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The Smallest PCs' You Can Buy Small PC

As technology improves components are getting smaller Dell Inspiron 9400 Battery, cheaper and more powerful all at the same time. It is now possible to have a low spec PC that is both affordable and extremely small.

There are various advantages to having a small PC. Apart from the obvious saving in space they also tend to operate very quietly (usually because there is no room for a fan). On the other hand some may have problems with overheating buy laptop batteries, particularly if you live in a warm climate and don’t have air conditioning. You’ll also get less for your money in terms of processing power than you would cheap if you bought a bulky desktop.

Let’s take a closer look at some of the smallest PCs you can buy.

CompuLab FIT-PC2 Linux Nettop PC

The manufacturers replacement claim that this is the smallest PC available and measuring just 4 x 1 x 4.5 inches it is in with a shout. This PC is powered by an Intel ATOM Z530 processor. shop It has 1 GB of RAM and a 160 GB hard drive. It comes pre-installed with the Ubuntu Linux operating system. It also has LAN, WLAN and 6 USB ports as well as an cheap HDMI output which makes it a potential HTPC. It has no fan so the operation is very quiet and it could also fit the bill as an "always on" server toshiba laptop adapters, charger because the energy consumption is an incredibly low 6 watts.

This compact, eco friendly PC costs $329.99 at Amazon.

Space Cube

This tiny PC has a much gateway cooler name and it is 2 inches square. As the name would suggest it is a cube and it has been designed for use in space so it is very tough. It has a 300 MHz new CPU Dell Inspiron e1505 Battery, 16 MB of flash memory with a 1 GB CompactFlash card which slots into the side and 64 MB of RAM. There is a USB port, VGA port, D-Sub, an Ethernet port and store jacks for speakers and headphones. It runs on the Linux Red Hat operating system and it is not currently available outside of Japan.

You can find more compaq about it at the Shimafuji website (if you can read Japanese).

LPC-450 Dual Core Small Form Factor PC

If you need more power you have to jump up discount significantly in size but you could always take a look at something like this from specialist PC manufacturers Stealth. It packs an Intel Core 2 Duo processor up to 2.33 acer aspire GHz with 1 GB of RAM and a 160 GB hard drive. The system is configurable though so you can upgrade various elements. It is also quiet because it has no fan zxcsky09520 and there are plenty of connectivity options.

For the basic model you’re looking at $1,195 and it goes up from there. Check out the Stealth website for mor