A $1,000 premium for a 16 watt low-power mini-desktop

The gingerly power sipping Fulwood isn't the cheapest mini-desktop you can buy. In fact, ranging from £868-£1104 ($1,562-$1,987), it's probably the most expensive.

Similarly, the specs don't really jive with a PC in this price range: it comes stock with an Intel P9500 2.53GHz dual core CPU, 2GB RAM, a 250GB HDD, Intel x4500HD graphics, DVDRW, remote control Windows Vista Premium, DVI (with DVI-VGA splitter for dual screens and HDMI adaptor), and surround sound audio (with SPIDIF optical interface Gigabit LAN). You can also slap on WiFi, an internal television tuner and Bluetooth.

But the investment here is in a low-power HTPC base that sucks up only 16 watts of power. It's hard to fathom, though, how many month's worth of power savings you'd have to rack up to make up the Fulwood's $1,000 premium over similar mini-desktops like the Acer Aspire X3200 or the Mac Mini. I’m just going to say a jillion.

Very PC intros 16 watt Fulwood mini desktop [Smart Planet via Treehugger]

1. [royaltrux]

   mmm it’s probably really quiet, though.

2. [JPW]

   It’s a funky PC for sure but I think the author meant to write ‘jibe.’