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  AMLagonda on 31/01/2010 - 14:29

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  Be nice to have a quiet pc instead of the jet fighters I have but would these be too slow for every day programs and web browsing?

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    HONDA4LIFE on 31/01/2010 - 14:55

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    It would be fine with Office, IE, Firefox etc. Just don't expect it to video encode..

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    blitz on 31/01/2010 - 16:29

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    LOL 'jet fighters' - it's true! ;)

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  alo1234 on 31/01/2010 - 14:34

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  The Acer Aspire Revo R3610 on ebay have better value than this, but well then you gotta worry about the warranty, I bought one there and personally satisfied with its performance…

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    [Deactivated] on 31/01/2010 - 18:00

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    How many USB ports does the Revo R3610 have?

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      alo1234 on 31/01/2010 - 19:42

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      6x USB
      1x HDMI
      1x VGA
      1x e-SATA

      and they come with wireless keyboard and mouse too :D

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  AMLagonda on 31/01/2010 - 14:54

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  Love the ASUS Eee Stick idea, dont know what use it is but it sure looks like Wii stuff :)

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  tonyjzx on 31/01/2010 - 17:48

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  i don't see the value in these

  they are just as slow and not upgradable as a netbook and yet they are only a little bit more inexpensive and they don't have a screen and kbd

  i can plug my netbook into an LCD and USB kbd/mouse and it's still as slow as the above box + it's portable

  seems to me to be a product looking for a market

  i have an ITX PC I bought for less that this and yet it's miles faster (AMD Athlon II + ITX board)

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    Jabba the Hutt on 31/01/2010 - 23:09

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    The Eee Box B202 is virtually silent unlike some netbooks (by a quiet PC fanatics' standards), and has a smaller footprint than a netbook with better port placement for use as a desktop PC.

    Some people see them as good for headless servers or routers, but I would recommend a netbook for those. With the Eee Box, hooking up a monitor, keyboard and mouse to diagnose and fix issues when remote access won't work is a pain. Plus netbooks have a built-in UPS.

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      Smigit on 01/02/2010 - 14:38

      As above, I think headless systems are one area they are good in. Say as a Windows HOme Server box if you use some external HD's. In all likelihood you will hardly ever need to plug in a display so its not that big an issue. eeePC will do it to but people may not want an open laptop sitting around 24/7.

      I use an ATOM for my server box (although its in a full tower…it was a power factor more than space) and it certainly does the trick.

      If you get one with an ION chip it might make an ok HTPC setup too depending on your needs in that area.

      The other benefit is I think a few of the ones found in these nettops are a bit faster than the CPU you will typically find in a netbook. Not hugely so, but its a benefit none the less.

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  bender on 01/02/2010 - 04:28

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  It needs a dvd-rw slot.

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  Davo1111 on 01/02/2010 - 10:00

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  i have this comp, its great as a server. Is fine for general browsing, however it wont play games etc (expected). Its just being realistic about the power.

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  GreenLego on 01/02/2010 - 11:50

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  I've looked at those Acer Revos on eBay, but I'm worried about the power supply. Do they have the 210~240v supply with the correct plugs and won't require an adaptor?