CherryPal Mini-desktop Consumes 2 Watts of Power

[Capper]

The power-saving properties of CherryPal's new Linux-based mini-desktop may attract cheers out of social conscience, but its performance may lead to some concerns.
The CherryPal "cloud computer," announced on Monday, which looks more like a thin client, uses only 2 watts of power at maximum usage, 97 percent less than typical desktops, the company claimed.
But with low power consumption comes limited performance, said Michael Kanellos, senior analyst with GreenTech Media. It is best used as a secondary home desktop for basic Internet and productivity applications, but other than that, it serves limited purpose, Kanellos said.
Priced at US$249, the system includes a Freescale processor running at 400MHz, 256M bytes of RAM and 4G bytes of internal flash storage. It comes with the OpenOffice suite and the Firefox Web browser. By comparison, Asus Eee PC mini-notebooks have at least an 800GHz Intel Celeron processor, 512M bytes of RAM and 2G bytes of flash storage for about $300.
Users have the option to store data online, a concept known as "cloud" storage, and access it from any device, including mobile phones. Online storage capacity of 50G bytes will be provided at no extra cost, according to the company.
The system weighs 0.66 pounds (0.3 kilograms) and runs an embedded version of Debian Linux. It will not come with Windows, according to the company. It doesn't include a monitor or keyboard.

PC World - Business Center: CherryPal Mini-desktop Consumes 2 Watts of Power

[screwballl]

wahhh we can't run Vista (or anything newer than Windows 2000) on it so it must be useless....

come on people, there is a specific market for these computers which is why they are used and sold as they are...
and also why these Ultra-Low Power PCs have started to flood the market... because they realize that not everyone need to run multiple photoshop scripts and play Crysis on their system...

[drew and not u]

excellent for pr0ns!