Via's new form factor - "pico-itx"

[aidanjm]

via has introduced a new motherboard form factor, pico-itx, which is about 7 cm by 10 cm in size:

Via Pico-ITX VT6047: The World?s Smallest Motherboard

VIA Pico-ITX Mainboard Form Factor: 10cm x 7.2cm

 

[MercenaryForHire]

"smallest motherboard in known universe"

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[deeznuts]

I know an SFF enthusiast from another forum who builds his own cases and enclosures and such. This is what he had to say about the board:

Small but tremendously underpowered. Fastest one will be a 1.5Ghz C7, which is about equal to a 1GHz PIII.

Other issues I have
- Cables for USB, no ports onboard
- why no simple 5/12 volt power? needs an ATX PSU with a bulky adapter cable
- no wireless option except USB
- no expansion option except USB
- only two USB ports

Poorly thought out design

Not sure if it's the exact same board but it's about the pico-itx.

 

[aidanjm]

Originally posted by: deeznuts
Small but tremendously underpowered. Fastest one will be a 1.5Ghz C7, which is about equal to a 1GHz PIII.

horses for courses. it's over powered for a router, media server, information kiosk
it's about powerful enough for a pvr setup or machine for general office use, web browsing, etc.

 

[kami333]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

"smallest motherboard in known universe"

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"smallest fully-featured x86 mainboard"

I haven't even gotten my hands on a nano-itx yet, have a bunch of mini-itx boards. Work great for general usage, especially if you run them fanless.

 

[deeznuts]

Originally posted by: aidanjm

Originally posted by: deeznuts
Small but tremendously underpowered. Fastest one will be a 1.5Ghz C7, which is about equal to a 1GHz PIII.

horses for courses. it's over powered for a router, media server, information kiosk
it's about powerful enough for a pvr setup or machine for general office use, web browsing, etc.

I use to agree with this a few years back but a PIII 1GHz is pretty damn slow for general office use now, with programs ever packing more features and damn websites with so many components slowing down a 1Ghz machine.

This machine won't be cheap I don't think, you don't spend that much to have a slow office machine.

 

[IEC]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

"smallest motherboard in known universe"

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Fixed. Bah, bad linkage.

 

[slackwarelinux]

Originally posted by: kami333

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

"smallest motherboard in known universe"

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DENIED
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- M4H

"smallest fully-featured x86 mainboard"

HEADSHOT

 

[kami333]

Originally posted by: slackwarelinux

Originally posted by: kami333

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

"smallest motherboard in known universe"

<Q3A voice>
DENIED
</Q3A voice>

- M4H

"smallest fully-featured x86 mainboard"

HEADSHOT

Apples to oranges. A reference design kit does not help me much as an end consumer who doesn't have a lot of resources available to design the boards and connections necessary to actually use it as a computer.

I love the Geode processor (had a Jetway mini-itx with a Geode for a while) but it is mostly marketed towards OEMs for integrated/embedded functions, not for use or sale to regular end consumers as is.