Dell Inspiron 400HD Zino
Configuration

I got my Zino to be an audio playback node, and thus my goal was to minimize the power in the box, not maximize it. Here is the configuration that I got: only $10 above the minimum possible.

• CPU: AMD Athlon 2650e, single core 1.6GHz, 32K L1 cache, 512K L2 cache. Dual core and faster clock are available.
• Memory: 2Gb (2x1Gb) dual channel DDR2 SDRAM, 800MHz. It has 2 slots, and can accomodate 2Gb DIMMs.
• Hard disc: 250Gb 7200RPM SATA by Western Digital. Waaaaay overkill for this application. Bigger discs and external drives are available.
• Optical disc: 8x DVD+/-RW (and CD RW of course).
• Video: Integrated ATI Radeon HD3200.
• Sound: Integrated 2.1 HD Azalia audio. A separate SP/DIF channel transmits on the HDMI port (not optical).
• Keyboard: Standard Dell USB keyboard is included.
• Mouse: Dell USB optical mouse.
• Extras: Blue top cover, add $10. Designer covers cost more.
• Operating system: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic. Other Windows variants at extra cost; Ubuntu is not on the order form but they give you a setup guide for Ubuntu. I'm actually using openSuSE 11.2 on it.
• Warranty: 1 year at home after remote diagnosis. (Up to 3 years available.)
• Declined extra cost options: internal wireless card; wireless router; monitor; speakers; printer; external disc for backup; modem; surge suppressor; Microsoft Office; other crapware; McAfee antivirus subscription; DataSafe Online Backup (1 year subscription included in price); on call plan.
• Ports in front: 2x USB 2.0; audio line out or headphone; card slot for SD, MMC, etc. In rear: 2x USB 2.0; audio line out; microphone in; 2x eSATA; HDMI (with audio); VGA; power.
• Power: external brick, 65 watts 19.5 volts, like a laptop.