Tanah Emas Concepts
PandaPC

Note: further production of PandaPC is currently on hold due to upcoming enhancements.


Panda PC
- Small footprint in full aluminium casing
- Consumes only 21 Watts of power
- No cooling fan required
- Regular expansion ports - USB/Serial etc.
- Video Out (NTSC / PAL)
- Audiophile grade 6 channel sound
- Fast 1 GHz processor
- Generous amount of DDR RAM
- 2.5" or 3.5" hard disk
- Choice of CDROM or DVD-CDRW
- Optional DC power supply

Affordable and powerful - A quiet, powerful and inexpensive computer. Small footprint - free up the real estate on your desktop. Put it in places where you would not put a normal PC, like your Audio/Video Rack. Runs on both AC and DC, which makes it easy to be installed in a boat or an automobile. The product is fully functional with Microsoft Windows XP without installing any additional drivers.

What makes our product special is that we can customize the Panda according to your needs. We can configure it as a regular desktop, Home Theater PC (HTPC), intranet server - anything that you need. The Panda PC does not require a fan for normal applications, so it is nearly silent while operating.

Available Options:
Panda / DVD-CDRW: As above, with Slimline DVD-CDRW combo drive.

Panda / CDROM: 30 GB 2.5" hard disk OR 60 GB 3.5" hard disk, 256 MB DDR RAM, Slimline CDROM drive, AC-only power supply.

Note: Each unit already has an ethernet port. If you require a second optical drive or a second ethernet, you may choose from the Additional Accessories. When ordering, please specify whether you want a 3.5" or 2.5" drive. The 3.5" drives are optimized for performance and capacity whereas the 2.5" drives specialize in low power consumption and are quieter.

For business customers who like the style of the Panda PC but would prefer a version with less multimedia features, please contact us for pricing. 12 Volts DC power supplies are also available - contact us for more information.

Software:
We can pre-install the unit with GNU/Linux or Windows, as per your requirement.

Panda features the mini-ITX form factor specified by VIA. miniITX is an ultra small compact design that fits all the features of a motherboard onto a small 17cm x 17 cm PCB. The Panda features a Processor running at 1 GHz. The chip runs so cool that in some configurations, it does not require a processor fan. This unit consumes far less power then regular motherboards. Despite it's small size, the miniITX is fully featured. Not only does the motherboard have video out, it also can be configured with a digital out so that you can send the output to a receiver or video processor.
Hardware Specifications:
1 GHz processor (Fully x86 compatible)
4 x USB 2.0 ports (2 accessible from the front)
1 Serial (RS-232) / 1 Parallel port
Built in AC97 audio - Line Out, Line In and Mic In
6 channel, audiophile grade sound output (S/N Ratio of 108 dB)
VGA / Video out (NTSC/PAL) through RCA or SVHS ports
Integrated VIA CastleRock AGP graphics with MPEG-2 decoder
1 x Firewire (IEEE 1394)
2 x ATA-66/100/133 headers
1 Floppy Disk drive header
PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse connector
1 RJ45 for 10/100 MBit Lan
1 full size PCI slot
1 DDR266 DIMM socket - Up to 1GB memory size
CIR/SIR (InfraRed) header
Consumes only 21 Watts of power.
Dimensions: 275 X 275 X 165 mm
Weight: To Be Announced

Included in the package:
256 MB DDR RAM
30 GB 2.5" hard disk OR 60 GB 3.5" hard disk
Slim DVD-CDRW combo OR Slim CDROM drive
Power supply - AC (85 - 240 volts) auto sensing


Accessories:
We can supply low cost LCD panels, WiFi (802.11x gear), TV Cards, Networking equipment, Keyboard / Mice, Security Cameras, Video Conferencing gear etc. Contact us for details.

Software Suite:
The Panda PC supports virtually all x86 operating systems. This includes Windows 9x, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows CE.NET, Windows XP embedded, GNU/Linux, BSD, and QNX. We will install the software application according to your needs, such as Entertainment Workstation, DataCenter Server, regular desktop etc.

For Desktop usage:
Elx Power Desktop 2.0
Elx Linux
Mandrake 9.1/9.0
Alt Linux Junior 2.0
OEone Desktop
ASP Linux
Peanut Linux 9.5

For Server applications:
Slackware
Red Hat 9.0/8.0/7.3
Suse Linux
IPCOP Firewall Gateway
Smoothwall
e-Smith
NetMax

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