Can one install WinXP, Win7, Win10 or Linux too? Or is the BIOS/Efi locked down?
Intel Compute Stick
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#152Earlier quoted context omitted.
Doubtful. Both Chromecast and Firestick require an external power source. Only TV's that support MHL can deliver power from the TV. I'm guessing that for wider adoption, this will not rely on that feature.
Chromecast can be powered by a USB port on the TV itself. Fire Stick cannot.
My Fire Stick is plugged into the USB port of my receiver. I don't see why it wouldn't work with a TV USB port.
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#153As the power increases beyond Atom processors, I think this will be very compelling. I'd love to be able to unplug a dongle from my desktop monitor at home, and plug it into a tablet sized device to use on the train, then plug it into my monitor when I get to work, or a hotel rooms tv screen, or the presentation screen in our office conference room, etc. etc.
Wouldn't that often just be easier if it were your phone, so you didn't have to carry multiple devices?
I was really stoked when the Motorola Atrix came out, and was hoping that would turn into a trend:
http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Motorola-ATRIX-4G-Laptop-D...
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#154Earlier 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.
Looking at the ubuntu system requirements page, they say: "From experience, we all know that it is recommended to have 2048 MiB RAM to properly run a day to day Ubuntu." .
Of course you can run something else, but for a hassle free experience , ubuntu seems like the best choice.
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#155This looks awesome. Finally a piece of tech I actually want, and by Intel of all companies. The bigger consumer companies have been shuffling their feet, releasing arbitrary, very closed off pieces of tech that I don't really need. I really applaud Intel for making the tiny little PC I've been wanting for media and linux tomfoolery. The Chromecast was a no-go, and now with an apple tv, I'm feeling a little too enclos…
I find that Intel makes quite a few great products and initiatives. They just don't market it as loudly as others. The Intel NUC ( http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/nuc/overview.html ) is quite a versatile machine - smaller, better performance and value for money than mac minis, and more hacker friendly. It even has a cute unboxing experience (The box plays the intel jingle when you open it) Then there are initi…
That is because their target customer has never been the end user. How many people with a smart phone have heard of Qualcomm?
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#156I'm totally thrilled about this ..cant wait to try one,
( ps. i work there, funny i heard about it here first ...big company :) )
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#157Damn! Wonder why Ubuntu Edge didn't get the funding. It was quite similar but much better, why carry a separate stick when your smartphone itself is capable.
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#158If they support a keyboard and mouse via USB then wouldn't supplying power to 2 USB ports be an issue? Assuming the stick itself gets its power from HDMI.
>Assuming the stick itself gets its power from HDMI. I wouldn't make that assumption; Chromecast can't do it, and it's a lot less demanding than this.
Chromecast doesn't because it doesn't support MHL-HDMI which added a power over HDMI option (HDMI does have power but it something like 50mA). The newest version of MHL-HDMI does 2A. I'm not sure if that's enough to power this Intel stick however.
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#159Earlier quoted context omitted.
How do you know how much it's going to cost? I don't see that information anywhere.
http://techreport.com/news/27619/intel-compute-stick-is-a-14... $149
Ah. Thanks for the link.
The 149$ version comes with Windows 8.1 Preloaded. The linux version is 89$.
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#160Earlier quoted context omitted.
How do you know how much it's going to cost? I don't see that information anywhere.
I don't know, but since its form-factor and size puts in direct contention with Android Sticks (which go for about 60$), it should be priced similarly. Also it has to be cheaper than the cheapest Celeron-based Intel NUC(140$). So i expect the price should be somewhere in between.
Worth mentioning NUCs don't come with memory or storage.