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MiiPC: $99 Family-Friendly Android PC

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Re: MiiPC: $99 Family-Friendly Android PC

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Post by damian2000 »

Siecje wrote: post #2

I am wondering what the specs are? Not that it needs to be really powerful but still needs enough RAM to be usable.

they are listed on the page...

Technical Specifications:

- Processor: Marvell New Armada Dual Core 1.2GHz SoC / Memory: 1GB RAM

- Storage: 4GB Internal Flash (expandable via SD Slot and USB port)

- Connectivity: WiFi (802.11 b/g/n), Ethernet Port, and Bluetooth (4.0)

- I/O: 2 USB 2.0 Ports, Speaker & Microphone Jack, HDMI (1080p/720p) output

Re: MiiPC: $99 Family-Friendly Android PC

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Post by Siecje »

damian2000 wrote: post #3
Siecje wrote: post #2

I am wondering what the specs are? Not that it needs to be really powerful but still needs enough RAM to be usable.

they are listed on the page... Technical Specifications: - Processor: Marvell New Armada Dual Core 1.2GHz SoC / Memory: 1GB RAM - Storage: 4GB Internal Flash (expandable via SD Slot and USB port) - Connectivity: WiFi (802.11 b/g/n), Ethernet Port, and Bluetooth (4.0) - I/O: 2 USB 2.0 Ports, Speaker & Microphone Jack, HDMI (1080p/720p) output

right I just saw that and 1 GB is good. Was thinking the app and extra android features alone were not worth the extra money, but it seems really good value.

Re: MiiPC: $99 Family-Friendly Android PC

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Post by crawrey »

andybak wrote: post #6

Sorry to go all tl;dr on you all but - how does this differ from the several dozen or so other Android mini-PC's out there? i.e. http://www.minix.com.hk/Products/NEOX5.html

It looks to be keyed towards children and restricting their access to certain content and usage time frames. I suppose it will fill a niche market. But I certainly don't support its aim.

Re: MiiPC: $99 Family-Friendly Android PC

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Post by ChuckMcM »

mtgx wrote: post #5

Whether Google wants it or not, it seems people really want to put Android on PC's. If only Google helped that a bit by making Android more suited for PC's (from a user interface point of view).

A more interesting question is why not ChromeOS ? Most of what you want to do in a 'lean back' sort of experience ChromeOS should be really good at, and you get cost effective on the peripherals.

However, Android doesn't require the backend support that ties you to Google's cloud that ChromeOS does.

So the interesting question for me is, when do we see something Firefox OSish for this kind of box?

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