Desktop PC’s are shrinking

The idea and the affordability of mini-PC’s in non-laptop form have been around for years.  HP, Dell, Lenovo, and Acer have slim tower desktops but the recent trend has been going even smaller.  Technewsworld.com has an interesting article that points out some of the recent trend changes in the small computing world.  They call these new PC’s “Crossover systems” which is not to be confused with vehicle crossovers of course.  Some of these machines actually have started using laptop hardware in a desktop oriented computer box.  This not only cuts down on its footprint size but also on your electric bill since they are power sippers.

Another company has gone another route though.  HP has come out with the TouchSmart series which combines all of the normal desktop hardware into an all-in-one touch screen desktop PC.  So far, most people that see these PC’s are intrigued and even like the styling over Apple’s trend setting desktops.

Asus also has been attacking this front with their Eee PC’s starting a very attractive price of $349.  They dont come with a CD drive and only come with XP Home but these refinements make up for its incredibly small size, about the size of a softcover book.  It even comes with a bracket to hang it on the back of a monitor or TV.

Check out the article at Technewsworld.com for a more in-depth analysis of this trend.