i've just received one in the post a couple of minutes ago :D Is there any point of [joe blogs] having a 500w? no. see here . my system (see sig) is currently pulling a max of 65...

so.. does something have to be cruel *and* unusual to against the constitution.. or does it prohibit (extremely) cruel punishment, and unusual punishment (ferrets) also. if the previous.. then screwing up a lethal injection shouldn't make it unconstitutional. its more 'cruel' but its no more unusual...

heres the less simple, more abitious answer.. :twisted: i'm not certain about the C2D as i haven't looked into them that much as i'm not upgrading.. but i think it would be 'possible'. certainly if they run cooler than the low semprons (and lets be honest TDP is irrelevant). which i believe they do....

OK, so gel packs (with enclosures) are a great thing. but everyone is scared they're going to destroy their hard drive, and few of us have comprehensive backups of all that really important data (not to mention time spent installing/configuring). i read on one of the posts about someone thinking of ...

There are 2 drawbacks to a PICO PSU+ Powerbrick solution, it adds £40+VAT to the cost of a system (plus a case fan), AND a system fan of some kind would be needed anyone else thinking that when the 65nm semprons come out this may actually offer us the holy grail of 0 fan computing? :twisted: and t...