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That is a stupid cheap price if the specs are right.
The dual core Atom 330 is supposed to be $45 all by itself. Case, PS, motherboard for $80 is pretty good. Add a 500 GB hard drive and a 2 GB DIMM and you have a 2nd generation Apple TV for $200.
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Tempting. But for only $480 more I can buy a new Mac mini that has a smaller footprint, DEFINITELY works with OS X, has gigabit ethernet, an additional USB 2 port, FireWire 800, 2 video ports, integrated 802.11 and bluetooth.
If it had digital video output, I think I'd bite anyway as it has the great makings of a media playback PC.
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single handedly the best laugh I have had all day.
only $480 more.
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I might be willing to take the plunge but I'd need help with the install. I have both a 500GB SATA and a 2GB DIMM sitting unused. Would I be able to load from a retail disk, like the mini9?
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I just did some googling - I'm not sure I see any evidence that this would be an easy install.
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I thought about it a little more and came up with a possible reason for the low price. My guess is they are having a blowout sale in anticipation of the Nvidia Ion motherboards coming out.
It has a PCI slot, but I could not find a card with a DVI port that is rated for Blu-ray that was less than $52 in a quick search.
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This box is quite a lot larger than an AppleTV - 8.5 x 12.5 inches.
By comparison, the AppleTV is 7.7 x 7.7 inches.
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OK. I bit. $154, including 2gb RAM. I already have a SATA drive laying around.
If nothing else, will put
http://www.thinkgos.com/index.html on there.
