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Intel unveils two mini motherboards
News Intel on Wednesday launched two new motherboards suited to nettops and small form factor desktops at its annual partner conference on Australia's Gold Coast. The board is intended for small form factor PCs for home entertainment and daily computing.
[April 30, 2009, 12:35]
In the PC world, smaller is getting better
News A significant development in the history of small form-factor PCs took place at the end of October 2002: Dell launched its entry into this arena, the OptiPlex SX260. While the idea of smaller, stripped-down, easier-to-manage PCs has been around for...
[January 1, 2003, 6:05]
Introduction
White Papers For many computer enthusiasts, the phrase small form factor brings to mind cube-shaped systems about the same size as a stack of books. This paper takes the small-form-factor concept a few steps further to include the very wide range of small...
[October 24, 2007, 1:00]
Small PCs feel the nForce2
News The growing trend towards smaller PCs got a fillip on Tuesday when motherboard manufacturer Shuttle launched its long-awaited small form factor PC based on Nvidia's nForce2 chipset. Previous small form factor PCs from Shuttle -- collectively known...
[January 8, 2003, 10:39]
HP's new PCs - it's all in the 'e'
News The company Tuesday will announce its new e-PC, a series of low-cost, small-form-factor PCs for corporations and small businesses. Joining Compaq's iPAQ e-PC joins Compaq's iPAQ PC in the small-form-factor, "legacy reduced" PC category.
[October 10, 2000, 8:03]
Via extends mini-PC support
News Businesses have recently shown increased interest in small form-factor PCs with stripped-down features, as they are easier to manage. Via also said that accessories such as PCI riser cards, USB and infrared modules and small form-factor power...
[June 10, 2002, 16:17]
HP to launch compact Pentium 4 PC
News Packing the Pentium 4 into a small form factor is difficult because its intense heat output generally requires larger, noisier heat dissipation machinery. So far small-form-factor PCs -- sometimes called legacy-reduced PCs -- like e-pc and Compaq's...
[October 5, 2001, 15:35]
When will Intel's Coppermine debut?
News The design will allow for several performance improvements for the Pentium III, including integrated Level 2 cache for desktop versions of the chip, lower power consumption for versions that go in portables, and cooler thermals for small form...
[August 6, 1999, 8:25]
Intel plans mobile megahertz blitz
News Intel's aim with the launch is to increase overall performance of notebook PCs but at the same time offer new low-power options aimed at extending the battery life of small-form-factor notebooks. This will allow notebook makers to create smaller...
[June 12, 2000, 9:46]
Infortrend launches small RAID drives
News Because of the small 2.5-inch form factor, the drives are 70 percent smaller than conventional 3.5-inch drives, the company said, which helps them to deliver faster performance. A spokesman for Infortrend told ZDNet.co.uk: "There are other drives...
[October 31, 2007, 14:26]
Via brings hi-fi to the low end
News Via has carved out a niche for its processors in low-cost computer systems and small form factor PCs, which have become popular with enthusiasts. The board fills a niche in Via's product line, between its small form-factor Mini ITX motherboards and...
[January 6, 2003, 13:35]
Psion NetBook Pro: a first look review
Reviews The NetBook Pro bears a striking visual resemblance to the old Psion Series 7, the consumer-orientated device that in late 1999 set the mobile computing world ablaze with its small form factor, long battery life, colour screen and eminently usable...
[October 3, 2003, 16:34]
Gateway relaunches as business-only brand
News The PCs will come in three sizes, Gateway said: tower, "small form factor" and "ultra small form factor". It said its Acer brand signifies computers for the home office and small business market, while Packard Bell is consumer-oriented, and...
[February 20, 2009, 15:34]
Compaq, Dell shy off Crusoe chip
News However, even with its benefits to consumers, including a small form factor and long battery life, some original equipment manufacturers opted to take a pass. IBM, despite an extemely bullish stance on the product, has also said that it would not...
[June 29, 2000, 7:06]
VIA cranks out the Hi-Fi PC
News VIA invented the mini-ITX motherboard form factor to take advantage of its low-power processor line, its chipsets and graphics cores in a market where similar efforts from Intel have failed to take off -- largely because of the relatively high...
[October 21, 2002, 12:45]
Crusoe discovers the desktop
News While power and heat aren't as much of an issue on the desktop, analysts say they do come into play when designing what are known as small form-factor PCs, the best-known example of which is Apple's flat-panel iMac.
[May 9, 2002, 14:10]
Compaq's corporate PC makeover
News The case of each unit in the EN series, the Small Form Factor, the Slim Desktop and the Convertible Minitower, has changed. The Small Form Factor will adopt a desktop CD-ROM driver instead of the notebook CD-ROM drive that it uses now to bring the...
[June 19, 2000, 9:06]
India emerges as low-cost tech-development hub
News The latest innovation from the HCL stable is the newly-launched MiLeap range of 'Leaptops', or what HCL describes as mobile devices that are similar to laptops, with an ultra-small form factor. With a small form factor, these desktops are ideal for...
[August 6, 2008, 8:08]
HP launches four systems for SMEs
News It can carry up to 12 large form factor hot plug drives and has 9TB of storage. It has up to 14 large form factor hot plug drives, 10.5TB of storage, dual network interface cards (NICs), three PCI-Express slots and optional redundant power supplies.
[January 14, 2008, 16:04]
VIA VT6010 Mini-ITX Motherboard review
Reviews This reference design board has been created to show off the new Mini-ITX form factor, created by VIA. Since Mini-ITX is a new form factor, cases that fit this board specifically are scarce in the UK at present.
[April 24, 2002, 7:54]
