Cheap, functional, upgradeable: HP’s Stream and Pavilion Mini desktops reviewed

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NeoMorpheus[/url]":2ucvk28b]Lovely device.
Need a drive wipe and install Linux and Kodi or just OpenELEC.

Why bother? I've got a quad core z3736 Atom box with just 2GB of ram and Kodi is snappy on it running on top of Windows. Seems like a lot of trouble for no gain on a dedicated box.

Hide the taskbar during the second you see the desktop, boot directly into Kodi, and you'll never even know what's underneath. The Windows overhead is unnoticeable...this isn't a Raspberry Pi.

I'm going to get one of these for my Mom.

 

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NeoMorpheus[/url]":3d16znmk]Lovely device.
Need a drive wipe and install Linux and Kodi or just OpenELEC.

Why bother? I've got a quad core z3736 Atom box with just 2GB of ram and Kodi is snappy on it running on top of Windows. Seems like a lot of trouble for no gain on a dedicated box.

Hide the taskbar during the second you see the desktop, boot directly into Kodi, and you'll never even know what's underneath. The Windows overhead is unnoticeable...this isn't a Raspberry Pi.

I'm going to get one of these for my Mom.

Perhaps I don't care for windows, plus the required antivirus.

And since I prefer linux, I'll have as many installs as possible.

Fair enough. Just seems like OpenELEC is a solution in search of a problem on a box like this. I'm primarily a Mac guy, so I'm no Windows apologist here, but the (largely unseen because you boot directly into Kodi) massive device compatibility of Windows is an asset here too.

Not sure why you'd be running antivirus on a dedicated media box.