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02/26/2008, 11:55pm, EST
Tuesday, February 26thEverex adds Mac mini-like PC to product lineup
Everex today unveiled the Everex mini, a Mac mini-styled CPU that features the company's own gOS 2.0 running on a dual-core processor. An Intel T2130 dual-core mobile processor powers the PC, while using a 120GB HD for storage and 512MB of RAM. For multimedia, Everex chose the Intel GMA950 graphics processor and Realtek ALC268 audio hardware, and the system includes a DVD+/-RW drive. The Everex mini will be available from Newegg.com for $500 on March 1st.
The Everex mini features many ports for connectivity, such as gigabit Ethernet, four USB 2.0 ports, Firewire, S-Video, DVI, and audio I/O ports. It also features a four-in-one card reader, which works with SD, MMC, Sony Memory Sticks and Memory Stick Pro.
In terms of software, the Everex mini comes with several open source applications such as OpenOffice 2.3, Firefox, gMail, GIMP, among others.


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Other story tags: Intel, Mac mini, Everex, multimedia, gOS
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I never heard of gOS before this article.
A mini with a superdrive is $799. That being said, from what I can tell, this machine does not include bluetooth or wifi and I don't believe it has optical audio in/out. If you have to add USB dongles to get bluetooth and wifi, it gets much uglier. And of course, doesn't run OS X.
They could have chosen from a universe of designs, but instead, the product is a close copy of our industrial design.
Plus, what simdude says.
This is not a serious contender to take on Mac mini. It's just another cheap, ugly knockoff.
And, OMG, how stupid! They put a USB port on the front of the thing. Who the hell would want that???
But without real specs, you can't really compare the two products. How fast is the drive? What types of audio ports does it have? Is it possible to use it as a DVR? How bad will the interface be?
And by the time you've shelled out for a Windows XP licence, then spent three months time fiddling with driver problems, you might as well have bought an iMac. I've used Linux for years, and it's still not ready for prime-time usage. Linux is good for the price, but honestly, that's not saying much.
This is just one more reason for people to go into a shop and think "I can't afford a Mac because they're so expensive." Macs aren't expensive, but they look it compared to products like this. As with cars, you get what you pay for. Buying an Everex Mini is like buying a Dodge-Chrysler because Toyotas cost slightly more.