MPC-L from Viglen
Being a sucker for Linux devices and working on the general principle that you can never own too many computers I recently got myself a Viglen MPC-L.
I got it for the staggering price of £79 including VAT and delivery thanks to a special deal on the Ubuntu UK Podcast.
Other people have blogged about this machine so I won’t bother saying to much, I’ll just post some pretty pictures.
It comes in a hugely over-sized box.
With a small box inside…
Unpacking…
What you get…
Plug it in!
The BIOS is quite limited.
It ships with Xubuntu
And yes! it even comes with a Microsoft mouse!
The low power CPU means default OS is fine for web browsing and email but it is a little sluggish for doing any real work. Where I think this machine really shines (and the reason why I bought one) is as a tiny low power server on the home network. I’ve installed a minimal Ubuntu server and am playing with ideas about connecting storage and using it as a backup machine, using it hooked up to a stereo and playing music from other computers on the network, an ssh box in the DMZ on the network so that I can transfer/use stuff when I’m not at home…. the possibilities are endless.
I don’t know if the deal is still going but for details listen to episode 11 of the Ubuntu UK podcast.
January 15th, 2009 at 8:38 pm
How do you get into the bios on this machine I am slowly loosing the plot with it
January 16th, 2009 at 2:34 pm
Hi Tim I can’t recall right now, I’ll check it out and get back to you.
I think it’s something simple like pressing F12.
February 10th, 2009 at 4:07 pm
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