Re: Portable Desktop?

DevilsPGD wrote:
In message <gos7pe$n98$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Justin
<justin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> was claimed to have wrote:

david wrote:
On Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:44:25 -0500, Justin rearranged some electrons to
say:

I work in a department where all the other people are married with kids.
So naturally I volunteered for a position that lets me travel all over
the world - for a few months at a time. Nothing is finalized but I
think my first stop is Seoul, Korea.

having said that I have two laptops, but I like to use a desktop. I
need a decent screen since I do alot of spreadsheets.

So, my question is, is it possible to build a $600 small form factor PC
that can be transported? I would generally UPS or FedEx the PC ahead of
me when I move.
If this is possible what components would you use?
Why not just use a large monitor, external mouse, and external keyboard with your laptop?
Because I will need to run the machine overnight for large file transfers.

Not to be redundant, but why not just use a large monitor, external
mouse, and external keyboard with your laptop?

(in other words, you can do that with a laptop)

I understand I can do that technically; but I would rather put a desktop PC through that kind of abuse.
There are a few other reasons and I have gone over this a few times in my head and I strongly believe a SFF form factor is what I need.

What about shipping a PC?

Should I remove the heatsink from the CPU? I know companies like Dell ship their PCs all the time but they usually use lightweight cheap heatsinks; reason number 387 I always build my own.
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