<![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet - Gizmodo Comments]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet - Gizmodo Comments]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> @Kyang: sorry Ive just never heard of Dell shipping out units with OSX or Linux.

Michai

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> If Dell really cared about the environment, it would recycle Windows.

Nevertheless, a bamboo computer case [[earth2tech.com]] would be very cool.

my favorite car is a motorcycle

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> @Michai:

What the heck, that's not Vista. At least, not in the picture there.

Kyang

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> Still using batteries to clog landfills

Viva La Volvo

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> @xint:

even OLPC is getting Windows

open source = open door

Wilson Rotman

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> @Michai: So harsh! Actually, Windows Vista is great if you don't need to connect any peripherals, install or play any after-market games, install or run any other after-market software, use a search system that reliably finds relevant files, navigate a file system, copy any files, read a simple text document from a different kind of computer, provide useful feedback during drive defragmentation, or otherwise do anything that is productive or enjoyable with a computer. In fact, if you are one of the inestimable people in the world who wants a computer with a pretty interface that comes with a decent mahjong game and can keep your lonely self company with confirmation prompts that are almost frequent enough to be mistaken for conversation, Windows Vista may be about as close to the perfect operating system as there can be.

I actually reinstalled Windows Vista over the weekend after a little incident involving the beta version of Ubuntu 8.04 on my secondary hard drive, the master boot record on my primary drive, and a Windows XP administrator password that I either forgot or was mistaken about in the first place. I am enjoying the pretty interface in Windows Vista and the faster file-copying times that Service Pack 1 brought with it, but there is a pretty good chance that I will want to try Windows XP Service Pack 3 soon. I just wish it came with Mahjong Titans and the Windows Sidebar. And maybe Windows Photo Gallery and Windows Calendar.

Here's hoping Dell offers their tiny new computers with Ubuntu. I would love to have a GNU/Linux computer that is better looking than my Windows workstation; the humor value alone would be wonderful, but I love the idea of small, efficient computers and as long as I have one that can run the software I need for my work and plenty of games that I actually want to play, I am all for exploring other options.

Brian Sexton

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> @impreza: A policy of using 1999 displays or display designs could be very green indeed: reduction of packing materials, reuse of old designs and manufacturing configurations, recycling of old bezels, or any combination of those things.

OK, so less-funny-than-it-was-in-my-brain humor aside, the design may not look very inspired, but it looks fairly clean and the quality of the image is probably good. Still, the computer seems to be the point, not the display, and I am sure you could connect such a computer to a display of your liking. That metal base might look nice with an Apple Cinema Display.

Brian Sexton

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> @Johnny Chimpo: sorry vista sucks, the amount of RAM is irrelevant.

Michai

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]>

[www.watch.impress.co.jp]

<<< 1999

@impreza: Yea, thats an extremely accurate statement.

diabolusunknown

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> its a PC.... thats all that has to be said.

newSeasons

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> it needs sum work for shure

Arsenal6

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> agreed about the nice monitor

exobite

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> @chinook11: I'm Luke Skywalker! I'm here to rescue you!!!

discomonkey

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> No windows? Are you serious? What planet are you on? Gimme Vista any day. Seriously.

chinook11

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> the hospital here uses WYSE computing "stations"..
they aren't much bigger than a external hard drive case.

akmarksman

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> @LindsayJoy: 'wonder if it burns'

Why, how fast are you planning on over-clocking it?

Step666

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> Remember before everybody jumped on the GREEN bandwagon. Everyone that had efficient electronics were just referred to as "Energy Star". When I think of GREEN I think of something that uses some type of renewable energy source or has the capability to breakdown and not create landfill waste. I don't see this product doing either.

JBKing

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> /Climbs down off throne

I say, that actually has this Mac user's eyebrow (just one) raised in mild intrigue...

/Climbs back up on throne

;)

macnewb

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> Bamboo...?

Poor starving pandas.

Damn you Dell! Damn you to Heck!!!

FAIL

discomonkey

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> At least they did a better job than the green PCs Wal-Mart has been carrying. You know, with the ones that have an oversized case just because consumers ill associate the size with more power.

@xint: But if you do upgrades you'll be taking away the greenness of it.

ceilingFANBOY

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> wow.. how cool.. $500-$700 is cheap! i should of wait for my last pc

alycispi

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> Its amazing how much dell copies apple and how long it takes them to do it. If you want a true computer get the machines they try to be. Get a mac.

dethklok666

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> Dell said it'd be between $500 and $700. And check it out, it's wrapped in bamboo! Check the link: [earth2tech.com]

crankarms

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> looks like one of the old Maxtor external hard drives but is probably a lot bigger

utube2007

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> Looks kinda like it has iPod nanoesque casing....wonder if it burns.....

@uberfu:

Did you see the post about the return of the Banhammer?

Your:

.

Its distracting and pointless, its even worse then the "First Post!" annoyances. because you must think you are special. As you've been told before, RTFA.

I have RTFA, but please no more pointless dots.

LindsayJoy's MBP is into S+M

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> @discomonkey:
and oh yeah, comes with 80gb 2.5" SATA

maybe even a pricey leap for SSD (and an even "greener" footprint?)

discounteggroll

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> @Leonard Nimrod:
what he said, except starts at 499 and come w/1gb of ram standard. I'm actually wondering if they'll integrate the RAM onto the mobo so once you get it, you're not upping it.

discounteggroll

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> My itty-bitty vaio is smaller than that and it does o.k. for work stuff and tooling around. I wouldn't try to play Crysis on it or anything, but it's ok for every day uses. Of course, it has XP.

geekinky

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> @discomonkey:

If it's cheap then you just bin it when it's done.

In an environmentally friendly fashion of course.

Sleeper_Service

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> Hmmm... more specialized design = less upgradeability = planned obsolescence in a 'sexy' green wrapper...

Why not make proprietary plugs and voltages so we need to rewire our house every time we get a new gadget?

The future is not green.

FAIL.

discomonkey

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> The PC component looks OK, but gimme that monitor. That thing looks sweet.

Kaiser-Machead's LEGO WALL-E

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> Thats actually a not bad looking machine. Wonder how much

NeoXY

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> And my guess is that it will be shipped in a box that is 3'x3'x'3...
:)

aec007

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> I guess asus's pc (i forget what its called (the mac mini imposters thats way bigger) finally got some worthy competition.
Hopefully dell doesnt give people crappy ass hardware. And low specs that cant even play a movie.
I doubt it though if its going to have a lot of hype im sure they'll try their hardest to impress us.
And if anythign they'll probably have an adapter for fans if the thing ever gives any issues for overheating.

SneakerFiend

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> Robin: Holy rotten apples batman the hater meter is going off the scale.
Batman: I know dickey You'd think the Evil Gates monster was behind this

Juggrnott

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> IT probably come with an Intel integrated 3100 graphics card on a custom micro-MoBo. It will utilize notebook sized RAM and processor. Chances are it will be a slower Penryn (45nm) C2D chip and probbaly come with 2GB standard (4GB max), which means to RAM slots. Price will be probably start $399 and go to $699 depending on HW configuration.

Small and custom has never been cheap in the computer world. And I suspect the focus on 'green' is to make the higher price seem more appealing.

Leonard Nimrod

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> sez dell to the naysayers hatin on their current recyclable shipping containers that are supposedly irresponsible: TFSU fools!

What is that now, like, 4 or 5 mini desktops available for world consumers. Cmon component makers, let me build my own. Can't wait to get my hands on the ultra-super-mini-micro goodness.

Evan394

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> Giz - FYI - someone really needs to tweak the Posting Mechanism for your website !!

uberfu

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> .

uberfu

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> Yeah - but can I:

- swap out the graphics card?
- upgrade the HD?
- does it have a DVD or Blu-Ray Player?
- Wireless-N?
- at least 4GBs of RAM?
- what kind of video output does it have?
- run multiple monitors?

Sorry_ I'll be more impressed when they release an Eco-Friendly Desktop Level system that can handle the latest MMPOG - run 3D Animation or Video Compositing software without blinking_

All this is - is the equivilent of the Toyota Prius_ Yeah it's Eco-Friendly - but can it do 0-60 in 4 seconds or haul 10 Tons of rock?

uberfu

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> that's photoshopped!!!
LMAO

riqgeez

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> Does it come in black? And it has to be sub $600...to win me over...

Integrated graphics here we come...

CutePuppyz

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> Offer it with XP, and this will be the new desktops I get at work for people. I am about sick of climbing around on the floor.

Bonus, XP would be more efficient than Vista, so even greener.

XP vs. Vista fanboy-a-thon START!!!

NNTPgrip

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> My advice to Michael Dell is:

-Keep it under $300
-Allow for easy upgrades
-NO WINDOWS

kthnxbaibai!

xint

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> My post is not showing!!!!! Arrr screw Gizmodo... their system is based on a cheap gadget!

Nowq I bet as soon as I will post this, I'll see my older post pop-up... Watch this.

GoodBytes

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> AWESOME!
I can't wait to see this wireless powered computer and monitor, and wireless connect to everything...

hmmm... I have this feeling that it ain't wireless powered as the picture suggest, and that monitor doesn't have some sort of wireless DVI/Display Port system.. does it?

GoodBytes

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> Looks cool to me.

ninjagin

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> @Seiven: exactly. Maybe they should have their shipping dept. talk to their design dept.

kahri

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> For an office environment I think this would be great. Lower power consumption, smaller foot print, and it doesn't need to be THAT powerful to do what someone absolutely needs to do. And if they're willing to go with an alternative OS the specs could be a lot lower than for Vista really.

TheCyberBob

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> as long as it can handle the basics is cheap, and reliable, then it'll probably be successful. 2 questions though. does it have a disc drive and what OS does it use?

it seems to me that thats the focus now is deveoping a cheap yet reliable system. again...why not. it makes perfect sense to. the only thing you cant do on systems like that are big fancy technical things that no one buying it would want to do anyway (at least no on that machine).

jrghoull

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> @Seiven:

haha I was just thinking the same thing.

kydrice

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> @Michai: so long as it has at least 2GB ram it should run vista fine.

Going green is wonderful for consumer technology so long as the devices aren't forfeiting usability. Otherwise it will soon find it's way to the dump and only add to the problem.

Johnny Chimpo

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> but they would ship it in a refrigerator box

Seiven

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> nice computer graphics

Wilson Rotman

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> wonder what the specs are

pellier

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> SunRay you mean?

To me it's strangely reminiscent of Dell's old semi-all-in-one WebPC... Only turned on its side, detached from the LCD tray and looking more like an external hard disk or optical drive.

Tony C

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> Small and green doesn't always mean cheap. Or is it the other way around.

theMockingNoob

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> Depending upon the specs, this has the potential for making a great MediaPC for the living room!

funtasticguy

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> They could have integrated the thing into their award winning monitors ... haha, i said award winning :)

Earthslide

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> Looks GREAT. Too bad the monitor looks 1999.

impreza

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> Looks attractive...however... its Vista. Props Dell for finally hitting the eco market.

Michai

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> " we're all for Dell's enviro-conscious direction."

*cough* while in the right direction, they still need to work out all the kinks :P
[gizmodo.com]

DukeOliver

]]> <![CDATA[Dell Introduces Their Smallest, Greenest PC Yet]]> Curious what the price is too, since it uses less hardware. Thing probably overheats like a mofo though.

Lupison

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