$399 Intel Car computer?

[Fiberoptic]

Would you buy one?

We are thinking about launching a product based off of the Intel Little Valley Motherboard

Features:
1.33 Ghz Intel Celeron Processor
1gb Memory
80GB Hard drive
6-24 volt input with regulated power supply
SIS Graphics cards supporting a wide range of resolutions including 800x480
90 day warranty

Pros:
Cost effective, Fast, 800x480.
Big bang for the buck
Rock solid Intel motherboard

Cons:
2 external USB ports
No StreetDeck support
No PCI/PCMCIA Slots
No internal optical drive


The following upgrades might be available:
HD upgrades
Wifi
USB Hub
Express build and test options
Windows XP home or PRO
Install Windows and Windows updates
Add option for CD player w/ enclosure (~25$)
90 day warranty w/ upgrade to 1yr 2yr 3 year
Linksys Bluetooth module
5 AMP Bench power supply
USB Sound Card

Sorry for the bad pictures but this should get the idea across.

[mbkowns]

No Streetdeck support meaning you can install the software but if any problems arise tuff... Isn't that the policy on streetdeck already unless you buy it preinstalled with hardware.

Seems like a good deal for the starter outer....

[RedGTiVR6]

The video drivers on this board are not compatable with StreetDeck at this time. That's why it's not supported.

We are currently working on a solution for it, but at this time it's not avaliable.

[mbkowns]

I would think that mp3cars best interests would be to sell hardware that worked with streetdeck. But if theres good profit in this anyone I am sure people not willing to pay the money for streetdeck will buy it.

[TruckinMP3]

I would be more interested in the MB, CPU and RAM. That is a nice small MB with USB 2.0 and is a reasonable price.

But I already have all that (other than the usb 2.0)

[ODYSSEY]

1.33 Ghz Intel Celeron Processor

No. Now maybe it if it had a Pentium.

[TruckinMP3]

No. Now maybe it if it had a Pentium.

Ah, embrace the power of the hamster.... that would be several architecture generations of improvement for me in addition to about a 4 times improvement in clock speed

[RedGTiVR6]

I would think that mp3cars best interests would be to sell hardware that worked with streetdeck. But if theres good profit in this anyone I am sure people not willing to pay the money for streetdeck will buy it.

While I can understand where you're coming from, I'd like to add that we don't want to limit our customer base to product that ONLY runs on StreetDeck. If they could have a much less expensive solution to their CarPC, I feel it's our job to provide that as an option to them, StreetDeck support or not. There's no reason we should limit our users to StreetDeck. Competition makes for a healthy market and better products. Of course, we would rather our customers purchase StreetDeck and a StreetDeck compatable system, but providing other options is also (I feel) necessary.

[Sonicxtacy02]

i'd be hesitant to buy one only because of the 1.3 celly... i mean thats gonna run about the same speed as a m10000 in real world situations.

[durwood]

hmm...seems like a fairly good option for people looking to do the basics though.