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In the Utilite mini-PC, if you’re all about working with open-source software, small form factor, and more ports than you know what to do with, the team at Compulab may have created just the monster you’re looking for. This week the creators of the Utilite have announced not only that the machine itself exists, but that they’ll be selling it in different configurations starting at under $100 USD. The smallest of these works with a Freescale i.M6 single-core processor and will be aiming to be just about as basic as possible.

Inside this device will be working with support for up to 4GB of RAM – though you’ll be working with less right out of the box – as well as 512MB built-in storage. There’s an mSATA solid state drive slot for additional space, and a SDXC card slot for 128GB more. You’ll also find four USB 2.0 ports and two RS232 serial ports. Don’t forget the USB OTG (micro-USB connector) as well.

This device can also be configured with dual or quad-core processors. Like the company’s other miniature oddities, MintBox, Fit-PC, and Tegra-based Trim Slice, this Utilite mini-PC aims to be as versatile as possible while remaining solid as a single-form machine. The whole beast remains 5.3″ x 3.9″ x 0.8″ (135mm x 100mm x 21mm) one way or the other.

The Utilite mini-PC can connect to devices wirelessly with 802.11b/g/n WiFi as well as Bluetooth 3.0, connecting to monitors with a HDMI out and single DVI port, the rest with S/PDIF and stereo audio jacks. You’ll also find 2 Gigabit Ethernet ports as well as an extremely laid-back design, with white plastic on the front and back of this unit and a dark gray along the top.

The whole system will work with between 3 and 8 watts of power – unbelievable for a system that could very well work as a central control point for your many multiple home network systems. It’ll be up to you to decide what you’ll actually be controlling with this exercise in simplicity.

VIA: Liliputing; Compulab

Utilite mini-PC crosses ARM with Linux and/or Android is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Yesterday, The Korea Times reported that Samsung was to close its “unprofitable” desktop PC business as “demand for conventional desktop PCs is going down,” according to an unnamed spokesperson. The weirdly written article also quoted another Samsung official saying “tablets, all-in-one and hybrid PCs are Samsung’s current focus,” thus suggesting the company seemed to be singling out desktop PC towers or boxes.

Even though it’s been a while since some of us last saw a Samsung desktop PC tower (the latest models we covered date back to 2006, though there have been more recent efforts), something didn’t smell right here so we reached out to Samsung directly. The response we got was that this rumor is all “groundless,” and the company also specifically said it’ll keep an open mind about its PC tower business. Here’s the full statement:

“The rumor that Samsung is withdrawing from the PC desktop business is groundless. Samsung will continue to offer diverse products according to market needs, including our recently announced ATIV One 5 Style, a stylish all-in-one PC. We will continue to open all possibilities in PC business including our PC Tower business, to satisfy consumer’s diverse lifestyle and needs.”

So in a nutshell: nothing to see here, move along. And technically speaking, the Chromebox kinda counts too, right?

Update: Samsung just informed us that it actually launched a couple of desktop PC towers, the 700T3A and 300T3A, in January this year, but only for the Korean B2C market. We got them pictured after the break.

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But you’ve already seen the ATIV One 5, you wanna know what’s inside it — we’ve just learned a load more about its specs. The ATIV One 5 features an AMD A6 quad-core processor (which also handles graphics duties), and has 4GB of RAM. The 21.5-inch display has a 1920 x 1080 resolution — we’re still not sure what type of screen that is, sadly, but we’ve asked. The ATIV One 5 Style arrives in the UK “later this year” for an unknown price.

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