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Author: Stephen
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Subject: Re: Saw this off Slashdot - 200 Linux machine
I love the Revo. they are very Linux friendly and quite snappy.

On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 9:24 AM, Eric Shubert <> wrote:
> The Q150 looks pretty sweet.
> Did you consider the Acer AspireRevo R3610-U9022?
> http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2358654,00.asp
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> --
> -Eric 'shubes'
>
> wrote:
>>
>> Just ordered the new amazingly tiny Lenovo Q150 for $349 (free shipping).
>>
>> It has 2-gig ram, 250-gig Sata HD and is only 6" x 6" x 1" and extremely
>> low power consumption with very low heat.  I had thought of getting a
>> Z-box, but this seems to be even better specs, smaller, and lower cost.
>>
>> Can't see why this won't be fully satisfactory for all of my needs as my
>> main computer. Why have a huge box anymore?
>>
>>
>> Alex last wrote:
>>>
>>> For a headless server, SheevaPlug, Soekris and others build useful
>>> little devices. FitPC has pretty decent specs, and can be had for
>>> around $200-$300. That includes a DVI output, which you don't get
>>> with many other tiny PCs.
>>>
>>> http://www.plugcomputer.org/
>>> https://www.soekris.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=85
>>> http://www.fit-pc.com/web/fit-pc2/fit-pc2i-specifications/
>>
>>
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