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A perfect mini PC?
I’ve found what could be considered the perfect dongle or mini PC. PQ Labs have just released a new series of iSticks known as the A300 series. The best is the A350-SSD. It is the usual RK3188...
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Introducing the MK802V
The so called MK802V otherwise know as the Kemico MK802V or Jesurun T034 or Unuiga U33-4R (RK3288) or ...Cosmetically the device is slightly larger than a typical RK3188 stick/dongle. I've included...
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Comparing Android performance between Allwinner A80 Optimusboard, Samsung...
Android performance testing with 'No Frills CPU Control' used to set governor and I/O scheduler and results shown for 'AnTuTu', '3D Mark' and 'AnTuTu X' except for the Odroid-XU3 Lite where 'AnTuTu X'...
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Interesting article on OEM pricing for "Windows 8.1 with Bing" here ... http://www.zdnet.com/article/how-much-does-microsoft-make-from-pc-makers-with-windows-8-1 ... it is not free but zero dollars!
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Oscar Wilde: “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can...
Somebody wrote to me today complaining that a Meegopad T02 with Ubuntu they bought from Geekbuying did not work well. The 'dmesg' shows that Meegopad had installed one of my earlier Linux builds on the...
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The cost of converging mini PC and barebone PCs
Will the next round of Cherry Trail mini PCs be just too expensive as Linux boxes?Initially I compared the Tronsmart Ara X5 with the ECS Liva X2 using the Intel Compute Stick as a baseline. The...
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Mini PCs vs tablets - do you get value for money?
So far the new Cherry Trail mini PCs are all pre-release or crowd-funded so in comparing specification versus price I thought it would be interesting to look at the ASUS Transformer Book T100HA.You get...
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Intel have announced a 'pre-configured' barebones with OS mini PC which is priced in the same ballpark ... see http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/nuc/nuc-kit-nuc5pgyh.html ... so many swings and...
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Zotac PC Stick
Interesting as it is a z5-Z8300 stick with an RJ45 port ...Intel Atom x5-Z8300Intel HD Graphics32GB eMMC, 2GB DDR3L RAM1x USB 2.0, 1x microSD10/100 Mbps RJ-45 and 802.11ac Wi-Fi, BT 4.0HDMI output...
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The cost of converging mini PC and tablets
If you thought that for Linux devices the next round of Cherry Trail mini PCs would be too expensive then take a look at the latest tablet from ASUS.ASUS VivoBook E200HA-US01 Intel Atom Quad Core 2GB...
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Performance testing microSD cards
Here's an interesting article on 'The Best microSD Card' (see http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-microsd-card).It's interesting because it includes:testing results from running CrystalDiskMark on...
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First look at the STK2M3W64CC
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...
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A pseudo Intel Chromium Stick
In exploring what can be done with the latest Intel Compute Stick (the 'Cedar City' version with a Core M processor) I decided to install my latest build of Google's Chromium OS software directly to...
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Performance on Intel Compute Sticks running Ubuntu
Since the introduction of the Intel-based mini PCs there have been plenty of performance and benchmark comparisons under Windows. Because I've previously used a set of benchmarking tests from the...
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The mini PC comes of age
Nearly four years ago the world was introduced to the MK802, an Android 'stick' originally billed as:http://www.aliexpress.com/snapshot/109762760.htmland so the mini PC was born.Although it used an...
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Booting Windows from microSD card on the STK2M3W64CC
Whilst the latest Intel Core M Compute Stick comes pre-loaded with Windows 10 it is possible to dual-boot. This is typically achieved by reducing the partition space allocated to Windows and creating a...
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Review of Intel Compute Stick (STK2M3W64CC): Intel Core m3 M3-6Y30 CPU with...
I've posted my review of the latest Intel Compute Stick (STK2M3W64CC): Intel Core m3 M3-6Y30 CPU with Pre-Installed Windows 10 here.http://www.linuxium.com.au/reviews/stk2m3w64ccI look at the BIOS,...
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Intel Compute Stick STK2M3W64CC appears on Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Compute-STK2m3W64CC-Windows-BOXSTK2m3W64CC/dp/B01AZC4IKKIntel have confirmed shipping in May with one vendor already taking pre-orders.Interesting to note that the slated...
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Bashing Windows on a Mini PC
When news first broke of 'Ubuntu on Windows' (http://blog.dustinkirkland.com/2016/03/ubuntu-on-windows.html) and after checking the date on the calendar I was puzzled as to what was actually being...
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Intel Atom HDMI Audio and Wifi on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
If anyone wants to try out the new Ubuntu 16.04 LTS on their Intel Compute Stick but would also like sound and wifi then I've created a patched kernel.First download and install Ubuntu 16.04 and then...
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