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The fit-PC is a small, light, fan-less nettop

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computer manufactured by the Israel

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i company CompuLab.

Three fit-PC models are available - fit-PC 1.0 was introduced in July 2007, fit-PC Slim was introduced in September 2008, and fit-PC 2 was introduced in May 2009. The device

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is power-efficient (about 5 W) and therefore considered to be a green computing

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project, capable of using open source software and creating minimal electronic waste

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fit-PC2

On February 19, 2009, Compulab announced the fit-PC2, which is "a major upgrade to the fit-PC product line".
Detailed specifications for the fit-PC2 include an Intel Atom Z5xx Silverthorne processor (1.1/1.6/2.0 GHz options), up to 2GB of RAM

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, 160GB SATA Hard Drive, GigaBit LAN and more. The fit-PC2 is also capable of HD-playback. All still running on just 6W.With fit-PC2 you save 96% of the power used by a standard desktop. fit-PC2 is the most power efficient PC on the Energy-Star

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The fit-PC2 is based on the GMA 500 (Graphics Media Accelerator). Unfortunately the open source driver included in Linux kernel 2.6.39 does not support VA-API video or OpenGL/3D acceleration.

fit-PC2i

On December 2, 2009, Compulab announced the fit-PC2i, a fit-PC2 variation targeting networking and industrial applications.
fit-PC2i adds a second Gbit Ethernet port, WoL

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, S/PDIF

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output and RS232 port, has two fewer USB ports, and no IR.

fit-PC3

The fit-PC3 has been announced, with details currently at
http://www.fit-pc.com/fit-pc3/
CompuLab fit-PC3 includes:

APU: AMD G-T56N processor with AMD RadeonTM HD 6310 Graphics or AMD G-T40E processor with AMD Radeon HD 6250 Graphics
Memory: Up to 8GB DDR3-1333 (2 SO-DIMM sockets)
Display: Dual-head HDMI 1.3a + DisplayPort
Audio: Digital 7.1 channels S/PDIF, stereo line-out, line-in, mic
Storage: Internal 2.5" SATA 3 hard disk + 2 eSATA ports
Networking: GbE + 802.11n WiFi
I/O: 2 USB 3.0 ports + 2 USB 2.0 ports in the back panel + 4 USB 2.0 ports in the front (when using the standard extension). RS232. IR receiver.
Expansion: 2 mini-PCI express sockets + custom extension board
Casing: Passively cooled die-cast aluminum 6.3" x 6.3" x 0.98" (16 x 16 x 2.5 cm)

fit-PC Slim

On September 16, 2008, Compulab announced the Fit-PC Slim, which at 11 x 10 x 3 cm is smaller than fit-PC 1.0.

Hardware

fit-PC Slim uses 500 MHz AMD Geode LX800 processor and has 512mb soldered-on RAM. The computer includes a VGA output, a serial port with a custom connector, Ethernet, b/g WLAN, and 3 USB ports (2 on the front panel). The system has an upgradeable 2.5" 60GB ATA hard drive.

Software

fit-PC Slim has General Software BIOS supporting PXE

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and booting from a USB CDROM or USB thumb drive. It is pre-installed with either Windows 7 or with Ubuntu

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8.10 and Gentoo Linux

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2008.0 . Also Windows Embedded can be used, or pre-installed on a FlowDrive.

Availability

The fit-PC Slim end-of-life was announced on 19 June 2009 with the general availability of fit-PC2.

fit-PC 1.0

fit-PC 1.0 is an earlier model that has the following differences

Limited to 256mb RAM
No Wi-Fi
Dual 100BaseT Ethernet
Larger form factor - 12 x 11.6 x 4 cm
Only 2 USB ports
Hard disk is upgradeable
No power button and indicator LEDs
5 V power supply

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