When you were impressed by CompuLab’s Trim Slice that was released a number of months back, wait’ll you get a load of the hot model that’s on its way. Available near the top of August, the recent diminutive desktop should be powered by NVDIA’s Tegra 2 SoC like its elder sibling. With a view to differentiate itself from the former release, this build incorporates an accessible SATA hard disk drive bay, in order that “ARM users aren’t any longer deprived of choice in terms of storage.” Sounds great, right? You’ll even be ready to make a choice from two models. The Trim Slice H Diskless will let you add your individual HDD or SSD for $279, while the $319 H250 comes with Linux pre-installed on a 250GB HDD. Either one of these beasts will showcase 1GHz chips, 1GB RAM, HDMI and DVI ports, Gigabit Ethernet, built-in 802.11n WiFi, 4 USB ports, 2 SD slots, an RS232 serial port and USB Bluetooth adapter. Whew… while we catch our breath, scope out the pics within the gallery, and check the complete PR below.
[Thanks, Irad]
Haifa, Israel – 9-Aug-2011 – CompuLab, manufacturer of Trim-Slice – the 1st ARM Cortex-A9 miniature desktop powered by NVIDIA Tegra 2, is announcing a brand new Trim-Slice model and is reaching out to the open-source community with Trim-Slice developers program.
Trim-Slice H
Trim-Slice H further extends the usability of ARM at the desktop by incorporating an accessible bay for a 2.5″ SATA hard-disk inside the Trim-Slice miniature fanless casing. “High-capacity and affordable storage is a vital element of the PC experience” said Irad Stavi, Director of Business Development at CompuLab. “With Trim-Slice H, ARM users are no longer deprived of choice when it comes to storage.” Trim-Slice H will be available towards the end of Aug-2011 in two models:
- Trim-Slice H Diskless – where the buyer can add the harddisk or SSD – MSRP $279
- Trim-Slice H250 – with 250GB harddisk and Linux pre-installed – MSRP $319
Both models incorporate 1 GHz Tegra 2, 1 GB RAM, HDMI and DVI ports, Gigabit Ethernet, built-in 802.11n WiFi, 4 USB ports, 2 SD slots, RS232 serial port and a USB Bluetooth® adapter.
Discounted Developer-Kits
CompuLab is committed to cooperation with the open-source community. “Trim-Slice is especially attractive to software developers because it is an open platform designed right into a commercial grade product” said Igor Vaisbein, Trim-Slice System Architect at CompuLab. “The Trim-Slice design team is operating closely with the community to facilitate further deployment of open-source projects. Recent support for Trim-Slice by Arch Linux ARM and MeeGo illustrate this relationship.” To further extend the reach of Trim-Slice in the community CompuLab is now creating a special offer to open-source developers only – Trim-Slice Pro Dev-Kit at 45% discount – $175 rather than $319. For more information visit www.trimslice.com/community
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