iamaboringperson wrote:
So what would a potential - especialy first time - computer buyer want with a system like a pegasos?
What I mean is that since the aim seems to be for a more than just a nerds toy, what else will there be that will interest a wider range of customers?
If the average person wants word-processing and email, the Pegasos would surely deliver, but what would make people choose it rather than Windows/x86?
You mention Pegasos - but do you have a special OS in mind? ;-)
Well, I guess you are mostly interested in the HW aspect? No noise is the first thing that comes to my mind. Also the small form factor. That, plus the integrated peripherals and things like the optical digital S/P DIF out connector.
So I guess that the Pegasos would be appealing to people interested in the cool/silent yet powerful systems. What x86 alternative is there, if you put equally importance on the Heat, Noise, Features, Price, Performance aspects? The VIA Epia with Eden? Well, it's small, cool, cheap, silent, ... but weak! The higher CPU performance of the Pegasos might be worth the extra dollars to some people in that market segment.
But what we really should be discussing in this case is the Pegasos 2, but that will be a little difficult for obvious reasons :-P. But I guess that the same things as above goes for the Peg2 as well, plus the Gigabit ethernet connector, especially if there will be two of them, which will be PRETTY UNIQUE compared to most other motherboards out there, especially since it sits directly in the NorthBridge.
