8.19.2006

The Coolest PC's

A guy at work the other day brought it his Mac Mini, and I just kept looking at it because it was, well, so mini. I was thinking about getting another computer just because it looked so cool (never a good reason, at least on my budget). Then, today, I ran across some sites talking about a new MiniPC, obviously a catch-up move but intriguing. Seeing as how I live in a Windows (primarily) and Linux world, this is just the thing I need to fit the bill.

The tech booth at church is small, but one of these can fit on a little slideout shelf right under the counter, making my current tower look like a behemoth. I don't know how quiet it is, but there is enough noise where I am that no one will notice. If they are quiet enough, a church wanting to minimize their setup but still do some cool things might look into these. I have ideas in my head for how these little things could be built in mini cabients that fit right in with the aritechture anywhere. A small LCD screen would make this a great setup. This would also be good for churches who use laptops now (and wish they didn't) because they want to be able to move it to a new room and connect it to, say, a smaller system in the fellowship hall and back again. Now all the power of a full computer can go with you. (This doesn't allievate the fear that the computer can "grow legs" though, so you'll have to figure a solution for that).

Just thought I'd mention it, 'cause I thought it was cool.

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