Check out the upcoming all in one "new" Commodore

[pparks1]

This could very well be my next toy purchase depending upon the price.

http://www.commodoreusa.net/index.html

 

[Product FRED]

So it's a BYOM laptop or a reverse-tablet

 

[Lee]

Thanks pparks1, great find. It's not bad looking, and has some fairly nice specs. Almost a laptop minus the screen. Would make a great edition to my collection of old Commodore computers (Vic 20, 64 and the 128).

 

[noobvious]

Thanks pparks1, great find. It's not bad looking, and has some fairly nice specs. Almost a laptop minus the screen. Would make a great edition to my collection of old Commodore computers (Vic 20, 64 and the 128).

We had a Vic20 back in the day....nothing like loading games off a cassette drive to play them!

 

[Thorsen]

Apple OSX (not supported, customer install only) My lawyer says this is funny LOL

Much better Idea than All-in-One-PC that is in the monitor. This is an interesting setup as all you need is to hook it up to a monitor.....

Edit: Most specs aren't bad either

The good:

At least its SATA.....lol
Graphics support Aero
Dual monitor support
optional? BluRay? nice
Mini PCI-e expansion slot..not bad

 

[Lee]

If that monitor is a 27" LED it sure does help. And, with a Intel i7 core duo Quad running at 2.8 GHz it can be a thing of beauty. Sorry was getting a little carried away (check my specs).

 

[pparks1]

Yeah, I started with a Vic 20 and a commodore 64 myself. I can see myself using something like this on my kitchen table for a general purpose PC which takes up little space. If the price is reasonable, I would almost certainly try it out. And I would more than likely just use the Ubuntu that comes on it. For the types of things that I want to do with the computer, that would be fine.

As far as OSX...I've goofed around with it and it's just not my thing.

 

[motc7]

Commodore 64 and Karate Champ!

 

[Product FRED]

The only complaint I have is that the touchpad is too far left. It should be to the right, or at least in the middle.

 

[Lee]

Fred, darn just cannot please everyone. . .oh well maybe the next time. . .

 

[Thorsen]

I agree with Fred. Carpal Tunnel Doctors designed this to generate more clients

edit: this is just speculation. anybody could have designed it

 

[DocBrown]

Looks like my trip to the Future with the Commodore is coming True !

 

[whs]

Looks nice although the specs are a little outdated ( Intel G31 Express Chipset ) and a cheap board.

 

[pparks1]

Looks nice although the specs are a little outdated ( Intel G31 Express Chipset ) and a cheap board.

I don't think this is meant to be a powerhouse desktop replacement machine, it's an all-in-one. If cutting a few corners drives the price down, even better

 

[Lee]

pparks, think you have touch on something. It is probably the whole point of this computer kind of a entry level system designed for those who cannot afford a more robust system. Will probably be sold at Wal-Mart, Staples, Best Buy for a price somewhere in the neighborhood of an E-Machine. Also it is quit obvious it is designed to be attached to a TV as was the original Commodores.

 

[Little Darwin]

Gives new possible names...

Commodore 64-bit

I had no idea that Commodore still existed. Does anyone know if this is someone who bought the license to the name? It is interesting that they have an Amiga emulator available... I wanted an Amiga back in the day, but made the move to a PC for business reasons.

 

[Zepher]

The only complaint I have is that the touchpad is too far left. It should be to the right, or at least in the middle.

it's in that location so that it can be operated by your left thumb

 

[Zepher]

Gives new possible names...

Commodore 64-bit

I had no idea that Commodore still existed. Does anyone know if this is someone who bought the license to the name? It is interesting that they have an Amiga emulator available... I wanted an Amiga back in the day, but made the move to a PC for business reasons.

the commodore name changed hands probably half a dozen times since Commodore went under back in the mid 90's.

I still have an Amiga 3000 tower that I hook up once a year to play some of my classic games.