Foxconn's E-Bot Boasts Style, Flexibility

The system measures 11.75 x 7 x 10.75 inches and weighs just less than 11 pounds. The motherboard is included with the case and the mainboard supports Intel's Pentium 4, Prescott and Celeron chipsets. It will accommodate a front-side bus with throughput of 400/533/800MHz and up to 3.2GHz.

Even though the e-bot system ships without an actual CPU, Foxconn has included a thermal heat sink for the eventual containment of the processor.

The system will seat up to 2 Gbytes of DDR 266/333/400 SDRAM in two DIMM slots and allows for an ATA-133 storage interface. Installing the hard drive was the toughest task.

The e-bot also comes equipped with an onboard high-performance VGA graphics controller, on- board six-channel audio, 10/100-Mbps onboard Ethernet controller, a DVD-ROM/CD-R/RW slim-line drive and a hidden, pop-up 7-in-1 multimedia card reader/writer—a very nice aesthetic touch.

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Prices on small-form-factor barebones systems have recently risen, due largely to their increasing popularity. These designs bring style, ruggedness and practicality to the desktop. The generic beige tower is not enough anymore: PC users not only want increased functionality in a smaller space, they also want to spice up their surroundings. Solution providers should be prepared to pay somewhat of a premium for the new design (end user MSRP for the barebones is $399), but the opportunities for building desirable, expandable and functional PCs based on the platform should make up for the high up-front price.

One minor gripe is that it only comes in one color, and the company said it has no plans to offer more options.