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What is the current most cost effective nettop for xbmc? ATV2 was not powerful enough. I want smooth menu navigation and ability to play 1080p streams, at the most cost effective price point. VESA mounts are also nice. What is the current nettop king? If there is another option that will work better or cheaper please inform.
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I've recently set up two Acer Revo RL70's for friends, these are surprisingly good little pc's and great xbmc boxes,
if you just want a box to do basic pc stuff and be a very good media centre these are available for £178 here in the UK,
but be aware at this price point they come with a pathetic version of Linux called Limpus, you will need to put another OS on it, be it Windows, a good Linux, openelec or xbmcbuntu unless you want to add £80 to the cost and buy a version with Windows 7 pre-installed.
I also recently set myself up an Acer Revo RL3700, its an older model and getting pretty hard to buy now but seems to perform about the same as the RL70's and has a vesa mounting bracket (one of the main reasons I went for this older model), although you'd need to make or buy an adaptor plate for the bracket as it only fits small tv's/monitors.
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You might want to check out Lenovo's Q180 nettop. I picked one up for $314 plus shipping and it included 4gb ram and 750gb hdd + dvd player. I have been very happy with it.
