[clue] Computer purchase 2 questions

[Dan Kulinski]

Just an FYI, if you want a small desktop PC, the term to google is SFF
(small form factor).  There are plenty of different case manufacturers and
motherboards that are compatible.

Dan Kulinski

On Sat, Mar 3, 2012 at 10:12 AM, Jon "maddog" Hall <maddog at li.org> wrote:

> Hi Gus,
>
>
> > 2)
> > Are there new desk top computers that are very small and portable,
> > approaching the portability of a laptop?
> > I googled for this, but did not find results, wrong word choice, maybe.
>
>
> You may want to look at "shuttle" computers.  These are typically
> favored by gamers who want more power/memory/disk space than a notebook
> typically supplies, or wish to configure their own system.
>
> http://us.shuttle.com/
>
> is one supplier.
>
> Certain models even have handles for carrying, but some of the handles
> are pretty flimsy, so I would still put my arms around it.
>
> You pay a bit more for "shuttles", since they are specialized systems,
> and of course you still need a monitor, keyboard, etc. so whether you
> consider them "approaching the portability of a laptop" is in the eye of
> the beholder.
>
> md
>
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