VIA and Bitway announce power efficient PC in Brazil
Press release, March 5; Joseph Tsai, DIGITIMES [Wednesday 5 March 2008] 
VIA Technologies and Bitway, a Brazil-based system integrator, have announced a new desktop computer based on the VIA pc2500 motherboard. The Bitway Flex PC will be available at major retail stores throughout Brazil for a price of BRL$800 (US$474.21). The Flex PC features VIA's 1.5GHz C7-D processor which uses 76% less power than other same level desktop processors, according to VIA. The system comes with monitor, speakers, keyboard and mouse. | Bitway Flex PC specifications | | Item | Detail | | Processor | 1.5GHz VIA C7-D desktop processor | | Chipset | VIA CN700 IGP chipset | | Graphics | VIA UniChrome IGP Pro integrated 2D/3D graphics processor | | Memory | 512MB DDR2 | | Audio | VIA Vinyl 6-channel AC97 Audio | | Hard Drive | 80GB SATA | | Optical Drive | DVD-RW Drive | | Networking | 10/100 Ethernet | | Peripherals | Monitor, keyboard, mouse and stereo speakers | | OS Support | Bitlinux | | Dimensions | 36cm X 40cm X 18 cm | Source: Company, compiled by Digitimes, March 2008 
Bitway Flex PC Photo: Company
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