Is this a good car pc system/ good buy?

lul77 · 05-24-2005, 01:45 AM

its at $500 now but the seller wants $1000 for it.

This system is based on a SolarPC XR212m mobile computer system that weighs less than six pounds and operates on just 45 watts of 12 volt DC power. The system includes the following hardware:

9x11x3.5" industrial-quality aluminum case

1.2 GHz EPIA M2 motherboard

250 gigabyte hard drive

DVD drive

512 MB of RAM

Compact flash reader writer

1394 Firewire port

M1 ATX intelligent programmable mobile power supply

Quick connect DC power terminals

Provideo PVR259 low profile TV/FM tuner

Senao NL-2511CD+ Ext 200mW PCMCIA Long Range WiFi CARD

2.4GHz 8dBi Omni magnetic mount antenna for Senao Card

XM Radio XMD1000 Satellite module & cable (subscription required)

Globalsat 12-channel parallel processing USB satellite GPS module

Zalman quiet-cool case fan

Extra dual USB ports

Ganz security/backup color camera

JBL 12 volt powered stereo speakers

90 watt AC/DC 100/220 to 12 volt power adapter

ireless remote control

Headphone/Microphone head set for VOIP telephone calls

Also:

Terrestrial or cable TV reception with full TIVO functionality

Digital FM radio tuner

XM Radio reception

MP3, video and photo organizer

DVD, VCD, DivX, MP3, playback

Simple system backup and restore capability

Real-time GPS tracking and routing software

Complete digital street map of the US

FireFox web browser with Netstumbler for wireless access

VOIP calling capability

All required cables, antennas, connectors etc.

shizzle · 05-24-2005, 01:47 AM

double posting is lame. provide a link to the specs... they seem to good to be true, and a little overstated at the least.

DarquePervert · 05-24-2005, 08:06 AM

Post a link. There's some specs in there that sound suspicious.