Comments for: New Shuttle PC has Via Nano, fanless cooling

#7. Posted at 01:46 PM on May 27th 2009, Edited at 10:08 PM on May 27th 2009

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eitje

AH, BALLS.

I love Shuttle computers.
I love VIA processors.
I love fanless/silent computers.
But I do NOT love DirectX 9 Chrome IGPs!!!

#7, pfft, some VIA lover YOU are! : MadManOriginal (#8) «

#8, Apparently he didn't read the charter. : no51 (#9) «

#8, Head to the forums and look for some threads I've made. I'... : eitje (#15) «

#7, What? But it runs Crysis! As a PowerPoint presentation. : ludi (#10) «

#7, yeah, I initially thought "oh god chrome"...but then I decid... : odizzido (#11) «

#11, a DX9 IGP won't even do Aero, though. :( : eitje (#14) «

#14, With a "1ghz+" CPU, would you want to try, in any case... : Anonymous Coward (#17) «

#14, A config like this cries out for XP or linux (is there... : Trymor (#18) «

#14, DirectX 9 GPUs cope just fine with Aero - it runs on t... : Nomgle (#19) «

#2. Posted at 12:29 PM on May 27th 2009

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Hattig

Hmm, what's the cost, considering the Mac Mini is smaller, more powerful, has more USB ports(!), and also doesn't consume much power.

Nice for dusty workplaces though.

#2, The Mac Mini also starts at $599, which is likely twice what... : danazar (#4) «

#4, Exactly. There are other issues with the Mini as well - I... : flip-mode (#6) «

#2, Ah, fanboyism.... : SomeOtherGeek (#13) «

#13, He has a point. This thing needs to be positioned south o... : Usacomp2k3 (#16) «

#12. Posted at 09:33 PM on May 27th 2009, Edited at 09:34 PM on May 27th 2009

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SomeOtherGeek

Wrong place, starting over...

#5. Posted at 01:09 PM on May 27th 2009

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dermutti

Has Via announced when the dual core Nanos (Nanoes?) will come out? I'm not sure I'll ever buy a single core system again, but a dually with an Nvidia chipset would be the hotness.

#3. Posted at 12:37 PM on May 27th 2009

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flip-mode

if price <= $200 Shuttle == win;

no OS necessary.

#1. Posted at 11:38 AM on May 27th 2009

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phileasfogg

And, buried amongst all of the Ion hoopla in yesterday's Lenovo announcement of the S12 netbook, we should note that Lenovo will also offer a Via-Nano based netbook starting in June. However, the Via-Nano model will only be available for purchase outside the US.