Asus has released the spec for it’s new small form factor PC. At $279 a piece, the specs are not really all that bad. The small case and cool industrial design is obviously the biggest draw, but what do you do with a tiny PC? Most power users and early adopters have no need for a small PC at their desk, but what about in their living room? With the addition of an ATSC tuner this would be the perfect set-top box. There would be a couple of obstacles (hard drive space, where to put the tuner within the case, etc) but the market is there for an OTA DVR. Who knows, maybe it will happen.
Asus Eee Box Specs - per PC Mag
Intel Atom N270 processor (1.6GHz)
integrated GMA 950 graphics
802.11n Wireless
3 Price-point Configurations:
$269 for 1GB memory and 80GB HDD (Linux)
$299 for 1GB memory and 80GB HDD (Windows XP)
$299 for 2GB memory and 160GB HDD (Linux)
The unit will be avalible in mid-july. The Tivo folks are already shaking in their boots.
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