Consumer Electronics Show 2004 Day 1: Motherboards at CES
by Anand Lal Shimpi, Kris Kubicki and Wesley Fink on January 9, 2004 4:48 AM EST- Posted in
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FIC was tucked away in the corner of one of the exhibition halls in the LVCC, but we managed to find them after a lot of walking. The trip was well worth it given the products FIC had on display.
The most interesting product at FIC's booth was their upcoming Pentium 4 Small Form Factor barebones. The fit and finish of the SFF box was quite impressive and honestly the caliber of what you would expect out of a Dell or Gateway. What was truly impressive about FIC's SFF wasn't its sleek design or solid build quality, it was how you got access to the motherboard.
Everyone has always been asking for a PC case that opens like an Apple, and FIC was able to deliver. Unlatching the top of the SFF unit allows the left side of the chassis to fold down, exposing the motherboard on the side that remains standing and full size drives on the folded side.
All of the drive cages are toolessly removable from the chassis, as is the side of the chassis that folds down itself. FIC assured us that when idle the system would be quieter than 25dB.
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Idoxash - Monday, January 12, 2004 - link
Wow, I think that "Mobile Athlon XP" computer by FIC is crazily kewl looking. I like to know more about it and such.--Idoxash
JADS - Monday, January 12, 2004 - link
Still no dual CPU enthusiast boards. Could be a good reason for the FX staying around if one of the HT links was re-enabled.sandorski - Saturday, January 10, 2004 - link
Don't worry, it'll become an issue in time. ;)mrprotagonist - Friday, January 9, 2004 - link
Can't believe that the nvidia/AMD/Intel fanboys didn't catch this snippet on page 4:"ATI has confirmed production of an AMD Athlon 64 core logic; NVIDIA is rumored to also have an Intel chipset in the works. With both ATI and NVIDIA producing both AMD and Intel chipsets, we will now have five major chipset manufacturers (six if you include ALi)."
klah - Friday, January 9, 2004 - link
JRun Connector Protocol Error.ehanneken - Friday, January 9, 2004 - link
Does the FIC small form factor PC that opens up like a Mac have an AGP slot?Evan Lieb - Friday, January 9, 2004 - link
Good job guys. Too bad I couldn't go. :)Tracy-Computer Franchise - Friday, July 27, 2012 - link
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