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ASUS PC-on-Stick Cherry Trail (Intel Atom x5-Z8300, 2 GB, 32 GB, SSD)

ASUS PC-on-Stick Cherry Trail

Intel Atom x5-Z8300, 2 GB, 32 GB, SSD

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15 reviews

  • Anonymous

    8 years ago •
    purchased this product

    Practice

    Ideal for "PC Power Point" / internet /...

    Plays YouTube HD.

    Responsive enough to say that it is a cpu / PC that consumes 4W...

    Downside:
    Currently does not pass the Windows 10 1511 major update, build10586.
    A     ticket is open at Asus about this and they are working on it. 

    Pro

    • Size
    • Awards
    • Consumption

    Contra

    • Major update W10 not yet available
    • No auto power on when plugged in (no option in the bios)
  • intelx86

    8 years ago

    A waste of money

    Didn't buy the PC stick here, but would like to share my experience so that no one makes the same mistake:

    I bought it as a "toy", perhaps to replace my old Raspberry for streaming series and films.
    Right at the beginning,     I tried to install a different operating system because I didn't want to start with Windows 10. I failed to install Windows 7 because it is impossible to turn off UEFI.

    So I tried Windows 10 anyway, and after disabling a few unnecessary services and adjusting a few settings, it was even somewhat usable and even booted in a reasonable amount of time. I thought to myself that it could possibly be something.

    But unfortunately I was bitterly disappointed after 10 minutes of watching a film (1080p). Everything started to jerk and I asked myself why. A look in the task manager told me: the CPU was downsized to a breathtaking 0.39 GHz. It is understandable that there is not much movement, but for me it is unusable.

    This results in the following areas of use for me:
    -screensaver
    -display object
    -HDMI placeholder

    I hope I could help someone who also wanted to use it for streaming or similar.

    By the way: CPU supports 64-bit, but Windows 32-bit and the Home Edition. Unfortunately, with 2GB RAM, it won't work with x64 Windows.     

    Pro

    • Small
    • Beautiful design

    Contra

    • Waste of money
    • No power
    • Windows 10 only
    • Useful for (almost) nothing
    • Good idea, very poor implementation
  • nerone_26

    8 years ago •
    purchased this product

    ok

    WLAN module faulty, thoughput barely exceeds 4 mbits (with a 40 mbits line and good signal strength).
    streaming accordingly poor. graphics card, however, improved compared to z3537. cpu equally weak.

    Pro

    • graphic

    Contra

    • wifi problems
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