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Posted 16 June 2015
HP 260 G1 Desktop Mini PC - £99.99 - eBuyer
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Processor : Intel Celeron 2957U 1.4GHz 2 Cores 2MB Cache
Memory : 2GB DDR3 1600MHz
Hard Drive : 32GB M.2 SSD
Optical Drive : None
Software : Operating System: Windows 8.1 with Bing
Display : Not Included
Graphics : Intel HD
Audio : DTS Sound+TM. HD audio with Realtek ALC221 codec
Input Devices : HP USB Value Keyboard and Mouse
Networking : Integrated Realtek RTL8151GH-CG GbE LOM
Power Supply : 65 W 89% efficient
Dimensions : Width 175mm / Depth 177mm / Height 34mm
Weight 0.7kg
Interfaces
2 x USB 2.0
4 x USB 3.0
1 x Microphone/Headphone jack
1 x audio line out
1 x VGA
1 x DisplayPort
1 x RJ-45
Expansion Slots : 1 x Mini PCIe
Warranty/Miscellaneous
1-year limited manufacturer warranty delivers one year of on-site, next business day service for parts and labour and includes free telephone support 24 x 7
EDIT: It seems many people are mentioning no HDMI. The output is DisplayPort instead of HDMI. This is very common now in modern laptops, many Macbooks now use it as does my Dell Ultrabook. You can simply purchase a DisplayPort to HDMI cable which will carry both video and audio to your display in 1080p. I'm not sure why they use DisplayPort instead of HDMI though, maybe someone knows?
- SpartanDavie
displayport.org/faq/
Thanks BubaMan for the link
- SpartanDavie
Review is here techradar.com/rev…iew
- siliconbits
Memory : 2GB DDR3 1600MHz
Hard Drive : 32GB M.2 SSD
Optical Drive : None
Software : Operating System: Windows 8.1 with Bing
Display : Not Included
Graphics : Intel HD
Audio : DTS Sound+TM. HD audio with Realtek ALC221 codec
Input Devices : HP USB Value Keyboard and Mouse
Networking : Integrated Realtek RTL8151GH-CG GbE LOM
Power Supply : 65 W 89% efficient
Dimensions : Width 175mm / Depth 177mm / Height 34mm
Weight 0.7kg
Interfaces
2 x USB 2.0
4 x USB 3.0
1 x Microphone/Headphone jack
1 x audio line out
1 x VGA
1 x DisplayPort
1 x RJ-45
Expansion Slots : 1 x Mini PCIe
Warranty/Miscellaneous
1-year limited manufacturer warranty delivers one year of on-site, next business day service for parts and labour and includes free telephone support 24 x 7
EDIT: It seems many people are mentioning no HDMI. The output is DisplayPort instead of HDMI. This is very common now in modern laptops, many Macbooks now use it as does my Dell Ultrabook. You can simply purchase a DisplayPort to HDMI cable which will carry both video and audio to your display in 1080p. I'm not sure why they use DisplayPort instead of HDMI though, maybe someone knows?
- SpartanDavie
displayport.org/faq/
Thanks BubaMan for the link
- SpartanDavie
Review is here techradar.com/rev…iew
- siliconbits
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sorted byAs normal ebuyer made life difficult, so ended up cancelling order, and re-ordering via the same advisor on the phone.
At the end of the call the advisor said "It would have been quicker to adjust the price for you".
Show me where on the doll the tiny PC touched you.
While you're on, perhaps enlighten me as to where I can get a better desktop to replace some of our older XP machines for less than £100? Size and power consumption are more important than shader counts and overclocking ability, but then you already knew that, right?
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1 x DisplayPort, just buy a cable for £1
My home office desktop is still a modest E7500 with 3GB from around 2010 and it still runs pretty much everything I care to throw at it - I feel no real compulsion to upgrade it. I occasionally have to do work stuff on it (bit of light development, some SQL wrangling) and even then it's not too shabby. OK, so it's not the i7-4790 that I use at work, but considering its age there is nothing I wouldn't really be happy to do on it except game.
My HTPC is an AMD E350-based system from around 2011 and again this still does pretty much all I need it to do. On pure CPU it is a bit limited (some transitions are sometimes a bit stuttery etc.), but the GPU side makes for generally smooth operation in Media Center, playback from DLNA sources or with online streaming etc. It certainly has no trouble with 1080p stuff once playback has started (now that Netflix have sorted out their DRM/codecs, anyway).
The Celeron in this HP is markedly faster in terms of CPU than the E350 and not far off the old E7500, and with the modern memory architecture and an SSD in there it should be pretty much as snappy as the old Core2 Duo. Yes, the 2GB is probably slightly limiting, but then the only reason my PC uses anywhere near the 3GB it has is if I'm lazy and leave about 30 Chrome tabs open. The HTPC rarely uses anything above 2 of the 4GB it has.
On comparison with a streaming box/stick, well let's just say that having had my fingers burned with DRM support lapsing and leaving services high and dry on some hardware (Blinkbox the most recent to announce that it is dropping support for some set-top boxes, some less than 3 years old!) I'd be very wary of spending too much on a 'static' solution for streaming considering the way the industry is treating these things.
People who bought snazzy new Smart TVs only a couple of years ago are now watching then become obsolete, literally in front of their eyes. Very anti-consumer.
OK, so a Chromecast or Fire stick is only £30-odd but when (not if) support is dropped due to changes in licensing, market conditions, DRM technologies or increasing processing demands, you are pretty much left with something fit only for propping up a wonky table. Spend £70-80 on a Roku etc. and who knows how long it will be supported? For not much more, a 'proper' PC-based solution, as long as it runs a modern web browser (OS dependant in the main) should leave you golden.
I appreciate that the control of a PC in the living room leaves something to be desired compared to a dedicated box (and you could easily spend much more than the cost of this PC for a decent HTPC controller!) but the flexibility it brings outweighs that in my eyes.
At least with a full PC you can be assured of support and at least differing playback options as long as the OS lifecycle and hardware can keep up. Realistically this is probably about 5-7 years, and even then you still have a fully functional PC to use.
I'm not aware of the relative power of the GPU in the HP so would defer to those with more knowledge to recommend it as a pure HTPC but again, comparing it to my old AMD box I'd be very surprised if it doesn't at least perform as well as that.
On serving, even my old N36L Microserver can manage to transcode 720p perfectly well and that has a very poor CPU compared to this wee HP.
What I'm saying that those interested in this as a home PC for general home duties should not really worry (I run Office 2013 on a E8200 at work, again not too far away from the Celeron in terms of CPU power).
If you're looking for a media solution then you should probably do a bit more research to ensure you know what the limitations of this PC might be, again I'm not really sure of how the GPU measures up. Given that it's a modern system though you should at least be assured of up to date codec support.
The opinions of those who come on to these threads and spout absolutes about it being 'crap' or a 'waste of money' should be taken with a pinch of salt.
Displayport to HDMI adapter would sort that out
No
Assuming you want this in the car, I think what you're after is a tablet.
You'll lose USB connectivity (most have a single USB port which doubles up as the charging port) and gigabit networking but it will charge over 12V (with a £2 adapter) and you can get Win8 tabs (with HDMI) for around £50.
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Why don't they get their a** in gear & stop behaving like market traders.
It has taken me 3 weeks to replace some D.O.A memory.
hotukdeals.com/dea…755
If you have broader needs, this is great value (heated)
Why would you install 7 when it already has 8.1? My 8.1 PC's run Kodi fine and dandy.
I often use eBuyer & have never had a single issue....other than living 5 miles from the warehouse & not being able to simply collect.
I believe the company is owned by the Healey family who used to own the Hygena Kitchens company
hotukdeals.com/dea…537
With the added ability to run other windows apps like office if you wish
There are alternatives like android boxes for less money but this windows based mini PC offers far more versatility
Very easy to set up network shares with other equipment running Windows
Will get free W10 upgrade in a month.....so a continually free upgraded OS which will not become obsolete like upgraded versions of Android
There is a 9GB (approx) non-removable "Recovery" partition on the HP 260 G1 32GB SSD. It's non-removable because it's configured to have some of the Windows System files on the recovery partition (an MS technology called "WIMboot" - more details in this link ). This leaves around 20 GB usable of which Windows and a few applications will take up around 10GB, leaving around 10 GB free. This is a common setup for the new Windows 8.1 low-cost, small storage (< 64 GB) PCs now becoming available.
Dog walking, of course. You silly boy.
The integrated GPU in this PC is fully supported by Kodi for hardware decoding of videos (certainly under windows, almost certainly under linux). What that means is that it will play 1080p like butter and will hardly use any power.
If you look on Intel's website for the CPU, the integrated GPU is listed as having Quick Sync - this is Intel's dedicated technology for playing back videos and encoding them. Anything with Quick Sync will play any HD movie with ease.
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It will handle HD with ease.
£85 Delivered from Flubit was a bargain
maxmix
Doing a million Windows updates at the moment but it's nice and fast to use round Windows.
edit - interesting, after all the updates, the same video clip is now using 95%+ CPU! I've uninstalled the updated Intel HD graphics driver and it's back to under 50% again. Although I didn't notice any issues (liked dropped frames) even when the CPU was high.
If the socket looks like below then yes. It's called VGA.
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Very Very Quiet.
Despatched on Monday
Arrived Tuesday
Typing on it now.
My live concerts dvds and blurays dont play too well on the fire tv
sata cable, screws! and where to get them. how to dual boot with openelec, power on with remote from cold boot...etc
I recommend you guys check out the thread
kodi is a great media centre to add to this unit.
Running mine at 1080p!
Yes - it's 42mm. It's exactly the same as the one in the C720 (I took out the 16GB from my C720 and put it in the HP 260).
2 slots.
forum.kodi.tv/sho…993
seems we can get the cable cheaper and faster than ordering from hp.
join that site for further updates
have a look at this post
forum.kodi.tv/sho…190
have you threaded below the opening thats at the bottom of the caddy?
also for the screws check out this
forum.kodi.tv/sho…915
forum.kodi.tv/sho…382
buy the maplin anti vibration washers and M3 6mm screws of ebay, total cost about £4.44 (have a look at the thread)
Typical end result that! .. ironically I recall similar 'issues' with some purchases of mine some years back too really? .. beautiful that, huh? lool.
Can you connect touch screen to it?
Can it be run of 12V?
Anyone?
But you then still need audio cables
With SSD/HDD prices finally dropping considerably, functionally effective PCs like this for around £100 and even some decent deals on RAM around now, this is a good time to be buying PC bits and pieces.
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How'd u load Kodi onto this thing?, do u Sideload it somehow, or what?.
And can the Android OS be implimented in similar/the same way? (for stuffs like Showbox, etc?), thanx.
You literally install kodi from the website.
There is a plug in called Genesis that does the same thing.
I'm running Kodi on my nexus player and it works great.