Tranquil PC has shown off photos of a forthcoming new design for its media center systems, and it’s incredibly thin. The MMC-12 is set for release soon, and is around the same size as a slimline DVD or Blu-Ray player at less than 1.5 inches tall. It’s constructed from metal and finished in satin-textured matte black, with only a power button, name badge, and slot-loading optical drive breaking up the front panel. It’s set to be powered by Intel’s Sandy Bridge processors, so shouldn’t be a slouch when it comes to transcoding video. This isn’t the first low-profile system from the company, but previous models like the T2e were powered by relatively puny Atom or Pentium M chips, making the MMC-12 a big step forward.
Tranquil MMC-12 Media Center announced: Sandy Bridge CPU power in a 1.5-inch tall case
Tranquil has announced its new MMC-12 model — a low-profile, silent HTPC with the power of Intel’s Sandy Bridge CPU.
Tranquil has announced its new MMC-12 model — a low-profile, silent HTPC with the power of Intel’s Sandy Bridge CPU.
Previous media centers from Tranquil have garnered praise for their focus on passive, silent cooling, though they’ve never been quite this design-oriented before. We’re also not sure whether the MMC-12 is set to replace the current ixL-S, or whether they’ll be sold alongside one another as a range. One criticism that has always dogged Tranquil’s computers is high prices — a detail yet to be revealed about the MMC-12, but don’t expect beauty to come cheap.
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