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Does anyone have or used a zotac box before? Is the wireless performance any good? Third choice for xbmc is getting a good zotac box but I need to get more information.
I looked up some zotac videos and most don't show it's wireless performance or the video is in French. I really like the selection of zotac boxes on bestbuy, so I might get a slightly more expensive one if it is really that good at streaming 720p video.
In particular though, I am looking at these models:
Zotac ZBOX ID92
ZOTAC ZBOX Nano ID68
ZOTAC ZBOX Nano AQ02+
Zotac ZBOX nano ID62 Plus
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ZOTAC in the past has had crappy internal wifi cards. A $8-15 USB wifi adapter will quickly solve the issue.
If the box in question is what you want dont exclude it based on wifi performance.
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Sounds fair enough. I was going to buy an adapter anyways, so it is all good.
I found this cheap box on best buy for $248.99:
ZBOX-BI320-U-W2
- Intel Celeron 2957U 1.4 GHz
- 2 GB DDR3L
- 64 GB SSD
- No Wi-Fi or Bluetooth (I don't need bluetooth and wi-fi adapter I am buying)
It says on the product page on Zotac that it is a fairly new computer. Zotac boxes are able to run windows operating systems (Vista/7/8) natively right?
I mean for $250 it is decent, but I am trying to find out what integrated graphics it has and if it is enough to play HD video smoothly.
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ChromeBox + Openelec = $150 or cheaper
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Chromebox is $200 in canada right now. If there's a sale then maybe it would be $150.
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My Zotac AD02 works excellent.
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Is there any problems getting these zboxes to pass 5.1 in Kodi?
I'm thinking about getting the AQ02+ and putting win8.1 on it with Helix. Tired of fussing with RK3188s.
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I have a ID88 and the WIFI is actually amazing. It is the best of any device I own. There are some people who report poor performance so it may be a hit or miss thing.
