The latest mini PC 'stick' computer, Intel's Compute Stick Core-m3 STK2M3W64CC, should remove any doubts about the form-factor and its usability. The first commercially available mini PC 'stick' with 4GB ram, 64GB storage, dual-band wifi, bluetooth and USB3.0 has performance that completely exceeds any device so far.
Just take a look at the initial results on Windows:
And on Ubuntu:
But there's more. You can run Ubuntu from micro SD card:
Or from an ISO (see http://goo.gl/2PeFC4):
Or use Chromium OS from USB:
including crouton:
A full review will be posted soon on http://www.linuxium.com.au/reviews