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Re: This mini Bay Trail PC is the size of a thumb drive

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On Sat, 18 Oct 2014 16:08:38 +0000 (UTC)
Rich <rich@example.invalid> wrote:

> http://techreport.com/news/27228/this-mini-bay-trail-pc-is-the-size-of-a-thumb-drive
> 
>    The "APM-D01" measures only 3.9" x 1.5" x 0.38" (100 x 38 x 9.6 mm) and
>    weighs just 1.6 oz (46 g), but its internals wouldn't look out of place
>    inside a much larger tablet. The micro machine is available with a
>    choice of quad-core Atom Z3735F or Z3735G processors from the Bay Trail
>    generation. Both chips are clocked at 1.33GHz with a 1.83GHz burst
>    frequency. The "F" is limited to 1GB of RAM at 5.3GB/s, while the "G"
>    can address 2GB of memory at 10.6GB/s.
> 
>    In addition to being available with different CPU-and-memory combos, the
>    device comes with 16GB or 32GB of internal flash storage. Otherwise, all
>    the versions have identical specs: one HDMI output (male), one Micro SD
>    slot, dual Micro USB 2.0 ports, and both 802.11n and Bluetooth 4.0. I
>    see what looks like a full-sized USB port on one edge, but it's not
>    mentioned on the official product page. That page does, however,
>    indicate that the system can run Android, Windows 8.1, and Linux.
> 
>    ...

I like this thing, although the form factor might be a little off.  If
it slots right into an HDMI slot it would be placed/positioned
perpendicular to the screen and would therefore maybe require the
screen to be farther away from the wall.  But other than that, this is
pretty cool.  Already, all my stuff resides on a NAS so my computer is
nothing more than an access mechanism for that stuff.  And I no longer
do anything so graphic or processor-intensive that I need much by the
way of horsepower.  So a little stick like this could be perfect.  I've
been interested too in those little Android sticks, but Android doesn't
quite cut it as my primary operating system, only as my secondary.

Fun little toy, this thing.  Hope they sell it locally, and I can put
on the OS of my choice.

Lastly, wonder how they keep that thing cool!  It must need to
ventilate somehow, and I don't see very much by way of ventilation/air
control.

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This mini Bay Trail PC is the size of a thumb drive Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2014-10-18 16:08 +0000
  Re: This mini Bay Trail PC is the size of a thumb drive RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-10-20 13:22 +0000
  Re: This mini Bay Trail PC is the size of a thumb drive Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2014-10-20 14:28 -0400

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