Fujitsu Esprimo Mini PC Stuffs Core 2 Duo, Blu-ray Into Tiny Package
Things you could do with the Fujitsu Esprimo Mini PC if you didn’t really care all that much about the data contained inside: Play hockey, rest a cold drink on a warm day; balance a wobbly table.
You see, the Esprimo is tiny. Almost hockey puck tiny. Get it? But in that tight little form factor is a wealth of surprisingly robust features, like a 4GB of memory and a 320GB hard drive for all your tiny file saving needs. Also inside is a Blu-ray optical drive and an accompanying HDMI port, which makes sense. The Core 2 Duo tops everything off.
One last caveat: All those features above are found in the “higher end” model, which is weird to type because the base model will cost a cool grand when it arrives in Germany in late September. [Fujitsu Slippery Brick via Engadget]
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wow, to think that the ps3's blu ray drive alone is about the same size of that.
phunnyballs
This is the future. It seems to me that PCs are branching into specialized game appliances, media appliances, web appliances, home control, etc. There was a time when a household was lucky to have a PC.
Now, I think the combination of dirt cheap but powerful hardware + cheap in-home wireless networking + cheap and fast internet connectivity is driving specialization.
I'm happy to see it. For one thing, it cuts down on waste. Now, instead of tossing an old laptop, you can repurpose it as a home automation controller or media machine.
In 5-10 years we're going to look back at this and say "Holy Cinderblock, Batman--it's HUGE!"
@craighyatt: Its how any industry moves:
get the basics(only hardcore users)->make it friendly (everybody can use it) -> make it affordable (Everyone can buy it) -> make it tailored to certain people
phunnyballs
@Abby Normal: Yeah. And compared to thumbnail-size peta-byte holographic crystal storage, those blue-ray disks will look as clunky as 8-inch floppies and Edison wax cylinders do now. :)
@craighyatt: I agree, but this isn't one of them. I mean, 1k isn't exactly dirt cheap...
USB_Humping_Dog
@phunnyballs: Their sad devotion to ancient optical storage media has not helped them conjure up the stolen da.... ehh, nevermind. In any case, they've constructed a technological terror to be frightened of.
It is true that €699 = $1000. But always keep in mind: Gadgets tend to keep their numerical price and just change the currency sign in front. Best example: PS3 is $299 and in Germany €299!
So I'd put this in the $700-$800 league. A bit steep for a media pc. But with those specs? For some it might even be worth it.
oCfuu
seems to be comparable to the little cappuciono pc i had in my car back in 2004.
size of a cd case but about 2" thick. disc drive always the limit setting in this case. :)
or build a mini itx setup for like $400...
theorieofself
From Fujitsus German site: "he is the perfect entertainer for your living room."
Came out a bit wrong, didn't it?
it will be interesting to see if it can be hackintoshed. Sounds very similar to the MacMini, but with Blu-ray.
@phunnyballs: whooo hooooo! i can't wait to have my own personal space station! :)
@seamonkey420: Sony solved the "media is bigger than the player" problem a long time ago:
@MrThunderfield: German nouns have gender, and therefore the appropriate pronoun is "he/she/it" even for inanimate objects. This is really common when a machine translation is used. From the perspective of a literal translation it is correct, although a functional translation should switch all of them to "it" for non-animate objects.
ludwigk
@oCfuu: It's basically a PC version of a MacMini, but with blu-ray. Price-wise its seems in line, although they don't mention the exact specs. The CPU can comprise a big portion of a mini PC's overall price.
ludwigk
@[sp.ts.fujitsu.com]
It states: C2D P8700 (2.53 GHz, 3MB, 1066 MHz) with a Intel 45GM Chipset.
It has 1 eSATA port on the back and 6 USB ports. It sports the Mobile Intel GMA 4500M HD with a res up to 1920 x 1200 but shared memory, of course.
And for a proper sizemodo with the mac mini: 165 x 165 x 50 mm
That's what? 6.5x6.5x2 inches?
Weight is about 1.7kg or 3.75 pounds
oCfuu
@LotMalinky: The Mac Mini is small, but it's not THAT small.
HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.
So, this is an ugly Mac Mini wannabe that uses a bluray drive instead of a DVD drive.