Nifty as hell, but useless. The only thing I could see this being useful for is a simple, hidden computer for internet access. But then why not buy a $500 laptop that you can carry around?

Not really useless, but underpowered. With a little more power you could install it behind your enormous LCD TV. Add a wireless keyboard and mouse and you can sift from your couch and watch TV at the same time.

I know you're being sarcastic, but I think that for that money you're better off with a laptop you can carry around.

I'm pretty sure this is intended to be used as a thin client.

Marine, you're not geek enough.

It's cool because it's so tiny, and even more because it looks like a light switch, everything else is irrilevant.

Usefullness is irrilevant.

i think if you imagine a huge office block where 2000 people need to use email and firefox and not much else, this starts to make a lot of sense, especially if it uses less power, takes less space, makes less noise, can be installed in the existing circuiting system. i am guessing this uses network storage, they didn't put a 40GB hard drive in there.

lol at geeks saying "for that price you can just get a laptop"... why do geeks ALWAYS say that?

Whoa whoa whoa! I NEVER said it wasn't über fucking cool! I was just saying that for an individual/residential use, it's more practical for the laptop. but for an office block that you mentioned, then that would become practical - maybe like an internet center.