Intense PC CompuLab IPC2

Did someone say 5-yr warranty? Responsive, quiet and far exceeds my current meager needs. So impressed by this, I'm considering Compulab server. Goodbye fans. The only thing that beats this in my opinion is a remote server farm running on renewable fuel.

Everything is as expected

Great small computer. Updates to Win 10 perfectly. Easy Hard Drive changing and take SSDs.

This computer is expensive.Considering you have to still buy ram and a hdd before being able to use it (not to mention a monitor, keyboard+mouse)you can easily jump up to over a grand.However, this is a good example of you get what you pay for.This thing is tiny, and exceptionally solid. It's encased in die-cast aluminium, which doubly acts as a one big heat-sink. The inside is designed with usability in mind, installing the storage device and ram took less then 10 minutes (there's a dedicated "service port")As for power usage, its specs say it idles at 6W and goes up to 24W. Considering a standard desktop idles at 30-40W to 100+ (I'm lowballing, some will go 200+), this is impressive. It'll save you in electricity bills, especially if you plan to be running 24/7.It has a huge amount of connections permitting multiple hi res. displays, usage as a router (2 lan ports), bluetooth, wifi, cellular (sim card).Consider their warranty as well. A normal desktop comes with a 1 year limited warranty..This comes with a 5 year warranty!It comes down to this:If next year you will probably forking your money over for the next new thing, I suggest you don't buy this. There's nothing super "fancy" about it.However if you want a computer to sit on 24/7 in a dusty corner to just keep working forever for years while being efficient at it.. this is a good way to go. Consider it a investment.I greatly suggest installing Linux Mint 17 (supported till 2019). However if you're unable to break the M$ chain, expect to pay another $120.Edit:Some metering usageIdle (monitor attached) - 8WSuspended - 2.5W2 movies, 2 video games ( Braid + Race the Sun) simultaneously - 30W(No lag. I could easily switch between both games without issue in LM)