Technology content trusted by users in Australia and around the world.
5,016 Articles | 30,533 Posts
Select Your Edition:  
Giveaway time thanks to AMD! Win one of five A Series A8 6600K 3.9GHz CPU's 
Tweakipedia
A wealth of
tech information!

AU EditionYou are located: Home > All News > Computer Systems News > Commodore C64x Extreme, sports Core i7, 8GB RAM, sans external floppy drive

Commodore C64x Extreme, sports Core i7, 8GB RAM, sans external floppy drive

By: (more) | Computer Systems News | Posted: Nov 4, 2011 9:32 am

Ah, the Commodore. I have such great memories of thee. But, Commodore USA's C64 computer recreations have been quite good since last year, and now we have the third variant, the C64x Extreme. This unit sports the 80s flair, but 2011-specced. Inside, it features an Intel Core i7 quad-core CPU capable of turbo boosting to 3.3GHz.

 

commodore_c64x_extreme_sports_core_i7_8gb_ram

 

Also, 8GB of DDR3 RAM, Intel HD integrated graphics and a decent 2TB. On the outside, where this thing looks quite amazing, we have two USB 3.0 ports, three USB 2.0 ports and an eSATA port. Also included is HDMI, 3.5mm S/PDIF, VGA and DVI. Apart from the kitchen sink, the C64x Extreme also includes Bluetooth, 802.11 b/g/n WiFi, an Ethernet port and even a DVD-RW drive.

 

The only downfall is it comes with Linus Mint 11 pre-loaded, and will only fully support Windows once the company's "retro inspired" Commodore OS Vision becomes available. While it looks insanely cool and will most likely being a nostalgic tear to your eye, it will also kick you in the balls and rob you, too. It'll set you back $1,500. But, to you, it might just be worth it. I'll be down on the ground holding my nads in pain, while dreaming of this amazing beast.

 

Commodore USA plans to ship orders played by November 25th before December 15th, if that helps.


SOURCE #1, #2, #3

Related Tags



Further Reading: Read and find more Computer Systems news at our Computer Systems news index page.

TweakTown News RSS FeedDo you get our news RSS feed? Get It! Got a news tip? Tell Us!

Post a Comment about this news



Check out our
RSS feeds!


Computer Systems News Posts

View More Computer Systems News Posts


TweakTown Web Poll

Question: Now you have the facts, which is your next-gen gaming console?

Microsoft Xbox One

Sony PlayStation 4

I'm a PC gamer, or not interested, or buying something else

or View the Results

View More Polls

Forum Activity

View More Forum Posts

Computer Systems Press Releases

View More Computer Systems Press Releases