<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div>On Aug 10, 2010, at 7:34 AM, Joe wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 4:11 PM, Richard Morton<br><<a href="mailto:richard.e.morton@gmail.com">richard.e.morton@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote type="cite"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/jetway-jbc600c99-52w-is-a-long-name-for-a-little-nettop-with-ato/">http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/jetway-jbc600c99-52w-is-a-long-name-for-a-little-nettop-with-ato/</a><br></blockquote><br>I just stumbled upon this one myself, newegg carries it:<br><a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856107072">http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856107072</a><br><br>I am in the market for a small/quiet frontend and I was thinking of<br>getting a Revo as they seem to be pretty highly regarded for that<br>purpose -- but I discovered they discontinued the $199 "1600" model<br>and now all you can get is the more expensive 3600 series. This<br>Jetway is cheaper and comes with an MCE remote, but does NOT have<br>keyboard, memory, or storage for the OS (I don't want the keyboard but<br>the memory is important, and I don't feel like going through the pain<br>of setting up network boot). In the end it's probably about the same<br>price.<br></div></blockquote></div><br><div>I'm considering getting a nettop to play with as a new frontend. Has anyone actually seen/used this new Jetway? It appears to be what I'm looking for, with a few potential concerns:</div><div><br></div><div>1) All mentions of this product reference an optical S/PDIF port in their summary text. However, the specs on Jetway's site don't list it and I'm not seeing it in the pictures. I'm curious if there is indeed a S/PDIF port.</div><div><br></div><div>2) It states that a MCE remote is included. Does this come with an external USB IR receiver or is one built-in? It doesn't make sense to build one in to me, if the thing is meant to be mounted on the back of the display. </div><div><br></div><div>3) The specs state "<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 14px; ">Silent Fan & Heatpipe Thermal Solution". One of my goals is to get something that is as quiet as possible. I'm curious what their definition of silent really is.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 14px; "><br></span></div><meta charset="utf-8"><div>Thanks,</div><div>Joe</div></body></html>