From MicroATX to even smaller form factors, ASUS is really blazing new trails in addition to creating new ones where they deem needed. There have to be some real challenges when it comes to keeping things cool and running smoothly.

Personally, I like the bigger form factors. Coming from a man that drives a car better described as a tank, I think that bigger may not be better. Nah, I just think that bigger has more personality.

Asus’s barebone team, based at the company’s headquarters in Taipei, has already developed a number of small PCs based around MicroATX motherboards, but recently turned out its first cube-shaped SFF PC, following a trail originally blazed by Shuttle Computer.

The S-presso is immediately distinguishable from competitors by features like a moulded plastic case that give it a rounder, albeit slightly wider, shape than most other SFF PCs. The two models currently available both use the same motherboard, based around an Intel 865G/ICH5 integrated graphics chipset. The more feature laden S1-P111 includes a TV/FM Tuner card, and Linux-based instant-on software that can play DVD, CD, MP3 music or FM radio within a few seconds of power on.