That Koala Mini is a pretty cool alternative to a Mac Mini, though ;)
Competetive with Apple's pricing, anywhoo!  And it comes with ubuntu.
http://system76.com/product_info.php/cPath/2/products_id/169
That's a bit smaller than mini-itx...  BTW, has anyone looked at the 3rd-party add-ons made for Mac Mini's?  You can build up a neat stack with a 3.5" drive, USB/FW hub, I think even subwoofer, all in the same neat aluminium squarish stack... it'd be nice to see a theatre/tivo add-on for the Koala Mini which included tuner card, 3.5" HD, device hub, etc... in a stack-matching case.  AFAIK you can have a short cable extending the PCI or similar internal bus.

    Ben


On 9/8/06, Mr O <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I'd hardly consider them competitive either. Their "Ratel"
desktop series use onboard Via graphics. You'll only find that
on low end motherboards. I can easily build you a more reliable
machine for less money. Their "high end" desktop system barely
compares to what I could build better for less with twice the
RAM and I'd give you a better warranty.

Let me know if you want the specs on that.

That be all,
Mr O.

--- Fred James < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Michael Miller wrote:
>
> > Let me correct my self here.  I asking about System 76.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Mike Miller
> >
> > On 9/8/06, Michael Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >> I've been hearing some good things about System 75 (
> >> http://system76.com/index.php ).  Has anyone else on the
> list had any
> >> dealings with this company?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Mike Miller
> >
> Michael Miller
> I haven't had any experience with System 76, but ... I took a
> look at
> their advertised prices, and customization ... they aren't
> really very
> cheap - competitive, but not cheap.  I would have to assume
> though that
> unlike some boxes, they should have any trouble running any
> Linux right
> out of the box.  If that helps any ...
>
> My question would be, how hot (temperature) are those CPUs?
> Regards
> Fred James

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