A Really Small PC

Stealth Computer Corporation is a computer hardware manufacturer and vendor that specializes in small form factor rugged computers and peripherals designed to be used in industrial environments. The small form factor employed by the Stealth company allows the use of powerful processors and add-on cards, while using less power than desktop computing systems.

The LPC-350 computer series integrates Intel's Pentium and Celeron M series processors that are designed for performance and power efficiency. The system's footprint is very small as the whole case measures only 10" x 5.87" x 2.75" and it weights about 3 kilograms. The processing power department is addressed by an Intel Celeron M370 running at a clock frequency of 1.5GHz or a more powerful Pentium M740 with a speed of 1.73GHz. The chipset used is the Intel 915GH which features the ICH 6M Southbridge. System memory can be upgraded from the standard 512MB to 2GB as the LPC-350 computer series uses standard DDR2 SO-DIMM memory module.

The presence of an open PCI slot, compliant with the PCI 2.1 standard, that supports both 3.3V and 5V PCI cards, make the LPC-350 computer series easily upgradeable. "Clients can simply add specialized I/O, video, data acquisition and communications cards, something that cannot be achieved with other small computers such as notebook PCs" remarks Stealth's President & CEO, Ed Boutilier, who was cited by the news site EMediaWire. Connectivity is not an issue with this small form factor computer series, as the system integrates LAN, Serial, 3-USB 2.0, FireWire, Video, Audio, PS/2 Mouse & Keyboard ports.

Because of its rugged design the LPC-350 computer can operate in environments between 0 and 40 degrees Celsius, while its storage temperature range is even wider: -20 to +60 degrees. Users may choose from Microsoft's operating systems Vista, XP and 2000 and optionally a Linux distribution can be installed too.