MSI Mega 651 Barebone PC

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The Tech-Report is reviewing MSI's entry to SFF. The Mega PC design was presented at this years CeBIT 2003 in Germany and the exterior design made MSI fans and would be's eager for more information. The Tech-Report were delighted by some features of the Mega PC but it falls short in the performance arena: In a perfect world, the MEGA would have been released last year when its chipset was competitive, or it would be arriving now with a Springdale chipset. In the end, the MEGA651's dated chipset knocks it out of contention for performance-hungry power users aiming to build a new primary PC. However, I'd be more than happy to hook the MEGA651 up to my TV to be used as a home theater system. I'd even put it in the bedroom so I could surf TR in the wee hours a little more comfortably and have near-silent CD or MP3 player available. (Really, I just want an excuse to admire the MEGA's sweet backlit display.)