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Re: Intel Compute Stick

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Post by tdicola »

ashcairo wrote: post #62
fidotron wrote: post #53

Hardware like that makes me yearn for one with no wireless and a pair of Gigabit Ethernet ports to use as a firewall and server. It's fairly interesting to note what it's not: Android or Chrome OS. I suspect Microsoft will do quite well out of this, especially in the digital signage market, anywhere which is reasonably price sensitive but if developer time and cost can be reduced then they get a lot of leeway. Still,…

Microsoft made licenses for their OS's free for anything under 9 inches.

Is that for OEMs or for end users? I thought it was just for OEMs.

Re: Intel Compute Stick

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Post by Sanddancer »

ummonkwatz wrote: post #51

So long, NUC!

The NUC has different niches than what this is going for. The NUC line at the low end will probably be pushed out by this, but a lot of NUCs are sold with things like PCIe ports and the like that this thing almost certainly won't have. The low end has a lot of differentiation, especially in boutique devices where you just need a processor, and some kind of output.

Re: Intel Compute Stick

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Post by damian2000 »

sciurus wrote: post #71
ashcairo wrote: post #62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Microsoft made licenses for their OS's free for anything under 9 inches.

I thought that was for devices with screens under 9 inches, e.g phones and some tablets. Is there still no charge if it doesn't have a screen?

You'd think not because desktop PCs, ultra compact PCs (NUC, Brix) by definition don't come with a screen either - screens are add ons. I think the 9" rule basically applied to mobile devices only, i.e. tablets and smartphones.

Re: Intel Compute Stick

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Post by damian2000 »

discardorama wrote: post #75
aditya wrote: post #40

$149 for Windows 8.1 version and $89 for Linux version, not bad. via: http://techreport.com/news/27619/intel-compute-stick-is-a-14...

... and the Linux version will have half the RAM (1GB instead of 2GB) and a fourth the storage (8GB instead of 32GB). I think I might pass on this.

Linux will probably run fine on those specs, remember Windows has a ton of overhead in terms of RAM and storage.

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Post by nevdka »

damian2000 wrote: post #72

My 2c ... I see a problem with it not being able to fit into the HDMI ports on my TV ... due to the design of the TV there is only room for a compact HDMI cable (the port is located in a small recessed section). In this case I'd need to connect it with an HDMI extension cable, and would end up having to mount the dongle itself somewhere. Its probably better to buy an ultra compact PC such as an Intel NUC or Gigabyte…

NUC and Brix are also more powerful. I could almost see myself carrying one of these around like I used to carry around a USB memory stick. Plug it into any monitor or TV and I've got a computer. Not sure what I would do about mouse a keyboard, though.

Re: Intel Compute Stick

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Post by nacs »

damian2000 wrote: post #84
discardorama wrote: post #75

Earlier quoted context omitted.

... and the Linux version will have half the RAM (1GB instead of 2GB) and a fourth the storage (8GB instead of 32GB). I think I might pass on this.

Linux will probably run fine on those specs, remember Windows has a ton of overhead in terms of RAM and storage.

I'm not really concerned about whether Linux will run 'fine' on less hardware, I'd just want to be able to purchase the higher-end (hardware-wise) version.

I'm not going to buy the high-end version if it requires me to buy the prepackaged Windows license however.

Re: Intel Compute Stick

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Post by bulatb »

quarterwave wrote: post #69

Consider the use case suggested by the image on the copy i.e; on-screen projection of slides in a business meeting. Can this use case be met with a tablet/smart phone using a VGA adapter?

The "business meeting" use case pictured doesn't make a lot of sense. The copy at the bottom says the stick itself is a computer, not a video receiver, so there'd have to be a keyboard/mouse/controller of some kind connected to it, and they'd have to get the slide deck onto it somehow, and open PowerPoint, and that just doesn't seem particularly useful. It's much easier to use some wireless display technology and cast it from a laptop, or plug in a cable.

What they say they're aiming for are simple, self-contained (display-only?) kiosks... which maybe could be useful, for some people. You could also use it as a media center. If it could magically transform a huge TV into a touch screen, on the other hand... that would be amazing.

Re: Intel Compute Stick

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Post by damian2000 »

pellaeon wrote: post #85

It's already on sale in Taiwan for 1 or 2 months. (with a different case though) http://www.mobile01.com/topicdetail.php?f=514&t=4112495 (specs inside)

Here's a brief english article about it

http://focustaiwan.tw/news/ast/201410080025.aspx

Cost is listed as NT$4,990 (US$164) for the Win 8.1 version

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