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Intel Compute Stick Review: Don’t Buy It

8 points by kjhughes 12y ago

irascible 12y ago
Meanwhile the 150$ Chromebook I bought is still working flawlessly after 2+ years. Best cheap ass lap top I've ever had.
nickysielicki 12y ago
The author did not seem to seriously consider that the use case of this is not intended to be an HTPC replacement / equivilant. Just because it follows the form factor of the chromecast and firestick does not mean that it needs to match that ease of use on a TV. I don't buy this review. The author doesn't seem to understand the niche that this device is best for.
- deeviant 12y ago
  Do you care to enlighten us on what niche this device is best for?
  - nickysielicki 12y ago
    It's a chromebook that runs a full OS. What this device is good for: * Grandma and Grandpa need a PC to read their email, watch YouTube, and maybe make a christmas card in Word. They don't care about playing Dark Souls II because they're not 12 year olds. They just need a cheap computer that isn't their eMachine from 2005. This outperforms it. * I want a web terminal in my kitchen for reading recipes, or in my garage for watching YouTube tutorials and running some obscure software to program my car.[1] Why is it better than a chromebox/book? * You need / want software that isn't available in a browser. And with this device, you don't have to hack on the BIOS to boot another OS. Where this device is beaten: * I want to a dedicated device to stream Twitch or Netflix (Get a $30 set-top device meant to do graphics intensive things, not a general computer) [1]: http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=175 http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=175 // my brother uses an old laptop for this currently.
    - thejrk 12y ago
      No way would I give this to my Grandma.
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Arzh 12y ago
> You would think a computer expressly designed to plug into a TV would have an option for overscan correction, yes? You’d be wrong—the Compute Stick doesn’t support that at all. I could have sworn that win8.1 has overscan correction. I don't really think that is a failing of the hardware, unless it's a failing in the graphics driver, which I don't think it is but I need to investigate further. The rest of the review is equally awful.

8 points by kjhughes 12y ago

Meanwhile the 150$ Chromebook I bought is still working flawlessly after 2+ years. Best cheap ass lap top I've ever had.

nickysielicki 12y ago

The author did not seem to seriously consider that the use case of this is not intended to be an HTPC replacement / equivilant. Just because it follows the form factor of the chromecast and firestick does not mean that it needs to match that ease of use on a TV. I don't buy this review. The author doesn't seem to understand the niche that this device is best for.

deeviant 12y ago
Do you care to enlighten us on what niche this device is best for?
- nickysielicki 12y ago
  It's a chromebook that runs a full OS. What this device is good for: * Grandma and Grandpa need a PC to read their email, watch YouTube, and maybe make a christmas card in Word. They don't care about playing Dark Souls II because they're not 12 year olds. They just need a cheap computer that isn't their eMachine from 2005. This outperforms it. * I want a web terminal in my kitchen for reading recipes, or in my garage for watching YouTube tutorials and running some obscure software to program my car.[1] Why is it better than a chromebox/book? * You need / want software that isn't available in a browser. And with this device, you don't have to hack on the BIOS to boot another OS. Where this device is beaten: * I want to a dedicated device to stream Twitch or Netflix (Get a $30 set-top device meant to do graphics intensive things, not a general computer) [1]: http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=175 http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=175 // my brother uses an old laptop for this currently.
  - thejrk 12y ago
    No way would I give this to my Grandma.
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Arzh 12y ago

> You would think a computer expressly designed to plug into a TV would have an option for overscan correction, yes? You’d be wrong—the Compute Stick doesn’t support that at all. I could have sworn that win8.1 has overscan correction. I don't really think that is a failing of the hardware, unless it's a failing in the graphics driver, which I don't think it is but I need to investigate further. The rest of the review is equally awful.