The Sub $300 Diskless Linux Notebook - The InkMedia PC

The Sub $300 Diskless Linux Notebook – The InkMedia PC

By Roland Hutchinson on Friday 18th April 2008 11:00 am in Linux

Check out the InkMedia PC, which will go on sale for less than $300.

The InkmEdia has an 8.6 inch SVGA screen with a resolution of 800 x 600, 4 USB 2.0 ports, 2 SD card slots and 512MB of RAM, and 2 GB NAND Flash, containing read only file system (compressed).

Due to its advanced technical design, the InkMedia computer line cannot get a virus, a worm or ad-ware of any kind. It also never slows down, as it doesn’t have a hard disk to de-fragment. The InkMedia computer was designed from the outset to minimize any need for service or technical support. Its OS and applications are permanently embedded in the hardware, unable to be accessed or written to by malicious scripts.

The InkMedia computer has no moving parts and contains no hard disk to overheat or wear out. It has excellent performance and a mid-level class CPU, capable of operating virtually any form of media (flash or video) and it is fully internet capable. The technology operates with USB devices and connects seamlessly to servers and networks.

Here’s the specs.

VIA C7-M ULV Processor
Internal 8.6″ Diagonal SVGA (800×600) LCD panel
Supporting 1024 X 768 True Color Video Output on external monitor
Supports MPEG2 and MPEG4 decode acceleration in hardware.
4 USB 2.0 ports, 1 USB 1.1 port (for keyboard)
2 SD slots
512 MB Ram
2 GB NAND Flash, containing read only file system (compressed)
User file storage on SD card
1 Stereo minipin audio out, stereo minipin mic in
1 RGB out for VGA monitor
10/100 Ethernet jack
802.11 a/b/g WiFi
100-250V 50/60Hz universal power supply
5-8 Hours of battery life

There are no details available at the moment on when the InkMedia PC will go on sale or the exact pricing but InkMedia have confirmed it will be less than $300.

Product Page via Linux Devices

Anonymous Says:
April 20th, 2008 at 7:58 pm

There’s no such thing as a computer that cannot get a virus, worm or ad-ware, it’s just not able to get any of the current ones

Fatgadget Says:
April 20th, 2008 at 8:43 pm

Hi Anonymous

This one can’t because the OS can’t be modified in any way as it is embedded into the hardware.

I am not sure exactly how it works though.

jellisii Says:
May 3rd, 2008 at 12:15 am

Which is great… until you find that the apps that are packaged on the unwriteable bit have been compromised… or need an update to progress with functionality.

Mauricio Says:
May 4th, 2008 at 3:02 am

I’d assume the compressed file system gets uncompressed at some point… and that’s when the virus infects your system…
The point is that you don’t need an antivirus…. simple reboot your system, and you’re free from the virus

Uncle B Says:
May 26th, 2008 at 3:48 pm

During this ‘Great Depression’ we are approaching, values, of the individuals that survive, will be such that to undo any working system will be as unthinkable as willfully wasting education, food or fuel. Hungry, tired people in a fight to the death for their lifestyle don’t do that! Deliberate viruses will disappear. Society will no longer feel they must fight against the “Man” and do subversive destructive things to relieve themselves of angst. They will know their enemies well, and like the peoples of may countries not as well off as the USA, their first concern will be the survival of the group they are part of. Remember, China awards excellence and punishes what they consider immoral acts with death! We are up against a tough competitor for supremacy in the 21st century, we don’t have room for assholes!