Intel Compute Stick • Hacker News Board

Re: Intel Compute Stick

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Post by baldfat » Wed, Jan 07, 2015, 1:28 PM UTC

Jormundir wrote: post #135

This 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…

> The Chromecast was a no-go

I find that the Chromecast is the perfect tech item. It does a few things and does them extremely well. Part of the reason why it out sold and is out used more then any other media player.

Re: Intel Compute Stick

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Post by erok » Wed, Jan 07, 2015, 1:36 PM UTC

nailer wrote: post #244

digi_owl wrote: post #194

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I am of two minds about Intel. Lately they have been producing some fairly interesting products. But at the same time they have a virtual stranglehold on the x86 ISA.

Really? PS4 and Xbone are AMD, and selling like truckloads.

Vishera is a beast. Love it. And I fell in love with this intel gadget which I wasn't expecting.

Re: Intel Compute Stick

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Post by k-mcgrady » Wed, Jan 07, 2015, 1:55 PM UTC

baldfat wrote: post #261

Jormundir wrote: post #135

This 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…

> The Chromecast was a no-go I find that the Chromecast is the perfect tech item. It does a few things and does them extremely well. Part of the reason why it out sold and is out used more then any other media player.

I love my Chromecast but I think the major reason it has done well is the price. $30 is still fantastic.

Re: Intel Compute Stick

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Post by olaf » Wed, Jan 07, 2015, 1:56 PM UTC

vincentkriek wrote: post #241

olaf wrote: post #239

Intel offers "... Pre-installed with Windows 8.1* or Linux, ...". "First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win." Mahatma Gandhi

Are you talking about Windows 8.1 or Linux?

About Intel.

Re: Intel Compute Stick

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Post by morganvachon » Wed, Jan 07, 2015, 2:26 PM UTC

TazeTSchnitzel wrote: post #251

mkingston wrote: post #249

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What a price difference. Wow. Dozens, nay, hundred of hours learning Linux finally pays off. Seriously now, I'm really pleased to see that you can choose Linux and pay so much less. Of course on a relatively more expensive machine that difference isn't much, but it's certainly a stark difference on such a cheap device. Edit: I see there's a hardware difference too. That's a bit of a shame. I wonder what corporate for…

I don't think it's evil corporate forces. They wanted a "budget" one with lower specs and realised they could reduce the price further by removing the Windows license. I doubt it's actually that much of the price tag.

Considering Microsoft is giving away Windows 8.1 "with Bing" free for small devices[1], I doubt the OS has any bearing on the price difference.

[1] http://www.howtogeek.com/195934/what-exactly-is-windows-8.1-...

Re: Intel Compute Stick

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Post by jbergens » Wed, Jan 07, 2015, 2:38 PM UTC

_nedR wrote: post #150

bkurtz13 wrote: post #140

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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.

If it is better it could cost more. Some people probably thinks a full Windows/Linux computer is worth more than an Android stick.

Re: Intel Compute Stick

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Post by digi_owl » Wed, Jan 07, 2015, 2:42 PM UTC

nailer wrote: post #244

digi_owl wrote: post #194

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I am of two minds about Intel. Lately they have been producing some fairly interesting products. But at the same time they have a virtual stranglehold on the x86 ISA.

Really? PS4 and Xbone are AMD, and selling like truckloads.

Yes, it is an odd development. But then what is now AMD's GPU division, ATI, used to be THE supplier of console gaming GPUs.

Sure, there are issues with the ARM world. But i kinda prefer the vibrant market there over the 2 1/2 horse race that is x86.

Re: Intel Compute Stick

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Post by untog » Wed, Jan 07, 2015, 2:45 PM UTC

ygra wrote: post #237

untog wrote: post #136

I was pleasantly surprised to find the Intel NUC ("next unit of computing ", sigh) devices recently - I've bought one and it sits under my TV. Having a full PC instead of a Chromecast/Roku stick/whatever really is awesome. Not only can I use every streaming option out there, I can also browse the web and order food, look up maps, etc. etc. It'll be interesting to see how these perform, but if they are similar to the…

PC settings > PC and devices > Display > More options Change the size of apps, text, and other items on the screen (only applies to displays that can support it): Change to "Larger".

I did that, and the size of things on the desktop (task bar, etc) changed but the tiles are still small.

Re: Intel Compute Stick

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Post by reidrac » Wed, Jan 07, 2015, 2:48 PM UTC

"Bookmark this page, and then set a reminder to check in soon."

That made me chuckle. If just there was a technology based in XML that could be used to do that...

Re: Intel Compute Stick

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Post by khuey » Wed, Jan 07, 2015, 2:54 PM UTC

digi_owl wrote: post #267

nailer wrote: post #244

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Really? PS4 and Xbone are AMD, and selling like truckloads.

Yes, it is an odd development. But then what is now AMD's GPU division, ATI, used to be THE supplier of console gaming GPUs. Sure, there are issues with the ARM world. But i kinda prefer the vibrant market there over the 2 1/2 horse race that is x86.

Many ARM CPUs are licensed transistor layouts from ARM. There's only a handful of companies actually designing their cores. Most of the diversity comes from the other bits of silicon in the SoC, but there's plenty of diversity in the x86 motherboard space too.