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HP Stream Mini - 2957U/2GB/32GB $180 inc Windows
Oh, nice! Thanks for the tip!
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From HP:

HP Stream Mini $165

(coupon: 15LESS75)

Source: Liliputing
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(2015-04-09, 18:23)Temujin Wrote: Virtually non existent for mine. Not an issue for me at all. This replaced a full pc case with an i7 and 3 internal hard drives, so it was basically a jet engine Smile
This little hp is virtually silent.

Is this thing worth it for a bedroom? will it run latest kodi with a skin like aeon nox flawless and play all 1080p video/audio?
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Yup. I added a 4gb stick of ram and am playing hd audio and hi bitrate mkvs. Even bluray isos
Running aeon shed nox skin flawlessly.
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(2015-04-13, 20:41)Temujin Wrote: Yup. I added a 4gb stick of ram and am playing hd audio and hi bitrate mkvs. Even bluray isos
Running aeon shed nox skin flawlessly.

Does it not run well with default ram?
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It ran fine, but the gearhead in me wanted the extra oomph Smile
Plus all the reviews I read said to make the box really shine, add some ram. Not necessary though.
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(2015-04-11, 05:57)nakum Wrote: There are several discussions about low memory warnings running Windows 8/8.1 with reasonably large inventories of RAM memory: 8GB to 16GB (not encouraging):

Yeah, after a couple days of no warnings, they started popping up again. Incredibly frustrating.
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Low memory warnings in Windows 8.1:

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windo...9efff99938

I tried to understand the thread above (!) and the linked posts, but anyway, the consensus seems to be that the memory leakage problem lies in either the Windows 8.1 OS itself or the Intel driver. The only solution offered in the thread (see pp. 5 & 6) is to roll back Windows 8.1 to Windows 8.0 where low memory errors are apparently not being reported.

Not a great solution but maybe that's where we stand until Windows 10 arrives.
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(2015-04-16, 06:51)nakum Wrote: Low memory warnings in Windows 8.1:

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windo...9efff99938

I tried to understand the thread above (!) and the linked posts, but anyway, the consensus seems to be that the memory leakage problem lies in either the Windows 8.1 OS itself or the Intel driver. The only solution offered in the thread (see pp. 5 & 6) is to roll back Windows 8.1 to Windows 8.0 where low memory errors are apparently not being reported.

Not a great solution but maybe that's where we stand until Windows 10 arrives.

If you'd read those links you would see on the Intel forum they claimed it was fixed in November and having the latest updates on Windows would see it resolved.... Wink
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(2015-04-16, 08:44)Methanoid Wrote:
(2015-04-16, 06:51)nakum Wrote: Low memory warnings in Windows 8.1:

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windo...9efff99938

I tried to understand the thread above (!) and the linked posts, but anyway, the consensus seems to be that the memory leakage problem lies in either the Windows 8.1 OS itself or the Intel driver. The only solution offered in the thread (see pp. 5 & 6) is to roll back Windows 8.1 to Windows 8.0 where low memory errors are apparently not being reported.

Not a great solution but maybe that's where we stand until Windows 10 arrives.

If you'd read those links you would see on the Intel forum they claimed it was fixed in November and having the latest updates on Windows would see it resolved.... Wink

Except that it isn't. Stare
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Any news on the low memory warnings or Is there an official fix?

Is this the best widows option at this price point? (~$200)
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yes Wink
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(2015-05-04, 18:47)Methanoid Wrote: yes Wink

Yes to which? Smile I will assume you meant that this is the best windows option.

I haven't found any deals on the HP Stream
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00R7R1...NE3P7C8THK


Any reason not to go with this RAM for the mini?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00J8E9...PDKIKX0DER
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I've had mine and got one low memory warning in the first few hours I had it and was setting it up. Since then windows update has done its thing and I added a 4GB stick of ram to bring the total to 6GB and I haven't had any more low memory warnings.

The memory this uses is laptop type low power ones, the stuff you linked to looks like desktop memory but I'm on my phone in a low coverage area so I didn't look too hard.

I think this box is fantastic for the deal prices when they are available.
HTPC 1 - AMD A8-3870K, ASRock A75M, Silverstone ML03B, Kingston HyperX 4GB DDR3 1866, Crucial M4 64GB SSD
HTPC 2 - HP Stream Mini, 6GB Ram
unRAID 6 Server - Intel Celeron G1610, 20TB Storage

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I just placed my order today with HP and used this coupon code for $10 off. SV3846

Plug it in at checkout
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