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HP 260 G1 Desktop Mini PC - £97.68 plus £3.99 delivery - £101.67 @ Dabs
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Posted 15 June 2015

HP 260 G1 Desktop Mini PC - £97.68 plus £3.99 delivery - £101.67 @ Dabs

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  1. cjed's avatar
    reddit

    Would be interested to know what performance figures the 32 GB M.2 SSD … Would be interested to know what performance figures the 32 GB M.2 SSD gives compared with the EMMC supplied in a lot of the Wintel boxes.



    OK, The SSD in the HP 260 is a Sandisk SDSA6MM-032G-1006, CrystalDiskMark 4.0.3 gives it the following performance figures : SeqQ32 read 394 MB/s write 88 MB/s, 4KQ32 read 28 MB/s write 13 MB/s, Seq read 403 MB/s, write 84 MB/s, 4K read 13 MB/s write 12 MB/s

    The only eMMC I have is a Samsung MBG4GC 32GB in an HP Omni 10, CPU is an Atom Z3770, running 32bit Windows 8.1. CrystalDiskMark 4.0.3 run on it the following performance figures : SeqQ32 read 157 MB/s write 38 MB/s, 4KQ32 read 29 MB/s write 7 MB/s, Seq read 87 MB/s, write 38 MB/s, 4K read 11 MB/s write 6 MB/s.

    For comparison, a standard 500GB SATA laptop drive (5400rpm) in the HP 260 gives the following CrystalDiskMark 4.0.3 performance figures : SeqQ32 read 122 MB/s write 121 MB/s, 4KQ32 read 1.1 MB/s write 0.8 MB/s, Seq read 122 MB/s, write 121 MB/s, 4K read 0.5 MB/s write 0.8 MB/s.

    As you can see, the Sandisk SSD in the HP 260 G1 is significantly faster than the Samsung eMMC disk.


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  2. pig69er's avatar
    YouDontWantToKnow

    Dabs is owned by bt


    25356954-FYEDY

  3. stealth666's avatar
    nothingmuch

    Do you know how i could upgrade the cpu?


    Imagine it's soldered on the mobo..... unlikey swap
  4. deleted200984's avatar
    nothingmuch

    Do you know how i could upgrade the cpu?



    It's soldered so assuming you bought a Broadwell ULV BGA somewhere else (ebay*) then one of the companies that fix NVidia GPU issues may be persuaded to unsolder it and solder another CPU - but that's likely going to cost as much as the box + CPU itself cost. (* yes there are BGA Haswells ULV on sale, have not seen Broadwell but should be soon)
  5. deleted1313380's avatar
    nothingmuch

    Do you know how i could upgrade the cpu?



    Nope. It will need a rebirth.
  6. cjed's avatar
    freestyle

    How does the processor in this compare against the quad core atom in … How does the processor in this compare against the quad core atom in others ?



    Passmark for the Celeron 2957u is 1528, passmark for the Atom Z3735F is 887, making this around 70% faster.
  7. deleted350558's avatar
    Would be interested to know what performance figures the 32 GB M.2 SSD gives compared with the EMMC supplied in a lot of the Wintel boxes.
  8. MasterFunk73's avatar
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    lord_trumpington

    what time did you submit your order out of interest?



    Just before I posted this deal - 1 day, 16 hours ago
  9. rsb's avatar
    no hdmi?
  10. plap's avatar
    rsb

    no hdmi?



    It has DisplayPort out so if you want to connect a television a DisplayPort to HDMI adapter should do the job.
  11. rsb's avatar
    plap

    It has DisplayPort out so if you want to connect a television a … It has DisplayPort out so if you want to connect a television a DisplayPort to HDMI adapter should do the job.


    great thanks
  12. nothingmuch's avatar
    Do you know how i could upgrade the cpu?
  13. Bendown's avatar
    Pity ebuyer dont match the price, free delivery means I could get it for tomorrow
  14. Alfresco's avatar
    Nice. Going to be a few annoyed people who bought this for £120 from the recent ebuyer deal that got super hot.
  15. YouDontWantToKnow's avatar
    Dabs is owned by bt
  16. cho's avatar
    Ebuyer didn't offer me free next delivery on the HP but did on the lenovo the previous week, but have cancelled now and ordered from Dabs and saved £20, also got free delivery from Dabs - Thanks OP
  17. deleted136005's avatar
    Adrian7

    It's soldered so assuming you bought a Broadwell ULV BGA somewhere else … It's soldered so assuming you bought a Broadwell ULV BGA somewhere else (ebay*) then one of the companies that fix NVidia GPU issues may be persuaded to unsolder it and solder another CPU - but that's likely going to cost as much as the box + CPU itself cost. (* yes there are BGA Haswells ULV on sale, have not seen Broadwell but should be soon)



    fix nvidia gpu issues? you mean the guys that use a heatgun, clamp and pray?
  18. deleted200984's avatar
    intranix

    fix nvidia gpu issues? you mean the guys that use a heatgun, clamp and … fix nvidia gpu issues? you mean the guys that use a heatgun, clamp and pray?



    True, some are cowboys but some do have equipment
  19. Walibi's avatar
    Looks like it's designed to be a thin client.
    (edited)
  20. deleted1314959's avatar
    Is windows activated on it or do you have to buy a licence?
  21. freestyle's avatar
    How does the processor in this compare against the quad core atom in others ?
  22. cjed's avatar
    Oscar1234

    Is windows activated on it or do you have to buy a licence?



    Yes, it's a fully licenced Windows 8.1 installation (with recovery partition), the licence (and activation) is tied to the PC though, you can't install it on another PC.
  23. wide's avatar
    What means "with Bing 64-bit" ?

  25. wide's avatar
    mpmc1987

    It means it comes with Bing set as the default search (you can change … It means it comes with Bing set as the default search (you can change this).



    So not headline news then...
  26. deleted350558's avatar
    cjed

    OK, The SSD in the HP 260 is a Sandisk SDSA6MM-032G-1006, CrystalDiskMark … OK, The SSD in the HP 260 is a Sandisk SDSA6MM-032G-1006, CrystalDiskMark 4.0.3 gives it the following performance figures : SeqQ32 read 394 MB/s write 88 MB/s, 4KQ32 read 28 MB/s write 13 MB/s, Seq read 403 MB/s, write 84 MB/s, 4K read 13 MB/s write 12 MB/sThe only eMMC I have is a Samsung MBG4GC 32GB in an HP Omni 10, CPU is an Atom Z3770, running 32bit Windows 8.1. CrystalDiskMark 4.0.3 run on it the following performance figures : SeqQ32 read 157 MB/s write 38 MB/s, 4KQ32 read 29 MB/s write 7 MB/s, Seq read 87 MB/s, write 38 MB/s, 4K read 11 MB/s write 6 MB/s.For comparison, a standard 500GB SATA laptop drive (5400rpm) in the HP 260 gives the following CrystalDiskMark 4.0.3 performance figures : SeqQ32 read 122 MB/s write 121 MB/s, 4KQ32 read 1.1 MB/s write 0.8 MB/s, Seq read 122 MB/s, write 121 MB/s, 4K read 0.5 MB/s write 0.8 MB/s.As you can see, the Sandisk SSD in the HP 260 G1 is significantly faster than the Samsung eMMC disk.



    Thanks for the info.

    The CrystalDiskMark shows that the SSD will be significantly faster than pretty much all of the Z3735 devices, so overall performance should reflect this.
  27. deleted200984's avatar
    reddit

    Thanks for the info.The CrystalDiskMark shows that the SSD will be … Thanks for the info.The CrystalDiskMark shows that the SSD will be significantly faster than pretty much all of the Z3735 devices, so overall performance should reflect this.



    Plus you can always upgrade it later to something else...
  28. deleted22532's avatar
    Alfresco

    Nice. Going to be a few annoyed people who bought this for £120 from the … Nice. Going to be a few annoyed people who bought this for £120 from the recent ebuyer deal that got super hot.



    Was able to cancel mine today and buy this.
  29. Lay's avatar
    is the SSD upgradeable?
  30. deleted11841's avatar
    This looks good as a replacement for the ugly big box I've currently got plugged into my TV, to watch films, play music, etc. And for 100 notes it's a good deal too. Hot. One thing though, would someone please provide a link to a displayport to HDMI cable adapter for us technically challenged. Thanks
  31. cjed's avatar
    Loopijuce

    This looks good as a replacement for the ugly big box I've currently got … This looks good as a replacement for the ugly big box I've currently got plugged into my TV, to watch films, play music, etc. And for 100 notes it's a good deal too. Hot. One thing though, would someone please provide a link to a displayport to HDMI cable adapter for us technically challenged. Thanks



    Here's one (it's the one I'm using with my HP 260 G1), cheaper ones are available.
  32. deleted11841's avatar
    Cheers cjed

    Confused. Does that one do audio too?
    (edited)
  33. deleted261896's avatar
    If I could get VMware ESXi on one of these I'd be all over it. Sadly I think the realtek network adapter wouldn't play too nicely and the expandability is limited. Shame, as I'd love to have this box as an always on multi-use playground.
  34. lord_trumpington's avatar
    Been weighing this one up on eBuyer against the Lenovo E50 offer. I think for under £100 this is impossible to ignore. Thanks OP
  35. moob's avatar
    Loopijuce

    Cheers cjedConfused. Does that one do audio too?


    Features

    Up to 1080p resolution support
    I/O: DisplayPort 1.2 and HDMI 1.3 Supports HDMI 225MHz/2.25Gbps per channel bandwidth
    Supports uncompressed audio such as LPCM
    HDCP compliant
  36. deleted41869's avatar
    pig69er


    ANNO!!
  37. deleted11841's avatar
    moob

    FeaturesUp to 1080p resolution supportI/O: DisplayPort 1.2 and HDMI 1.3 … FeaturesUp to 1080p resolution supportI/O: DisplayPort 1.2 and HDMI 1.3 Supports HDMI 225MHz/2.25Gbps per channel bandwidthSupports uncompressed audio such as LPCMHDCP compliant



    So AC3 wouldn't work (I believe it's compressed) and some of my mp4's wouldn't work, and obviously mp3. I suppose that means getting a £20 cable.
  38. redflash's avatar
    Loopijuce

    So AC3 wouldn't work (I believe it's compressed) and some of my mp4's … So AC3 wouldn't work (I believe it's compressed) and some of my mp4's wouldn't work, and obviously mp3. I suppose that means getting a £20 cable.



    No all audio will work, that's just the 'top' spec it supports, it's the computer is the one doing the decoding (unless you tell it not to).
  39. lord_trumpington's avatar
    Has anybody else not received a order confirmation from DABS yet? I ordered one of these earlier (using Paypal payment guest option) and I've only received a paypal confirmation (without any product description under item).
  40. MasterFunk73's avatar
    Author
    lord_trumpington

    Has anybody else not received a order confirmation from DABS yet? I … Has anybody else not received a order confirmation from DABS yet? I ordered one of these earlier (using Paypal payment guest option) and I've only received a paypal confirmation (without any product description under item).



    Mine's been dispatched
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