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5/29/12 at 4:27pm
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The Chromebox is a fast, compact home or office device. Set up your Chromebox the way you want with multiple USB ports and versatile display options. Starting at $329.



Intel® Core™ processor
4 GB RAM
Built-in dual-band WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n
Gigabit ethernet
6 USB 2.0 ports
2x DisplayPort++ Output (compatible with HDMI, DVI, VGA)
DVI single link output
Bluetooth 3.0™ compatible
Kensington™ key lock compatible



Chromebox homepage

It seems nice, I wonder if it could be hacked and have windows installed on it. I also wonder what kind of cpu is it using.


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5/29/12 at 4:29pm
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Reminds me of a Mac Mini.
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5/29/12 at 4:29pm
That's cool for a silent little htpc.
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5/29/12 at 4:34pm
The interesting thing is with the advent of the "smart TV," most things you'd use a low-end or small/light computer for, are frequently addressed by the apps included in a smart TV--with general internet-browsing becoming a standard (don't know about native video-streaming outside of an app, but most come with support for netflix, amazon video, hulu, etc.). I guess the only thing this gives you is the Google "Play" store?
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post #5 of 59
5/29/12 at 4:38pm
I think they should use a different shape, its taken 1 reply and we've already had an apple comparison. Perhaps a hexagon or a traingle or even the shape of their chrome logo.
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post #6 of 59
5/29/12 at 4:54pm
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I think they should use a different shape, its taken 1 reply and we've already had an apple comparison. Perhaps a hexagon or a traingle or even the shape of their chrome logo.

OMG ITS A SQUARE SO IT LOOKS LIKE < insert apple product here >!!!!!

any other shape would make the case far larger to fit the same size board.

BOARDS ARE SQUARE(ish) SO CASES MUST BE THE SAME SIZE TO BE SPACE EFFICIENT!!!! For a small computer, any other shape is not a good idea.

I think it looks cool, though I don't understand why you would need 4GB of ram for an OS that is pretty much just a browser?
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post #7 of 59
5/29/12 at 5:01pm
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I think they should use a different shape, its taken 1 reply and we've already had an apple comparison. Perhaps a hexagon or a traingle or even the shape of their chrome logo.

Uh oh, it also says Samsung.
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post #8 of 59
5/29/12 at 5:03pm
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I also wonder what kind of cpu is it using.
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1.9GHz dual-core Intel Celeron B840 (Sandy Bridge) CPU

Did you even read the review you posted?
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post #9 of 59
5/29/12 at 5:05pm
Looks pretty cool. I don't even need one but I want a reason to need one.

This would work great for my TV if it had a blu-ray player.
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5/29/12 at 5:12pm
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The interesting thing is with the advent of the "smart TV," most things you'd use a low-end or small/light computer for, are frequently addressed by the apps included in a smart TV--with general internet-browsing becoming a standard (don't know about native video-streaming outside of an app, but most come with support for netflix, amazon video, hulu, etc.). I guess the only thing this gives you is the Google "Play" store?

All of these things you mentioned have apps available in said play store, so they're available. I'd imagine they may come preloaded too.
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