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Asus Chromebox Mini Desktop PC 5"x5"x2"
« on: December 15, 2014, 01:54:31 PM »
Anybody  have experience with these?

They came out in MAY2014 from Asus and supposedly have it all over the original Acers from 2012.

Looking at one of these plus a LCD monitor or HDTV for the garage.  Price ($134+free S&H via AmazonPlus), form factor, and power consumption is right.  Also, has Display Port and HDMI out.

Supposedly can use apache or filezilla on another PC to share other PC's files.

Also, OwnCloud is an option.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=8919600&CatId=2313

http://www.amazon.com/Asus-CHROMEBOX-M004U-ASUS-Desktop/dp/B00IT1WJZQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1418668652&sr=8-1&keywords=Asus+Chromebox+Mini+PC

http://www.asus.com/us/ASUS_Chromebox/Chromebox/






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Re: Asus Chromebox Mini Desktop PC 5"x5"x2"
« Reply #1 on: December 15, 2014, 02:52:46 PM »
can they run anything besides Chrome? 
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Re: Asus Chromebox Mini Desktop PC 5"x5"x2"
« Reply #2 on: December 15, 2014, 11:59:08 PM »
Quote from: lee n. field on December 15, 2014, 02:52:46 PM
can they run anything besides Chrome? 

I've read you can run Linux on top of Chrome OS (even easier than dual booting) though I have no experience with it myself.

http://lifehacker.com/how-to-install-linux-on-a-chromebook-and-unlock-its-ful-509039343
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