Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 23rd Feb 2006 18:08 UTC
Asus has shelved plans to develop the PC of the future - literally. The Taiwanese vendor's Green PC concept computer, shown to Reg Hardware this week, is just that: a shelf. And some clever wireless connectivity and non-contact inductive power source.
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RE: On a more day to day side:
by transputer_guy on Thu 23rd Feb 2006 23:37
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Pilfering parts doesn't have to be easy as sliding blocks out.
In the days when workstations had 256M of DRAM and PC/Macs had 16M, it was common for insiders to borrow all the DRAMs from the workstations, atleast one famous semiconductor company suffered that here in MA.
RE: On a more day to day side:
by Michael on Fri 24th Feb 2006 17:13
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Don't be silly, there's nothing to stop you putting a locked box around it. The cost benefit of not paying IT guys to opperate a screwdriver probably makes up for any security risk.
The size issue is a genuine one but I doubt we'll ever see anything that looks quite like that shelf hit the market. Look at the laptop.
I think ASUS has the right idea here, but if it depends on a standardised form factor, they'll need a lot of support to actually make it happen.
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2005-07-18
I would not expect a business to adopt such a platform as hardware loss would be very, very easy outside of any secure room with limited access. Maybe in terms of a server room they would adopt it but not as desk top option.
Most home users would not buy it simply because it takes space. Enthusiasts would want it and obviously make the room - a new bookshelf, for it. It would be interesting to see and being an enthusiast, I would look into getting it... ifnwhen it becomes a reality.