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“We have tested a few interesting Intel Atom-powered
nettop computers lately from the ASRock ION 330HT-BD that bears a
Blu-ray drive and an Intel Atom 330 CPU with NVIDIA ION graphics to
the ASUS Eee Top that packaged the entire system within a
touch-screen monitor. In this article we are trying out the
CompuLab Fit-PC2, which is definitely the smallest Atom-powered
computer we have tested to date. The Fit-PC2 easily fits in the
palm of your hand and it packs an Intel Atom Z530 processor with a
Poulsbo graphics processor, a 160GB SATA HDD, and 1GB of system
memory. CompuLab Fit-PC2 NetTop“CompuLab is not a well-known brand compared to ASUS, ASRock, or
Acer, but this Israel-based company that produces over 100,000
motherboards a year has been around for almost two decades. The
Fit-PC2 carries a tag line of “do without wasting” and promises to
save 96% of the power used by a standard desktop, to be the most
efficient PC on the Energy-Star list, is smaller than a soft drink
can, is completely fanless, can fit anywhere, and is meant for a
variety of applications from IP telephony to media streaming in
your living room.“The current Fit-PC2 models offered by CompuLab are the Fit-PC2
and the Fit-PC2i. We were sent a review sample of the Fit-PC2 by
CompuLab for testing at Phoronix and it includes the 1.6GHz Atom
Z530, 1GB of DDR2 system memory, one Gigabit Ethernet port, six USB
2.0 ports, and 802.11g WiFi support. The Chipset used by both
Fit-PC2 computers is the Intel US15W SCH (a.k.a. “Poulsbo”) with
GMA 500 series graphics. This computer also boasts an internal bay
for the 2.5″ SATA HDD and a miniSD socket. CompuLab offers the
Fit-PC2 with a choice between Windows XP Home SP3, Windows 7
Professional, and Ubuntu Linux 8.04. There are also other Fit-PC2
models without a disk, with only a 1.1GHz processor, and other
options.”