Advansus at Computex
Two lucky members of our team recently returned from Taipei. Their chief reason for the trip was for the awesome karaoke, but Computex was a close second. One of the manufacturers on hand for this year’s show was Advansus (as in Advantech and Asus). They have been in the Mini-ITX game since 2006 and had [...]
Splitting the Atom: Third-Party Board Offerings at Computex
Computex 2008 has come and gone, and with it a whole slew of product announcements and press releases with all manner of companies touting their contribution toward the “next big thing” in the world of computing. Although we at Logic Supply are more interested in the next small thing, there was still plenty for us [...]
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. [...]
Opening Up The Bottleneck
Performance advancements in storage have been pretty stale over the years. Drives continue to increase in capacity, but not so much in speed. Current HDDs can be seen as simply an evolution of drives from 20 years ago. With the introduction of solid state drives (SSDs) we are beginning to see a real advancement in the biggest [...]
Mini-ITX Remains Most Popular
After several years on the market, computer systems employing the Mini-ITX form factor are still increasing in popularity. Corporations, small businesses, universities, and enthusiasts are all turning their heads to explore the low-power compact solutions that have become available. The recent releases of Mini-ITX motherboards that are compatible with Intel’s line of Core 2 Duo [...]