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Flat Panel Computers
Situations requiring more than 1GHz of processing power and up to 1GB of RAM will benefit from the new low cost AHM 6xx5 fanless industrial panel computer range from Datasound Laboratories. Available with either a 1GHz or 1.5GHz Celeron M processor or the 1.8GHz Pentium M, users of this NEMA 4/IP 65 compliant unit can also choose between a 2.5” hard disk drive or a CompactFlash card where ruggedised Flash storage is required.
ProvAll of the AHM 6xx5 options feature four serial ports, Ethernet 10/100 Base-T, two USB ports, IDE and PS/2 keyboard and mouse interfaces. They also have line in/line out and Mic in audio facilities. For situations where a stand alone pc is required, the silent running AHM 6xx5 has VESA mounting facilities.
With an operating temperature of 0 - 50 °C, the AHM-6xx5 measures 231 x 176 x 74mm and weighs just 1.4 kg. FCC and CE Class A certified for EMC, the computer is also RoHS compliant. Even with all these features, the AHM-6xx5 range is very competitively priced starting from only £649 for an 8in touchscreen system with 1GHz Celeron M and 256MB RAM.