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Looks neat. I hope I do get my Zotac B1320 though..Patiently waiting
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The 32gB SSD is pretty small for Windows 8.1.
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2015-01-05, 20:35
(This post was last modified: 2015-01-05, 20:36 by rodalpho.)
With WIMBoot (booting from a compressed image) on supported devices, of which this mini-PC is certainly one, the Windows install itself only consumes ~5GB of space. So actually 32GB is workable.
Still much more expensive than a chromebox. Really only an attractive option if you want windows.
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2015-01-05, 20:43
(This post was last modified: 2015-01-05, 20:46 by whitebelly.)
Bought a 32G Asus small laptop with "Windows 8.1 with Bing ", plenty of memory available, plus the card slots and USB. It was only $149 in a Black Friday sale.
Windows 8.1 with Bing is essentially free, but it comes on devices with embedded systems, so you for most of these you can't change out the memory or replace the SSD. Probably no Ethernet port was well. Its a good deal though, I think you might see similar "NUC-alikes" for even less $$ soon.
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Looks like a chart between the 3 (and likely more to come) needs to be done to assist with the decision making. Who has the throne today? Who has the throne tomorrow?
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Microsoft is aloowing OEMs to sell chaper devices with Windows 8.1 with bing by basically giving the OS away.
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2015-01-05, 21:51
(This post was last modified: 2015-01-05, 21:51 by rodalpho.)
It's not "basically" free, windows with bing is totally free, and not restricted in any way other than that the OEM cannot change the default IE search engine from Bing.
Stereodude, at this price level $30 is a lot! Also, I got my Chromebox for $125, although those deals are no longer available.
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Agreed with the comment about them been cheeper in the us still looking for somthing better then a rpi for my living room
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2015-01-06, 00:27
(This post was last modified: 2015-01-06, 00:27 by ikecomp.)
Not a bad option. The fact it comes with windows is a plus if you decide to do more with it than just install openelec/kodi. Considering it comes with more onboard storage than a chromebox and windows for $30 extra I would bite.