"CompuLab introduces fit-PC2 – the smallest, most power-efficient Intel Atom PC to date. fit-PC2 architecture is what sets it apart from other nettop PCs - fit-PC2 is designed around the Intel Atom Z530 1.6GHz and the ultra low power Intel US15W system controller hub, rather than the Atom N270 and 945G used in other nettop-PCs, thereby reducing power consumption by more than two thirds. US15W incorporates hardware video acceleration. This allows fit-PC2 to run Windows XP or Ubuntu Linux at just 6W and to play full HD 1080p H.264 video using less than 7W." - Derek Collison

want! - imabonehead

Very impressive, but I'm finding that when I'm in a fixed location, I usually want lots of power and don't mind paying for it. Otherwise, I'm happy with a netbook. - Piaw Na

Interesting option for a home built media center however.. - Derek Collison

This would probably have been just as good as, and quite a bit cheaper than, the Mac Mini I have connected to our TV at home. Oh wait -- I need a DVD slot for that (since half the point was to reduce the number of devices we have in the armoir). - Joel Webber

I'll be looking to replace my home OpenBSD gateway soon. Its currently an almost-10-year-old-Dell PowerSomethingOrOther. Low energy usage will be important, this kind of machine looks nice. I don't need the video acceleration, but it doesn't appear to consume much power when idle. - DGentry

I think this is what Joel is saying, but the Mac Mini is worth the premium, because you want things like a DVD player. I haven't measured the power draw, but they are playing up the "green" (http://www.apple.com/macmini...) and say it idles at 13W. I'll put it on a meter and test what it draws while playing video from hdd. - DeWitt Clinton