Pro/Cons : ASUS S-presso Deluxe S1-P111

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Jorgen [DK/2400]

Hi,

i'm thinking about buying the Asus S-Presso.. Does anyone have good/bad
experiences with it ?

Looks - almost - like the perfect HTPC. Only competitor - as I see it - is
the Aopen EA65-II.

Thoughts/Comments ?

Thanks,
jorgen
 
"Jorgen said:
Hi,

i'm thinking about buying the Asus S-Presso.. Does anyone have good/bad
experiences with it ?

Looks - almost - like the perfect HTPC. Only competitor - as I see it - is
the Aopen EA65-II.

Thoughts/Comments ?

Thanks,
jorgen
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Someone wrote a S-Presso review in this newsgroup. Note that
no Firewire is built-in, and I did not recognize that the
single PCI slot was occupied by a PCI TV Tuner card. That means
your expansion options are limited.

http://groups.google.ca/groups?threadm=1110078343.605698.298670@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com

If I was shopping for a HTPC, I would want one with a
Pentium-M processor (socket 479) in it. That processor draws
only 27 watts, compared to 89W for some Prescott processors.
Maybe soon we will see a product like that, now that motherboard
makers have recognized the potential of the Pentium-M.

(For example, Asus has made an adapter for S479 on a S478
motherboard, but it requires BIOS support code and a custom
cooling solution. When more motherboards are made with S479
built-in, the user experience will be much smoother.)

Paul
 
Thanks !! Good point with the Pentium M !! That means a big difference !

I also read the review you linked to.

- jorgen
 
Ehh.. just tried finding M-atx board with a socket 479.. I can't even find a
board supporting a S479 ?!?!?! When looking a the specs for Pentium M - they
all say socket 478.
 
seems very impressive.. though Pentium M (Dothan) are very price in Denmark
(around 300 usd for the cheapest model)..This makes AMD a good choice, when
price and power is compared.

Though I have to admit the Aopen is one of the best HTPC m-atx boards i've
seen sofar..

- jorgen
 
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