The fit-PC2 “fits” anywhere…

There’s just something cool about small form factor computers.   Maybe it’s their testament to the progressive advancement and miniaturization of technology.  Or maybe it’s their extremely low power requirements.  And one can’t deny their inherent practicality.  Despite any specific reason, I just couldn’t resist the fit-PC booth at the 2010 CES, in which CompuLab displayed several of their newest miniature computers. Typically, the performance expectations of tiny PC’s are low, often precluding any ability to run more than an embedded or featureless operating system.   But the fit-PC2i, CompuLab’s newest platform, transcends this by running full versions of Windows 7, Windows XP, or Ubuntu Linux on a 1.6GHz Intel Atom Z530 with up to 2GB of DDR2 memory.   A wide range of high definition multimedia playback capabilities, including 5.1 channel surround sound and hardware decoding of h.264 and MPEG2 video, are possible via the fit-PC2i’s SPDIF an ...