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Published 8 years ago by FrootLoops with 4 Comments

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  • kimkam120
    +2

    It seems like they are trying to market this towards people that need a low cost pc solution, at $20 that is very respectable but comes with concerns.

    - 2 Usb ports

    This could be okay but unless you are using a wireless mouse and keyboard combo then you will be taking up both spaces without the ability to plug in other things like a flash drive or removable hard drive. You could get a usb hub but that would add more to the price and you might need a powered one depending on what you plug in.

    - Micro SD card slot

    Couldnt this have been a full sized SD card slot allowing for more removable storage? Every micro-sd card I have bought has came with an adapter to full sized sd card so I don't see why they would only include a micro.

    - HDMI as your only video out

    Most likely not a problem for most but this also means it has to be a relatively new monitor or TV if one was around.

    It seems like a nice product and I wouldn't mind picking it up if I could grab one on release. But the problem for most people is why would they purchase this over something like a chrome book? If you don't have much money a chrome book is going to get you much farther than a basic "android PC".

  • sora117117
    +1

    Odd shape but I appreciate the concept. Its almost a jeer at apple, look at how small we managed to make this.

    I think the true value here is being able carry your computer with you in a very compact form. To me Vision is to the flash drive as the flash drive is to the floppy disk

  • sixstorm
    +1

    I'm always tempted to buy cheap little computers like this, but I wouldn't use this as a daily driver ever (no need to). I'd rather spend the money on a full fledged Linux computer (Raspberry Pi), leave it headless and have it do all sorts of stuff. Still tempting to buy one just for fun though . . .

  • BeesKnees
    +1

    That's a spectacular price point. Walk into a computer store and you can easily pay more than that for a single peripheral (a keyboard or a mouse). The Chromecast seems like a good price at $20 or whatever it is now, but this is a whole computer! Incredible!

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