mini-itx, anyone?

[Todd Snyder]

Does anyone know where mini-itx is going in light of the popularity of
SFF and the emergence of picoBTX?

I built an EPIA M10000 based file server / PVR over a year ago. It's a
sweet system - quiet, low power (60W) running 24/7 without a problem in
over a year. In any case, it seems to me nothing new has really
happened since the M10000 in terms retail mobos.

The fanless Intel Shelton mobo in mini-ITX form factor looks promising,
but I'm not sure if it will become a reality in the US, or at least in
the mini-ITX form because Intel is pushing BTX.


..ts

 

[Rob]

Does anyone know where mini-itx is going in light of the popularity of SFF
and the emergence of picoBTX?

I built an EPIA M10000 based file server / PVR over a year ago. It's a
sweet system - quiet, low power (60W) running 24/7 without a problem in
over a year. In any case, it seems to me nothing new has really happened
since the M10000 in terms retail mobos.

The fanless Intel Shelton mobo in mini-ITX form factor looks promising,
but I'm not sure if it will become a reality in the US, or at least in the
mini-ITX form because Intel is pushing BTX.


.ts

i dont have an answer, but another resource to ask this
question in is www.mp3car.com, where the M10000
is currently the board of choice for small form factor
in car PCs.

 

[rhys]

i dont have an answer, but another resource to ask this
question in is www.mp3car.com, where the M10000
is currently the board of choice for small form factor
in car PCs.

Mini-ITX is quite popular also among computer-savvy sailors who want
such boards to handle navigation programs, radar displays, and
offshore communications, but don't want an easily stolen laptop
getting wet in the companionway. With mini-ITX you get a
low-power-draw (important on a boat), perfectly adequate PC with a
form factor that can be stashed in the most protected spaces. As they
don't even LOOK like most thieves' idea of a PC, they are less likely
to be swiped if your boat is burgled.

R.