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. <br><br>Dan Kulinski<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Sat, Mar 3, 2012 at 10:12 AM, Jon "maddog" Hall <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:maddog@li.org">maddog@li.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Hi Gus,<br>
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<br>
> 2)<br>
> Are there new desk top computers that are very small and portable,<br>
> approaching the portability of a laptop?<br>
> I googled for this, but did not find results, wrong word choice, maybe.<br>
<br>
<br>
</div>You may want to look at "shuttle" computers. These are typically<br>
favored by gamers who want more power/memory/disk space than a notebook<br>
typically supplies, or wish to configure their own system.<br>
<br>
<a href="http://us.shuttle.com/" target="_blank">http://us.shuttle.com/</a><br>
<br>
is one supplier.<br>
<br>
Certain models even have handles for carrying, but some of the handles<br>
are pretty flimsy, so I would still put my arms around it.<br>
<br>
You pay a bit more for "shuttles", since they are specialized systems,<br>
and of course you still need a monitor, keyboard, etc. so whether you<br>
consider them "approaching the portability of a laptop" is in the eye of<br>
the beholder.<br>
<br>
md<br>
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