[ale] OT: Neat media pc

[brian at polibyte.com (Brian Pitts)]

Richard Bronosky wrote:
> 
> Ultimately I love it. I want a MythTV front end that I can velcro to
> the back of my TV. You are, however, paying quite a premium for the
> size. It's the price and size of a similarly spec'ed netbook, even
> though it lacks storage and a screen.

FWIW, most netbooks use the more power-hungry Atom N CPU and 945G
chipset. The Inspiron Mini 12 is one of the few that uses the Atom Z and
Poulsbo chipset. It weighs about 3 pounds and the lowest cost model is
$399. Of course, that comes with a battery, hard drive, screen, etc...

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All the best,
Brian Pitts