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Nixxer
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23 Jun 2003, 6:19pm

Sweet HEPC

I was looking in my copy of PCW this month (since it arrived this morning) and saw this. I saw it as a complete system but I didn't want to pay the £1200 ($2,002.30) for it, but in this magazine it had the barebones system.

Its the ultimate HEPC, because you can play MP3s, CD's etc. without turning the PC on and it looks sweet.



Here are the specs.

The only problem with it is that its a P4 motherboard. Personally, I'd prefer JUST the base and buy the rest myself. Going to buy one though.
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23 Jun 2003, 6:22pm
MSI have an AMD one coming out soon based on the KM266 chipset

I've seen one of these little babies close up. They rock!
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Nixxer
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23 Jun 2003, 6:38pm
Nice. How soon will this be because I get paid Wednesday 25th of this month?!
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23 Jun 2003, 6:41pm
Your currency calculation is off by a cent. It is 2,002.31 american dollars to 1200 UK pounds. 1 GBP = 1.66859 USD. YOu always round up.
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KilJaeden edited : 23 Jun 2003 at 6:48pm .
KilJaeden
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23 Jun 2003, 6:53pm
I think that the difference between the two has gone down since that number was calculated. I think that it is closer to 1.6613, so that will make 1200 pounds equal to about 2000 dollars.
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23 Jun 2003, 6:58pm
KilJaeden said
Your currency calculation is off by a cent. It is 2,002.31 american dollars to 1200 UK pounds. 1 GBP = 1.66859 USD. YOu always round up.

KilJaeden said
I think that the difference between the two has gone down since that number was calculated. I think that it is closer to 1.6613, so that will make 1200 pounds equal to about 2000 dollars.

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23 Jun 2003, 7:30pm
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23 Jun 2003, 8:29pm
strap on your helmets, boys; the value of the dollar is about to plummet.
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Nixxer
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23 Jun 2003, 9:19pm
A little off topic. For the currency conversion I used XE, because that has the latest rates.

Anyway, comments on the HEPC :P
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23 Jun 2003, 10:42pm
fuxor said
strap on your helmets, boys; the value of the dollar is about to plummet.
You've got it all mixed up, we're on the verge of deflation. That is when the value of the dollar increases and the relative cost of goods and services decreases. It sounds nice but can be very dangerous. A slow rate of inflation is generally healthiest for the economy.

As for the HEPC, it looks pretty but it also seems severely underpowered for the cost. For that much money you could power your custom-built HEPC with a Radeon 9700 Pro and give it some serious audio kick, PLUS one of those funky looking VXD screens or whatever they're called.
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Khaos edited : 23 Jun 2003 at 10:48pm .
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23 Jun 2003, 10:48pm
I think that HEPC is very sweet. I'd also prefer an AMD one myself, tho.
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Nixxer
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24 Jun 2003, 9:20pm
The thing I can't understand about it is how can you use the CD Player, MP3 Player or Radio when its turned off?
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24 Jun 2003, 9:38pm

Smile Maybe...

Nixxer said
The thing I can't understand about it is how can you use the CD Player, MP3 Player or Radio when its turned off?
Maybe it just has another little dedicated microprocessor that lets it function without booting the whole computer, like a hard-drive based mp3 player with a CD player.

You'd probably just need to boot the thing to do data transfers and play DVD's, stuff like that.


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Nixxer
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24 Jun 2003, 9:53pm
Makes sense. I can either wait for the Athlon version to come out (unless it isn't already) or try and fit a Mini ATX mobo in with a Athlon 900 processor. Anybody think that would work or does it need a non-standard motherboard?

Edit: Ok, I just realised that a mini atx bard won't fit because they have an AGP slot, and two PCI slots - where as this case only has space for one of each. It is a pity.
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WuGgaRoO
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25 Jun 2003, 3:14pm
whats the big thing about this...i mean its 2k...and for what? so you can play mp3s and cds when the comp is on... I mean personally i LOVE the way it looks and i was thinking about buying one, but its 2k
is this thing really worth it?
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25 Jun 2003, 3:16pm
Im still not 100% sure where the 2k value comes in.

The barebone unit itself (just needs processor/memory/harddrive & CD/DVD to make it complete) is about $329

http://www.bulletpc.com/store/produc...d2527af1c667ef

That's USA $
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WuGgaRoO
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25 Jun 2003, 3:36pm
Nixxer said
I was looking in my copy of PCW this month (since it arrived this morning) and saw this. I saw it as a complete system but I didn't want to pay the £1200 ($2,002.30) for it, but in this magazine it had the barebones system.

thats why i thought it was 2k
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Nixxer
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30 Jun 2003, 4:44pm
Just thought I'd ask if anyone has found the Athlon version yet. I've tried so many searches and not found them for sale (in the UK).
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WuGgaRoO
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3 Jul 2003, 7:23am
does this come with or without the cpu??
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3 Jul 2003, 10:45am
Nixxer: Mini-ATX is 4 slots, not 3 (AGP + 3 PCI).

Have to admit, it does look cool though.

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3 Jul 2003, 10:54am
Nixxer said
Just thought I'd ask if anyone has found the Athlon version yet. I've tried so many searches and not found them for sale (in the UK).
I rang my chap @ MSI and they confirmed an AMD based version for Late August/Early September

The chipset and final design is not finalised, but as soon as I have more definitive details, I shall let ya all know.
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WuGgaRoO
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7 Jul 2003, 3:27pm
hey can u ring up ur "chap" (damn brit) again and tell him to put a tv tuner on that thing
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7 Jul 2003, 3:36pm
WuGgaRoO said
hey can u ring up ur "chap" (damn brit) again and tell him to put a tv tuner on that thing
There is one available with it from my last conversation. Il ask them if they plan to include one
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WuGgaRoO
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29 Jul 2003, 5:24pm
would u happen to have nemore details? lol
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Nixxer
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19 Aug 2003, 2:36pm
Just wondering if anybody has heard anything yet? Tempted to build my own from scratch.
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