Nikhil Dev

Now I have to write about this. This baby is steaming hot. Just look at the specifications. It also has a hardware MPEG-4 decoder which makes it quite unique among all the other computers.

Specifications :-

• Core 2 Duo, Extreme, or Quad (up to 8MB) processor options
• Intel X38 Express chipset, DDR2 800 (up to 8GB)
• MiniView LCD 3 x 2-inch QVGA display (runs SideShow on the front, picture after the break)
• Dell Xcelerator - dedicated media coprocessor for transcoding video streams to MPEG-4 formats. Can cut encode time on a 2 hour HD movie in half and use far fewer CPU cycles.
• SATA II (with RAID 0 or 1 support)
• PCI Express x16, gigabit Ethernet
• (2) front USB, (6) rear, (2) internal; one front and rear 1394; one eSATA, frontal audio ports

This thing also has something called as miniView which offers the following functinalities without having to use the keyboard or the monitor.

• Default - shows time, date, month calendar, and system stats (including number of users connected)
• PC monitoring - Shows detailed system stats like CPU speed / temp, available RAM, fan speeds, and other info like Service Tag (so you don’t have to keep that memorized anymore)
• Audio, video, or picture mode - controls media access and playback (duh)

Now a fully souped up baby like this will cost you just around 2000 dollars. But I would say it would be worth all the money you would put in. I have always been a fan of Dell hardware because of the innovation and new technology coming in first with them, I am sure this will not disappoint us as well.