CherryPal computer-Internet appliance hybrid goes on sale for $249

[zatoicchi]

Not quite a thin client, not quite a full-blown desktop, the two-watt CherryPal C100 "cloud computer" is available for order today.

Silicon Valley startup CherryPal is offering its eponymous system with a profile of only 5.8" x 4.2" x 1.3", weighing only 10 ounces, with a crawling 400MHz processing speed. But it's not designed to replace a full-fledged desktop, and at most resembles an Internet appliance.

For $249, the CherryPal has a Freescale MPC5121e MobileGT processor, 256MB of DDR2 RAM, 4GB of NAND Flash memory (supplemented by 50GB of free, non-subscription cloud storage), 802.11b/g wireless, 2 USB ports, 1 10/100 Ethernet port, and DBA-15 VGA and 3.5mm stereo outputs.

Unlike Asus, which took its successful Eee brand of netbook and converted it into a desktop, CherryPal leans more heavily on the cloud computing paradigm, where practically all functions are handled over the Internet through a modified version of Firefox.

CherryPal computer-Internet appliance hybrid goes on sale for $249

[anon]

ok, it couldn't be smaller and have less places to plug stuff into:



a bit like compaq's IPAQ line but with more stuff removed

[zatoicchi]

the advantage of this is for the use of web brsowing and e-maiL. it's a no brainer

[anon]

it could also be of great help (maybe with some modifications) for download-boxing

[zatoicchi]

(maybe with some modifications)

that's good idea, like maybe a descrambler to get it free..

[Aurion]

good decent properties for a small PC users,tho sounds a good choice