Sneak Peek: Fanless Pico-ITX Case
For everyone who has been asking the question, “Will there be a chassis for VIA’s PX10000G,” the answer is, “Why, yes.” I have a brief introduction to the first fanless Pico case available, the Serener GS-L08. And, just to pique your interest further for the PX10000G, we have another Pico case coming, too (but more [...]
Intel steps into the realm of microATX
Earlier this year, Intel released the Little Valley microATX motherboard. This Little Valley (D201GLY) motherboard is the first Intel model to use the microATX form factor. Intel, being one of the most well-known and trusted names in processors and computer hardware, quickly caught the attention of everyone in the micro computing industry with this release. [...]
What is the PCIe Mini Card & Why Now?
PCI Express (PCIe) Mini Card slots have begun cropping up on Mini-ITX mainboards ever since the Santa Rosa platform made its debut. However, the PCIe Mini Card has been kicking around for quite some time, being used in custom-ordered laptops as wireless devices. Most of the documentation I have read about the PCIe Mini Card dates back to 2005, which, [...]
VIA’s EPIA PX10000G Pico-ITX mainboard
I’m writing to you today with the intention of stirring up some conversation about one of VIA’s latest and greatest developments, the all new VIA EPIA PX10000G Pico-ITX mainboard. The PX10, as I will now refer to it, is the first Pico-ITX form factor board. This small form factor (100 mm x 72 mm) is [...]
Mini “Giant” PC: AOpen MP965 Part 2
..I will pick up where I left off.
Last time I gave a brief description of features available on the AOpen’s MP965. As I mentioned in my previous entry, the MP965 is based on Intel’s GM965 chipset and uses the powerful Core 2 Duo (Santa Rosa) “brain.” So far, this is the best performing duo on [...]