What does Jow Forums think about Airtop?
It's a fanless workstation that uses a custom case/mobo, there are some reviews out there and apparently it works well. I'm pretty autistic about noise so I'm considering it when I upgrade, though I wonder if using a HDD will create audible noise anyway.
>though I wonder if using a HDD will create audible noise anyway.
Um, its 2018, not 2008... get an SSD. If you need more storage, put a nas on your network and keep it in another room. Viola! Silence, and 4x better data access speed.
Of course I'd use an SSD for OS and most software, but I also want quick access to all my anime, eromanga, internet folder... and I'd rather have it available locally.
Then accept the noise or pony up for a 2TB SSD.
Begin an autist about noise comes at a cost.
Not even trying to hide the shilling
>starts at $1335
>for a quad core xeon that can't be overclocked
>and iGPU
If you want more, this increases to $2000+ for GTX 1060
kek
No thanks.
>a large thinclient
Absolutely ridiculous.How can anyone even begin to justify this? Macfags need not apply.
>literally half the price while looking 100x better with actual customer support
Low volume manufacturing of custom components, plus it's not like there's an alternative in this niche.
The point of this is that it has no fans...
>internet folder
What, the whole Internet?
1Gbps network mounts might as well be local for anything less than massive CAD files, medical imaging, or virtual machine images.
>he doesn't have an internet folder
>starting from $1335
what the fuck? my passive ITX router cost me maybe £150 to build... I could have a passive Ryzen 2400G rig this size for like £400.
>Yokneam, Israel 14-Feb-2018
nevermind, moving on.
>$2700+ for a decent configuration
>Xeon + 16gb RAM + 1TB NVMe + 1060
It would be pretty cool but that is a pretty big autism tax
If you are that autistic then here sapphiretech.com
Can it be librebooted?
DELID THIS
>it's not like there's an alternative in this niche
are you honestly saying it's impossible to build a decent, passive ITX rig for at least half the price of this thing?
It might be possible to build a passively cooled high-end workstation yourself but it'd probably require a lot of time and effort, and won't probably be as effective (plus it's going to be expensive too).
For example, look at this: tp69.blog
What kind of poorfag doesn't download the internet and have a backup of it? SSD prices are going down
why are you basing your opinion on one retarded build? mini-ITX that takes up more space than a mATX mini tower? buying a low end GPU then taking off the GPU fan and attaching passive radiators? in Australia, the coldest country on Earth? for 3000 dollarydoos?
I can build a Ryzen 2400G workstation and put it into this tiny case for £500. hell, for another £200 I could squeeze a GPU in there, but at that point I would consider a slightly bigger case... and I would probably leave the fan alone.
Unlike most of Jow Forums, I don't try to squeeze a high end workstation into a tobacco tin with no fans (or buy a case the size of a tanker); I go with the smallest reasonable housing for the components. If your PC needs a dedicated GPU then it probably shouldn't be passively cooled. And if you're determined to make an autistic point about it, then I suppose enjoy paying out the ass for a build that's oversized and doesn't perform as well as it should due to undervolting/throttling.
Pretty neat, though all the junk on the front makes it look cheap. Remove the branding, LCD/LEDs, and in general declutter the front and it looks a lot more premium.