Why Alix board is nice and why not quite

There are nice things in Alix board design and few not quite nice.

Nice ones:

• only 12V voltage needed (small external PSU is in package)
• DC-DC converter on board (so no need for ATX PSU or PicoPSU + 12V external PSU)
• slot for CompactFlash storage on board (no need for CF->ATA adapter)
• miniPCI slot
• low profile (board has height of dual USB connector)
• 22 GPIO lines
• 256MB of RAM soldered on board (so no space taken by memory slot)
• no fan, no heatsink

What I do not like:

• lack of ATX back cover for ports (so when you put it in case you will get big hole for dust)
• lack of memory slot (even SO-DIMM one if someone want more then 256MB RAM)
• ATA connector is 44 pin one for 2.5″ harddisks (looks like it is impossible to buy 2.5″->2.5″ cable in Poland)

So if someone know where to buy 2.5″ -> 2.5″ ATA cable in Poland then please write in comment.