LinuxBIOS Laptop
Bari Ari
bari at onelabs.com
Fri Feb 28 18:42:00 CET 2003
Here's a nice candidate to build a LinuxBIOS laptop.
http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/story.html?id=1046444411
The site is currently /.ed but the specs are:
ECS announced recently its DeskNote i-Buddie A980 mobile desktop PC, the
first ever mobile barebone computer. It features no display, no CPU, no
RAM and no HDD, but only the
case
with keyboard and touchpad. The
indisputable trump of the novelty is that you are free to install the
most high-end and cutting-edge hardware, or you may buy not really
expensive components that are enough for your needs.
Here is the list of i-Buddie A980 technical peculiarities:
* Supports Socket 478 Pentium 4 / Celeron processors with 400/533MHz FSB
with 3.06GHz clock-speed and above;
* SiS650 chipset with SiS962 I/O controller;
* 1 DIMM slot for up to 1GB of PC2100 or PC2700 DDR SDRAM memory.
* Integrated graphics core, ability to install NVIDIA GeForce4 Go420
mobile graphics card.
* 2-channel ATA-100/66/33 integrated controller;
* Includes an 8x DVD-ROM drive;
* Free bay for 2.5
HDD;
* 4 USB 2.0 ports;
* FireWire (IEEE1394) port ;
* IR port with transfer rate up to 115.2Kbit/s;
* 10/100Mbit/s Ethernet adapter and connector;
* Integrated 56K modem;
* 6-channel audio solution and built-in speakers;
* Size: 342mm (W) x 300mm (D) x 34mm(min)/50.5mm(max);
* Weight: 1.8Kg.
End-users have a lot of opportunities to expand and configure such
computers, they even now can choose between 14
and 15
TFT panel, what
should allow ECS customers to get the most cost-effective solutions
possible.
According to this French web-site, such barebones will be priced at
$300. Not expensive, I believe, but remember that you will need to get a
display, a microprocessor, a memory module and a hard disk drive to make
it functional.
Bari
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