Presidential name for plain-old nettop

Apr 7, 2009 07:39 GMT  ·  By

Last year's presidential elections in the United States of America spurred quite an interest from the worldwide media and people all over the world. The competition for the White House, between the currently elected President Barack Obama and US Senator John McCain, brought to the market a series of themed products that marketed on the image and name of the two. Now, a good time after the elections have been finalized, it appears that such products continue to be on the shelves of various retailers. Such is the case of the Obama PC, which is on sale somewhere in Taiwan.

 

Before you get your hopes up, you should know that the Obama PC has few if any features that can be considered “presidential.” That is because, aside from the recognizable name, it is nothing but a low-powered computer system the could easily compete in the nettop segment. As you have probably figured it out by now, the Obama PC is powered by one of Intel's successful Atom processors, namely the Atom N230.

 

The technical specification sheet of this system is pretty much what you'd expect from an Atom-powered nettop. It is equipped with 2GB of Ram, a 500GB SATA hard drive, four USB 2.0 ports, D-Sub connector, a 10/100 Ethernet LAN port, an expansion slot for one PCI card and even a spare 3.5-inch drive bay for additional storage solutions. Furthermore, unlike some nettops on the market, the Obama PC is ready to provide you with a DVD writer, just like most mainstream desktop PCs.

 

Price-wise, the Obama PC looks like the right candidate for the current financial situation, as it's listed at NT$7,999, which is about US$242. That is a considerably nice price, but for an extra US$30 you could get an ASUS Eee Box, which comes in a smaller form factor and also with a name you can easily recognize.