Re: [LAU] a www.transtec.de a mac-mini noise-alike pc?

did someone used a transtec pc with core duo processor? and is it as
silent as a mac mini? or even better?

thanks
olaf

Sebastian Moors schrieb:
> Hi,
>
> Frank Barknecht schrieb:
>
>> Hallo,
>> sh0099 hat gesagt: // sh0099 wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>> hey i used a mac mini ... with a 1,83 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo.
>>>
>>> the good thing about this computer is the size and that the computer is
>>> silent (i mean the fan).
>>>
>>> is there pc on the market with a similar size and which is similar silent?
>>>
>>> maybe already linux tested?
>>>
>>>
>> Maybe take a look at the various Nettops that seem to be popping up lately:
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nettop
>>
>> Ciao
>>
>>
> The nettops are not comparable to the mac mini since they are (mostly)
> based on intel atom cpu's, which
> are very slow compared to an intel core2duo.
>
> But if just size matters, the asus eetop (or whatever it is called now)
> can be considered
> as an alternative (but comes without an optical drive).
> The MSI Wind Nettop for example (i've just installed one last week) is
> as twice as big as the mac mini but very affordable and includes a
> dvd-burner and big harddrive.
>
> If you're planing to use it for every-day audio work, you may want to
> consider a more performant solution, like the transtec senyo 610
> (http://www.transtec.de/D/D/products/personal_computer/pc/mini_pc.html).
> This device an be delivered with Suse Enterprise pre-installed, so it
> can be considered as "linux tested" :)
>
> Btw, have you tried running a mac port of linux on your mac mini? I'm
> running debian here on an old imac and it is very performant (compared
> to OSX).
> - Sebastian
>
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