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Windows 11 | Windows 10 Modifying => Windows 11 | Windows 10 Hardware => Topic started by: javajolt on July 30, 2017, 06:47:52 PM
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Swiss company Prime Computer offers a line of small, fanless desktop computers (http://primecomputer.abacuscity.ch/de/chf/2~100/Privatkunden/PrimeMini-3) that are basically modified versions of Intel’s NUC mini PCs. Priced at 1,099 Swiss Franks ($1135) and up, they’re not exactly cheap. But now the company is offering something really special (and expensive): a computer covered in 18-carat gold.
It’s a limited-edition model that will sell for $1 million (http://www.arabianbusiness.com/content/377081-4-million-dirham-18-carat-gold-pc-launches-in-uae). And it’ll probably be a solid gold doorstop eventually, since there’s no easy way to upgrade the processor on this type of computer. I guess the good news is that the 7 kilograms (about 15 pounds) of gold used in the case will probably hold its value even as the PC’s specs start to look dated.
(http://s3.postimg.org/ak8xtf9j7/Prime-_Gold-_PC-_Prime-_Computer.jpg)
The little computer does offer some decent specs: it has an Intel Core i5 processor and supports up to 32GB of RAM and up to 5 terabytes of solid state storage. It comes with Windows 10 Pro or Linux-based software.
And if a gold-encrusted PC isn’t extravagant enough for you, there’s also an option to cover the power button with a precious stone.
Clearly, the limited edition Prime Computer computer with a gold case is a luxury item for folks who’d rather spend $1 million too much on a PC than find something better to do with their money. But as FanlessTech notes (http://www.fanlesstech.com/2017/07/the-1-million-fanless-nuc.html), there is one (kind of) practical benefit to using gold: it’s a durable material that conducts heat pretty well, so it should be at least as effective as aluminum in helping dissipate heat in this fanless computer.
source (http://liliputing.com/2017/07/can-buy-18-carat-gold-mini-pc-1-million.html)