Stealth Computer's LPC-450FS
Check out this fanless PC built on a small form factor from Stealth Computers. Let’s see, small, rugged, fanless, 12 volts…. seems like good platform for in car computing to me!
Stealth Computers offers a lot of specialized and small form factor computers, but this one really seems to be a good choice for automotive applications.
The fanless feature is nice because you don’t have to worry about the cooling fan pulling in those dust bunnies that tend to breed under the seat and other nooks and crannies of a car.
The extruded aluminum chassis and the shock mounted 2 1/2″ hard drive is no doubt a rugged package. If you want it even more shock resistant you can get a solid state drive and have no moving parts!
I have not used or reviewed this PC but it looks promising to me. Here is a link so you can read more about the LPC-450FS unit and I have included some of the specs below:
- 12 VDC Operation, ideal for mobile/field
- Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
- 3D Graphics with 16×9 Capability
- Built-in Gigabit LAN, USB 2.0,
- 1394a Firewire, Audio, Serial and Video Ports
- Low Profile Rugged Aluminum Chassis 6.1″(W) x 10.0″(D) x 2.17″(H)
- Slim Slot Loading Optical Drives
- Solid State Hard Drives (SSD) optional
- Windows Vista & XP Pro Compatible,
- Intel Celeron M440, 1.86GHz Processor
- 1MB Cache, 533MHz FSB
- 80 Gig HDD SATA (2.5″)
- DVD/CD-RW Drive
- 1GB RAM SO-DIMM
- On-board Video & Audio
- Standard Price: $1095