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<A HREF="http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=10863" target="_new">http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=10863</A> For those of you too unimaginative or lazy to build a real PC on readily available Micro ATX chassis, you now have a choice! It's strengths:
1.) More drive bays than most SFF cases
2.) One more PCI slot than most SFF boards
It's weaknesses, as usual
1.) Over 2 inches WIDER than many towers, this "small" system takes up more desk space
2.) Over 2 inches TALLER than many horizontal desktop cases, it takes up more space in your home theater rack.
3.) Lacks 1 PCI slot as compared to Micro ATX
It's probably the best SFF PC on the market for expanadability and practicality, but as usual, Micro ATX desktops are better for HTPC, and Micro ATX towers are better for...desktops.
Suggested improvements: Since Home Theater racks are usually around 18 inches wide, they should shorten the case 2 inches and widen it 2 inches. That would allow them to hold as many drives, plus add another PCI slot. But that would be Micro ATX, which is far too practical for the SFF crowd.
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<font color=red>Only a place as big as the internet could be home to an ego as large as Crashman's!</font color=red>
1.) More drive bays than most SFF cases
2.) One more PCI slot than most SFF boards
It's weaknesses, as usual
1.) Over 2 inches WIDER than many towers, this "small" system takes up more desk space
2.) Over 2 inches TALLER than many horizontal desktop cases, it takes up more space in your home theater rack.
3.) Lacks 1 PCI slot as compared to Micro ATX
It's probably the best SFF PC on the market for expanadability and practicality, but as usual, Micro ATX desktops are better for HTPC, and Micro ATX towers are better for...desktops.
Suggested improvements: Since Home Theater racks are usually around 18 inches wide, they should shorten the case 2 inches and widen it 2 inches. That would allow them to hold as many drives, plus add another PCI slot. But that would be Micro ATX, which is far too practical for the SFF crowd.
<font color=blue>Only a place as big as the internet could be home to a hero as big as Crashman!</font color=blue>
<font color=red>Only a place as big as the internet could be home to an ego as large as Crashman's!</font color=red>
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