2015-06-17, 01:14
(2015-06-16, 23:29)Tigerman82 Wrote: The i3 version of this Chromebox, M075U, is going for $229 which is the lowest Amazon price for the device. Is this bang for buck considering the price of the Celeron model and the fact that the CN62 models are around the corner? I know in Kodi use the Celeron model offers plenty, but for $70 you get better CPU/GPU and more RAM.
I own both boxes, and I'd have to say no. The Celeron version can be found around $130 or so, just add another 2GB of RAM (for dual channel) for $15-$20 and you're set.
The i3 CPU isn't going to provide any additional performance in Kodi, outside of playback of formats which aren't hardware accelerated (Hi-10P h264, HEVC), and even then it's minimal. The GPU likewise won't provide any performance benefit at all (video playback wise). If you're going to use the box for other things which will take advantage of the CPU/GPU then maybe, but even then it's hard to justify the 50% price increase ($150 vs $225) since it's certainly nowhere near 50% faster (more like 15%)
