Part of the reason for that chunkier shape is that it will be offered with beefier components, including optional NVIDIA GT735M graphics and a 1TB hard drive (you can also get it with an SSD).

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Weighing in at less than 9 ounces, it can control a component from as far away as 33 feet, and with an optional radio frequency receiver, it can control components in more than one room from farther away.

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" Moreover, this wee PC will pack a mysterious Intel Core 2 Duo processor, Windows Vista, DVD writer, an optional floppy drive (saywha?), and a whole smorgasbord of other not-yet-mentioned components within a case not much larger than "your average briefcase.

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