I honestly don't see the point in these.
Why not buy a linx 7 tablet for £39 and connect it to your tv through hdmi, you will still need a mouse/keyboard just like you do with this compute stick but you also will have a useful tablet for half of the price.
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SaltyCDogg
4 Dec 15#1
I've heard these are a bit of a nightmare to setup as they're fussy about what bluetooth keyboard and mouse you connect etc, I don't know if they're better now.
hamster_2500
4 Dec 151#2
are these a good alternative to a laptop / desktop. I use laptop for office / streaming games / itunes (60gb of music) and internet. thanks for any advice
Incognitoso
4 Dec 152#3
Price looks not bad , but what you will do with this low power device ?
Use as media PC yes you can, but after 1 day after 2 day updates restart updates restart and all problems with windows drivers etc ... ..
Use as PC but it is will be very low power PC for basic very basic usage
The best at the moment is Amazon Fire TV 4K price £64 as media PC
And if looking for PC i will be investing little more and at least core i3
I honestly don't see the point in these.
Why not buy a linx 7 tablet for £39 and connect it to your tv through hdmi, you will still need a mouse/keyboard just like you do with this compute stick but you also will have a useful tablet for half of the price.
preecey
4 Dec 15#6
Agree with paulandpam1.
The Tesco Connect and Linx 7" tablets have the same processor and storage (however only 1GB of RAM) and represent far better value for money.
BigYoSpeck
4 Dec 15#7
I don't understand which niche this really fills but it's a well discounted offering so I'll admit that for anyone who does see it's value.
Personally I think if you want to upgrade a dumb tv to smart functions I'd be happier with a cheaper android offering, and if I want a cheap windows device I'd either spend a little more for a tablets added convenience or a lot less and get a refurbished pc from ebay. £15-30 these days gets you a very respectable small form factor PC from ebay which though not low power like this I still think makes more sense.
hornblowerracing
4 Dec 151#8
I was thinking about trying to use this to stream my Xbox One and play over a network.
But the review looks like that would not work easily.
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Why not buy a linx 7 tablet for £39 and connect it to your tv through hdmi, you will still need a mouse/keyboard just like you do with this compute stick but you also will have a useful tablet for half of the price.
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Use as media PC yes you can, but after 1 day after 2 day updates restart updates restart and all problems with windows drivers etc ... ..
Use as PC but it is will be very low power PC for basic very basic usage
The best at the moment is Amazon Fire TV 4K price £64 as media PC
And if looking for PC i will be investing little more and at least core i3
I'd steer well clear personally
Why not buy a linx 7 tablet for £39 and connect it to your tv through hdmi, you will still need a mouse/keyboard just like you do with this compute stick but you also will have a useful tablet for half of the price.
The Tesco Connect and Linx 7" tablets have the same processor and storage (however only 1GB of RAM) and represent far better value for money.
Personally I think if you want to upgrade a dumb tv to smart functions I'd be happier with a cheaper android offering, and if I want a cheap windows device I'd either spend a little more for a tablets added convenience or a lot less and get a refurbished pc from ebay. £15-30 these days gets you a very respectable small form factor PC from ebay which though not low power like this I still think makes more sense.
But the review looks like that would not work easily.