Stunning performance.  Whisper quiet.  Gorgeous looks.
RISCube Ultra

Sometimes it pays to do things a little different. That's certainly what we found with the Centrino technology found in our RISCube Ultra system. The processor at the heart of this machine comes not from the usual desktop world, but from the latest laptop designs. If you read about our laptops by clicking here, you'll find that we were astounded at the performance levels offered by the Centrino platform - eclipsing even the latest pure-ARM desktop RISC OS systems in most tests. We knew immediately that we wanted to see this technology in a desktop machine, with desktop parts (eg. hard drives, memory, graphics cards) and that's what we have finally been able to do with the RISCube Ultra. The result - RISC OS results over 40% faster than the most expensive "Desktop" processors available!

The good news doesn't stop there though. These chips draw minimal power, and therefore generate much less heat than their usual desktop counterparts, allowing for virtually silent operation. It is even possible to run these systems completely without fans, but we choose to use one for reliability in diverse climates - it can't be heard above ambient computer noise (hard disc etc). The improvement in work environment offered by this extra quietness (as compared with systems sold by many other companies, or DIY solutions) is profound.

Default RISCube Ultra specification - £999 inc

• Intel Centrino technology with 1.7Ghz CPU
  (roughly double this for equivalent Pentium 4 performance grade)
• 1024Mb of high speed memory (RAM) with heat spreaders for reliability
• 120Gb high speed hard drive with 8Mb buffer for performance
• DVD/CD drive with high speed CD burning
• Combined floppy disc drive and 7-in-1 camera disc reader
• Fanless graphics for minimal noise
• AGP and PCI slots allow for additional expansion cards
• 5.1 channel surround sound
• 10/100/1000 speed networking
• 4x USB 2 ports, 3x Firewire ports, printer port, serial port
• RISC OS 4.02 operating system, and Windows XP Home
• UniPrint software allowing RISC OS to print to almost any printer
• Software bundle including CD burning, DVD movie player, fully MS-compatible office suite, Antivirus, graphics/photo software and lots more