1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:08,720 Since when is this full-size tower more attractive than this little HDMI stick? 2 00:00:06,160 --> 00:00:13,040 They're both computers and the impossible standard set by the media. 3 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:17,199 All computers are beautiful and you're going to hurt the little computer 4 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:18,800 stick's feelings. It's a computer, too. 5 00:00:17,199 --> 00:00:23,119 And if you don't think so, you can keep your scummy hands off of it. 6 00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:27,359 Non-aggressively hit the like button down below if you'd like us to check out 7 00:00:24,720 --> 00:00:37,200 a video on a portable IPS monitor in the future. 8 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:43,920 FreshBooks is the super simple invoicing solution that lets you get organized, 9 00:00:41,200 --> 00:00:49,280 save time, and get paid faster. Click now to learn more. The definition of the 10 00:00:46,960 --> 00:00:55,120 Intel Compute Stick is actually rather simple. It's an Intelbased computer on a 11 00:00:52,440 --> 00:00:58,239 stick. Naturally, due to its size, it's not all that powerful, but there are 12 00:00:56,640 --> 00:01:02,160 also two versions of it. one of which was available now and the other of which 13 00:01:00,399 --> 00:01:06,000 is coming later. Depending on which model you get, the stick will have some 14 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:09,920 pretty major changes. The first stick's unique items are Windows 8.1 with 15 00:01:11,159 --> 00:01:17,520 Bing. What they share is an Intel Atom 16 00:01:14,439 --> 00:01:20,799 Z375F processor, Intel HD graphics, an 17 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:23,360 integrated single stream 802.11 BGN 18 00:01:20,799 --> 00:01:28,720 wireless connection, Bluetooth 4.0, a micro SD card slot, and one USB 2.0 19 00:01:26,080 --> 00:01:33,600 jack. and the obviously required since it's an HDMI stick, HDMI 1.4A connector. 20 00:01:32,320 --> 00:01:37,840 It's considerably bigger than your average USB stick. It's more like four 21 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:46,880 of them kind of stacked in a little square at 103.4 mm by 37.6 mm x 12.5 mm. 22 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:50,880 And it's powered through its micro USB jack, which can be plugged into 23 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:55,840 essentially whatever can push 5 volts and 2 amps over USB. So, a nice battery 24 00:01:53,520 --> 00:01:59,680 bank or what Intel expects you to use, the included wall wart with travel 25 00:01:57,520 --> 00:02:03,520 adapters. Why does it come natively with travel adapters? Well, that leads us 26 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:07,600 into usability. Intel wants you to be able to take and use this thing 27 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:12,160 virtually anywhere that you can use a computer. Bring it with you to on your 28 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:16,160 travels and have a power adapter for whatever plug you really need to use. 29 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:19,520 bring it with you so that you can have a presentation and you don't have to have 30 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:24,080 the classic fight of trying to figure out their crazy freaking computer. Uh, 31 00:02:22,160 --> 00:02:27,920 plug it into the TV in your hotel room and then you don't have to deal with 32 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:31,840 whatever is on their TV and you can watch or listen or do whatever the heck 33 00:02:29,760 --> 00:02:35,360 you want. Intel is a very businessy company and this is a very businessy 34 00:02:33,760 --> 00:02:40,160 product, but that doesn't mean that it has to be. I mean, sure, this thing is a 35 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:43,920 very super easy solution for digital signage or a really affordable way to 36 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:48,000 get workers hooked up to computers when they just need to do something simple 37 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:52,480 like using the Microsoft Office suite and maybe some other simpleish programs. 38 00:02:50,319 --> 00:02:56,720 But for the home user that is looking for something maybe more advanced than 39 00:02:54,560 --> 00:03:01,200 the experience that a chcast or Roku stick, this could do the trick. No, it 40 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:06,480 won't have the inherent ease of use that casting has, but you can do more things 41 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:10,720 with it. So, if that works for you, then great. In terms of gaming, I wouldn't 42 00:03:08,239 --> 00:03:14,080 expect much. The Wi-Fi connectivity is a little bit lacking with a single stream. 43 00:03:12,319 --> 00:03:17,840 If you're going to be game streaming, and the performance is a little lacking 44 00:03:16,239 --> 00:03:22,640 for playing games directly off the device. So, unless you stick to very 45 00:03:20,560 --> 00:03:25,519 basic games in both cases, you're not going to have that great of a time. 46 00:03:23,920 --> 00:03:29,040 There's loads of uses for this thing. emergency computer. You could keep it in 47 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:33,680 your car or in your backpack. And if your laptop and phone and whatever else 48 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:40,000 dies, you could plug this into any screen pretty much anywhere. TV screen 49 00:03:36,319 --> 00:03:42,319 in a hotel room, monitor, in a library. 50 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:46,000 I don't know if that's legal. Don't hold me to that one. You can plug it into 51 00:03:44,080 --> 00:03:49,360 pretty much anything and have your own computer wherever you really need to go 52 00:03:47,760 --> 00:03:53,840 that can connect to Wi-Fi networks and do a whole bunch of other really cool 53 00:03:50,879 --> 00:03:58,000 stuff. or it can be a travel thing. So, it's not a like fallback. It could be, 54 00:03:56,319 --> 00:04:01,200 like I said, going into hotel rooms, plugging into TVs, using it for 55 00:03:59,519 --> 00:04:05,120 presentations. It could be used for school. You can go into libraries and 56 00:04:02,879 --> 00:04:08,000 plug it into that monitor there. So, you can use the libraries resources, use 57 00:04:06,799 --> 00:04:11,360 their printers, do all that kind of stuff, but then you don't have to use a 58 00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:15,519 school computer. You can actually use your own. It's an interesting device in 59 00:04:13,599 --> 00:04:20,160 an interesting spot. With value competitors like the Chcast and 60 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:24,800 performance competitors like the NVIDIA Shield, it definitely has its work cut 61 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:27,919 out for it and its value will be maybe a little bit hard to see because there is 62 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:34,560 those really strong competitors, but that doesn't mean it doesn't have its place in the market. A whole Windows 8.1 63 00:04:31,600 --> 00:04:38,000 machine on a stick is super impressive. What do you guys think? Thanks for 64 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:42,880 watching, guys. If this video sucked, you know what to do. But if it was awesome, get subscribed to hit that like 65 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:47,600 button or even consider supporting us directly by using our affiliate code to 66 00:04:45,120 --> 00:04:52,080 shop on Amazon.com. 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