A desktop computing system, comprising: a cylindrically shaped body that defines an internal volume having (i) a longitudinal axis, (ii) an overall shape that is symmetric about the longitudinal axis, and (iii) a radius having a maximum radial distance at an interior surface of the enclosure and that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the cylindrically shaped body having a first opening at a first end characterized as having a first diameter and a second opening that connects the internal volume to an external environment is axially disposed from the first opening and is characterized as having a second diameter; a base unit centered at and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and having a size corresponding to the first diameter, wherein the base unit is separably coupled to the cylindrically shaped body at the first opening and is capable of supporting the cylindrically shaped body on a horizontal surface; and components supported by the base, the components comprising: a structural core placed on the base; a circular exhaust assembly including a wireless subsystem mounted on a circuitry board, wherein the circular exhaust assembly is centered at and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and is located on the structural core in close proximity to the second opening; and a rectangular PCB having electronic circuits mounted thereto, wherein the rectangular PCB is mounted on the structural core and has a major centerline that is perpendicular to the radius and parallel to and radially offset from the longitudinal axis a distance that is less than the maximum radial distance, wherein the circular exhaust assembly includes an air mover assembly that is capable of directing an airflow axially through the internal volume and along an exit path that includes the second opening. a cylindrically shaped body that defines an internal volume having (i) a longitudinal axis, (ii) an overall shape that is symmetric about the longitudinal axis, and (iii) a radius having a maximum radial distance at an interior surface of the enclosure and that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the cylindrically shaped body having a first opening at a first end characterized as having a first diameter and a second opening that connects the internal volume to an external environment is axially disposed from the first opening and is characterized as having a second diameter; a base unit centered at and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and having a size corresponding to the first diameter, wherein the base unit is separably coupled to the cylindrically shaped body at the first opening and is capable of supporting the cylindrically shaped body on a horizontal surface; and components supported by the base, the components comprising: a structural core placed on the base; a circular exhaust assembly including a wireless subsystem mounted on a circuitry board, wherein the circular exhaust assembly is centered at and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and is located on the structural core in close proximity to the second opening; and a rectangular PCB having electronic circuits mounted thereto, wherein the rectangular PCB is mounted on the structural core and has a major centerline that is perpendicular to the radius and parallel to and radially offset from the longitudinal axis a distance that is less than the maximum radial distance, wherein the circular exhaust assembly includes an air mover assembly that is capable of directing an airflow axially through the internal volume and along an exit path that includes the second opening. a structural core placed on the base; a circular exhaust assembly including a wireless subsystem mounted on a circuitry board, wherein the circular exhaust assembly is centered at and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and is located on the structural core in close proximity to the second opening; and a rectangular PCB having electronic circuits mounted thereto, wherein the rectangular PCB is mounted on the structural core and has a major centerline that is perpendicular to the radius and parallel to and radially offset from the longitudinal axis a distance that is less than the maximum radial distance, wherein the circular exhaust assembly includes an air mover assembly that is capable of directing an airflow axially through the internal volume and along an exit path that includes the second opening.