I see these advertised all the time in the computer magazines... I've never been too sure on them, simply because keyboards don't last like they used to. Unless this is built the old-fashioned way, with separate switches for each key, no thanks.

That said, don't diss the c64. That thing was teh awesomeness.

It's like my laptop but without a screen and thicker, what gives?

Seems pretty good for a low-stress environment like the kitchen or something. Odd thing is the mag-stripe reader on the right side of the unit. Maybe it's geared for a low-cost point-of-sale system for businesses? Seems okay to me.

Brings new emphasis to the warning, "don't spill any liquids on your keyboard."

And remember, once you let out the magic blue smoke, you can't put it back in.

I would have thought this would be the beginning of the next phase ala William Gibson. If we had "deck's" and eye-phones (not iPhones) it would be straight out of Neuromancer.

Can I get a tape drive with it?

Will this mount on the arm rest in my automobile?

I guess this can't go into the dishwasher if you spill something on the keyboard?

@Z: Damn you beat me to it, I was going to say that they have been making these for years, they're called "notebook" computers.

You could make your own with an old laptop. I'll pass

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This is super portable. Even though the style is a little outdated i'd most definetly buy it if i didnt have enough space for a desktop computer.
4GB isnt bad at all and a quad core processor isnt bad at all. I'd most definetly buy it but i wouldn't like the intel graphics. Im sure this could fit in atleast a nvidia geforce 8800MTX or another mobile graphics card.
Now this was made for those small business owners or places with limited space.

No, not c64, this is much more advanced, more like an Atari ST.

Ah! I would buy one of these just to remind me of my childhood, playing James Pond and Bubble & Squeak on my dad's Amiga 1200.

@whootowl: Nah uh! More like an Amiga 500.

Oh, to relive the days of the all-in-one computer! It's been fifteen years since we've seen them on store shelves.

OMG I had a tandy like that!

It makes me realize how old my dell is when I can get one of these with the exact same features (3GhZ p4 HT, 512 mb RAM, embedded graphics, 80 gb hard drive, cd burner) for $690
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@Z: a good, clacky, keyboard and the features are a little better than that of a laptop (for the price) yes, I know laptops have screens

My first thoughts upon seeing this were of my old commodore computers. Ah, how I miss them. I wouldn't want this for my home, but I can see its usefulness in a store or other business where you don't want a tower sitting under the desk.

That looks just like my atari 800XL with a cd drive, I guess its time to replace that tape drive it came with.

This might be cool for a living room system, with an external drive for media storage and what-have-you. The main thing I'm wondering is how hot it gets. Could you put it in your lap wearing nothing but Cheetos-stained briefs and not worry about lowering your sperm count?

Dan recommends:

-Make it thinner. I know they don't have Apple's budget, but come on, it's clunky.
-Use a slot-type disc loader instead
-Make sure it's got built in Blue Tooth & Wi-Fi (I'm sure it's at least got Wi-Fi)
-Give it wireless USB (with a remote, powered USB hub of course)
-If possible, give it wireless VGA, not sure if anyone's done this but I know there're wireless cameras, so come on.

Then my mom would buy it.

P.S.
Oh and some lasers would be killer. Thanks.

maybe it would be cool if it was as thin as my iPhone and had a touch screen, and i could talk on it, like my iPhone.

oh, where can i plug my keyboard into it?

@supesguy_: LÖL!

I don't find it that ugly at all. Remove a few elements and its almost an optimus. Though it is thick, but what else could you expect from having a computer inside a keyboard?

These machines always make me think of my first computer--the commodore 128. I loved that machine, but almost always used it in c64 mode for the cartridge games. I think I even bought the gui called GEOS for it.

For that price you can just get a nice looking notebook with monitor. I hope those come with a keyboard condom (cover). I'll take a notebook any day over that monstrosity.

not SO bad, could be useful for mom.

wow... can you say TI 99-4A!!

A friend of mine uses an old laptop his wife broke. She lost patience with it and smashed the screen (!) and he just removed the dead screen and uses it as his desktop machine (via the VGA Out port). He brought it over one day and I have to say, it was a remarkably small and useful little computer!

You still need a monitor, so it's no more convenient or space-saving than an iMac.

@logruszed: [toprunet.com]

I'm going to break out my commodore 64 and play some blue meanies from outer space after i code it onto a cassette.

This actually would float my boat, assuming it's comfortable to type on and had a decent graphics chipset to begin with.

You need an LCD with it for the small footprint.
Might as well get a dell M2010... [www.dell.com]

These things aren't new - they've been around since the 90's - advertised on computer magazines for ages now.

The only thing is, they died out in the late 90s... I guess it's time to bring them back.

The old ones I saw even had full size ISA slots so you can always stick in anything you didn't have (like a real sound card).

i use to work for this company and let me tell you its a sketchy family owned pile of crap , where they rip off whoever they can and disregard any type of actual repair or warranty and as far as the sense that they are a semi big company they are not, with one guy doing repairs answering phones and emails , this crap is awesome crap.