fit-PC Slim Diskless

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.3 x 4 x 1.2 inches ; 13.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• ASIN: B001L4I9HK
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,205 in Computers & PC Hardware (See Bestsellers in Computers & PC Hardware)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 13, 2008

Product Description

Product Description
fit-PC Slim is the smallest, most power efficient PC available.
fit-PC Slim Diskless allows you to choose the right storage for the intended application. For example:

* For a file server you may add a high capacity HDD
* To make a car-PC, you should select SSD
* fit-PC Slim Diskless can be used as a PXE thin client with no storage

Installing a hard disk in fit-PC Slim Diskless is a simple procedure that involves opening only two screws.

Specifications:
CPU: AMD Geode LX800 500MHz
Chipset: AMD CS5536
Display: Integrated Geode LX display controller up to 1920x1440
Memory: 512MB DDR 333MHz soldered on-board
Hard disk interface: IDE with 2.5" bay
Ports:
RJ45 Ethernet port 100Mbps
WiFi b/g 54Mbps
3 x USB 2.0 HiSpeed 480Mbps
mini RS-232 (Rx,Tx)
VGA DB15
Stereo line-out audio (headphones)
Stereo line-in audio / Mic
Mechanical and environmental:
Splash and dust resistant enclosure
Material: Anodized aluminum body with PC/ABS panels
Size: 4" x 4.3" x 1.2" (100x110x30mm)
Weight: 0.7 lb (280g)
Operating temperature: 0 - 70C (may be limited by choice of hard disk)
Power: 12V single supply
Power consumption: 4-6W

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars FIT-PC ==> Product OK, Support Maturing......, January 19, 2009

By	J. Clee (The Netherlands) - See all my reviews

I bought the FIT-PC diskless version and as such it is a good product, does what it says on the website.

Some remarks for the people thinking of purchasing this or one of the other varieties:
- Be aware that it is not a one-to-one replacement for your desktop. For simple tasks it runs OK (surfing/web browsing, simple video play)more complex tasks will not run practical (Truecrypt initial encryption of internal/external harddisks takes days, network is only 100Mb). Electricity use is low with 5Watts under full load (strangely the product becomes way more then lukewarm during use which acc. to Compulab is OK).
- It is very much a startup product kind of thing. Support is geared towards more technically inclined people, if you are able to build together your own PC from scratch, this might be OK for you. You must install an OS to the machine or pay a fee to order one pre-installed which might make the initial price come into the realm of a nettop or the like (which in general has a better performance but higher electricity useage around 50 Watts). BIOS is specifically geared towards the useage and possibilities of the machine and there is no explanation on many of the possible settings.
- User community is either small or not very talkative as is clear from the website forum. Many questions are or will be answered, some more specific ones not.

In short, you need the FIT-PC if:
- You need ultimate low energy consumption (5 Watts full load)
- Running low CPU power applications.
- You are computer literate and not afraid to experiment with settings in the BIOS.

I am happy with the product most probably due to the specific use I have: server to a home network making external connections possible.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Tiny, Silent, Power-efficient, February 1, 2009

By	Michael J. Descy (Somerville, MA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I got one of these unexpectedly as a present. I had to purchase a PATA hard drive and an external CD-ROM to install Linux on it. (The CD-ROM drive is not necessary, but it made installing Linux distros a lot easier. You can install an OS directly from USB sticks or via netboot if you have the time and skills.) I set up Ubuntu 8.04 Server on this, to use as a file server, torrent server, and lightweight web development server (LAMP). It does all these things very well. Before I set up the server, I played around with Ubuntu (Gnome) and Xubuntu (XFCE). Ubuntu runs very stably, though a little slow, on this device. I would not recommend this device as a desktop replacement, but as a small file server, it is a dream.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Pc, for internet browsing, April 7, 2009

By	hitechsoftware (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

This is a realy small PC, it has plenty of memory and hard disk plus wireless. it works great for most non demanding tasks such as browsing the internet. Although it runs a little hot we did not had problem with it. We use IDE solid state hard disk rather than the standard one. that help reduce the heat.