I'm not sure if this is the correct place for this but I thought it was worth saying. I would really like to get one of these when it comes out but wanted to here other Linux people talk about it.

The Linux version is $89 but with less spec. Why not buy the windows version and just install Linux on it?

Has anyone tried to install an OS onto a HDMI device?

Is it worth buying it?

http://www.pcworld.com/article/28664...your-hand.html

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/intel-c...s-pc-just-149/

It is a Bay-Trail Atom, so Linux does run (I have a Bay Trail laptop with HDMI), and the gpu/display controller drivers are fully open source. The Windows version looks nice. I think what they mean with the "Linux" version is Android, because most distros require more RAM and SSD than that to be useful. Even Android would be a bit limited by that hardware. I personally would prefer a full RJ-45 port even if it made the device a bit more clunky, but I'm okay without it. I believe if they made the "Windows" version with Linux and a bit cheaper, then it would be a good deal for light tasks, but with a CPU PassMark score of 901 and under powered Intel HD graphics, you certainly won't be playing the new SuperTuxKart 0.8.2 beta or Minecraft on high settings.

Thanks for the info about a product I didn't know about.

I wasted my money on a Google stick. Might as well get one of those to play with.

Notice this however. "PC-like Embedded " If they have any sort of embedded or industrial setup, you won't easily be able to change the OS unless a lot of people play with it. Some of the tablets are locked even with common hardware and windows.

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Asus did an embedded Linux (splashtop if I remember correctly) on their systems a few years ago. It even had a separate button to "quickboot" into it. There was no way to do either security updates, or update the software (my issues with it), and I thought the idea was a good start. I wished they would have changed that, instead they dropped it.

That did seem like a neat idea.