How Koolu is this?

$199
Koolu Thin Client with 512 MB of RAM
$299
Koolu Net Appliance with 512 MB of RAMplus 80 GB hard drive and Ubuntu pre-loaded
Both models have all these features:- Quiet and reliable fan-less operation- Energy efficient. Uses less than 10 watts!- No fan and ultra low power means it can be left on all the time- Up to 1920 x 1440 display resolution- Full 16-bit audio with stereo; Microphone-in, Audio-out/Headphone- 4 USB ports with printer, keyboard, mouse, and storage support- 10/100 MBit BASE-T wired Ethernet standard.

Most people use their computers to surf the net, email and download their digital pictures. Most everything else can now be done from the browser. Google and others now provide storage and apps like word processing and spreadsheets. Now your not going to be able to play 3-D games or edit video on one of the things but most people don't use their systems for that anyhow. A Koolu runs on less than 10% of the power it takes to run a normal desktop system so at an average energy cost savings of $18.00 per month it should pay for itself in about three years time. Not to mention that it makes no noise, is very small and has no moving parts to wear out. If you don't want the hard drive option, lightweight Linux distros such as Puppy and DSL can be ran from a $20.00 flash drive. Several Koolus can be ran on a home network behind a low cost terminal server so you can have complete control over what your children can and cant' do on the net. No viruses or spyware to get is a big plus. Mark