14 DAY TRIAL // Israeli company CompuLab has come with some pretty impressive ultra-slim computing systems up until now (remember the fit-PC2i?), and now, they're back with yet another impressive product of this type, namely the Trim-Slice, a miniature desktop computer powered by NVIDIA's Tegra 2 platform. First and foremost, we'll have to point out that the Trim-Slice is truly compact, its fanless all-metal nickel-plated die-cast case measuring just around 130mm x 95mm x 15mm (or 5.1 x 3.7 x 0.6 inches).
Moreover, as mentioned above, the system is built around the NVIDIA Tegra 2 Dual Core ARM Cortex A9 1GHz GPU with integrated ultra-low power GeForce GPU, and also features 1 GB of DDR2-800 memory, while relying on either a SATA SSD (up to 64GB supported) or SDHC cards for storage.
The computing system also offers various networking options (1 Gb Ethernet, WiFi 802.11n + Bluetooth), as well as plenty of connectors, including HDMI 1.3 full-HD + DVI (dual head), stereo line-out, line-in, 5.1 digital S/PDIF, 4 x USB 2.0 ports, as well as a RS232 Serial port.
“CompuLab demonstrated many times over its expertise in power-efficient system design.” said Igor Vaisbein, Trim-Slice Project Manager at CompuLab, adding that “the ultra-low power of NVIDIA Tegra 2 enabled designing Trim-Slice into a miniature form-factor with unprecedentedly low-power envelope while providing rich multimedia capabilities and PC-like user experience”.
“Trim-Slice is designed to unleash the full potential of NVIDIA Tegra 2” added Irad Stavi, Director of Business Development at CompuLab, who also revealed a couple of details regarding the system's pricing and availability, commenting that “CompuLab expects to start accepting orders from Trim-Slice in April, but pricing is yet to be finalized.”
“It will be priced higher than a streamer, but lower than a tablet,” added Mr. Stavi, thus pretty much leaving us guessing just how much the Trim-Slice will sell for.