Re:Chromebox
by GFischer on Thursday May 31, 2012 @07:50AM
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Indeed.. Why would I buy this instead of, for example, a MUCH cheaper Android set top? (as in, four times cheaper).
Does it do anything different?
I'm in tech and I don't know anything about Chrome OS, and I wouldn't buy even if I had disposable income (and I do want a media player/home theater PC someday). Heck, I could probably buy an equivalent Windows-based HTPC for a similar price.
Re:Chromebox
by mcantelon on Thursday May 31, 2012 @11:16AM
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DealExtreme is kind of a crapshoot, quality-wise, IIRC... and this should have a larger community of English speaking users, in terms of community support.
Does it do anything different?
I'm in tech and I don't know anything about Chrome OS, and I wouldn't buy even if I had disposable income (and I do want a media player/home theater PC someday). Heck, I could probably buy an equivalent Windows-based HTPC for a similar price.
See http://s.dealextreme.com/search/android+set+top or alibaba prices.
Edit: once again, why the downvote? Also, I showed it to my coworkers, one of them was quite receptive to the Chromebox.