Fanless PC/104 SBC Uses Less Than 5 W

Looking for a low-cost, low-power PC/104 SBC? Check out Diamond Systems’ Rhodeus. This fanless SBC is based on a 500-MHz AMAMD Geode LX800. Interfaces include Ethernet, two USB 2.0 ports, two serial ports, two PS/2 ports, and a floppy and IDE port. It can

William G. Wong

Sept. 11, 2008

Looking for a low-cost, low-power PC/104 SBC? Check out Diamond Systems’ Rhodeus. This fanless SBC is based on a 500-MHz AMAMD Geode LX800. Interfaces include Ethernet, two USB 2.0 ports, two serial ports, two PS/2 ports, and a floppy and IDE port. It can handle up to a 1-Gbyte SODIMM. Pricing starts at $350 with 256 Mbytes of DDR SDRAMRAMRAM.

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www.diamondsystems.com

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