WEBVTT 00:00:00.240 --> 00:00:08.720 Since when is this full-size tower more attractive than this little HDMI stick? 00:00:06.160 --> 00:00:13.040 They're both computers and the impossible standard set by the media. 00:00:10.800 --> 00:00:17.199 All computers are beautiful and you're going to hurt the little computer 00:00:14.080 --> 00:00:18.800 stick's feelings. It's a computer, too. 00:00:17.199 --> 00:00:23.119 And if you don't think so, you can keep your scummy hands off of it. 00:00:21.520 --> 00:00:27.359 Non-aggressively hit the like button down below if you'd like us to check out 00:00:24.720 --> 00:00:37.200 a video on a portable IPS monitor in the future. 00:00:37.200 --> 00:00:43.920 FreshBooks is the super simple invoicing solution that lets you get organized, 00:00:41.200 --> 00:00:49.280 save time, and get paid faster. Click now to learn more. The definition of the 00:00:46.960 --> 00:00:55.120 Intel Compute Stick is actually rather simple. It's an Intelbased computer on a 00:00:52.440 --> 00:00:58.239 stick. Naturally, due to its size, it's not all that powerful, but there are 00:00:56.640 --> 00:01:02.160 also two versions of it. one of which was available now and the other of which 00:01:00.399 --> 00:01:06.000 is coming later. Depending on which model you get, the stick will have some 00:01:03.840 --> 00:01:09.920 pretty major changes. The first stick's unique items are Windows 8.1 with 00:01:11.159 --> 00:01:17.520 Bing. What they share is an Intel Atom 00:01:14.439 --> 00:01:20.799 Z375F processor, Intel HD graphics, an 00:01:17.520 --> 00:01:23.360 integrated single stream 802.11 BGN 00:01:20.799 --> 00:01:28.720 wireless connection, Bluetooth 4.0, a micro SD card slot, and one USB 2.0 00:01:26.080 --> 00:01:33.600 jack. and the obviously required since it's an HDMI stick, HDMI 1.4A connector. 00:01:32.320 --> 00:01:37.840 It's considerably bigger than your average USB stick. It's more like four 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. 00:01:44.640 --> 00:01:50.880 And it's powered through its micro USB jack, which can be plugged into 00:01:49.040 --> 00:01:55.840 essentially whatever can push 5 volts and 2 amps over USB. So, a nice battery 00:01:53.520 --> 00:01:59.680 bank or what Intel expects you to use, the included wall wart with travel 00:01:57.520 --> 00:02:03.520 adapters. Why does it come natively with travel adapters? Well, that leads us 00:02:01.600 --> 00:02:07.600 into usability. Intel wants you to be able to take and use this thing 00:02:05.040 --> 00:02:12.160 virtually anywhere that you can use a computer. Bring it with you to on your 00:02:09.840 --> 00:02:16.160 travels and have a power adapter for whatever plug you really need to use. 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 00:02:17.680 --> 00:02:24.080 the classic fight of trying to figure out their crazy freaking computer. Uh, 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 00:02:26.000 --> 00:02:31.840 whatever is on their TV and you can watch or listen or do whatever the heck 00:02:29.760 --> 00:02:35.360 you want. Intel is a very businessy company and this is a very businessy 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 00:02:38.160 --> 00:02:43.920 very super easy solution for digital signage or a really affordable way to 00:02:42.000 --> 00:02:48.000 get workers hooked up to computers when they just need to do something simple 00:02:45.360 --> 00:02:52.480 like using the Microsoft Office suite and maybe some other simpleish programs. 00:02:50.319 --> 00:02:56.720 But for the home user that is looking for something maybe more advanced than 00:02:54.560 --> 00:03:01.200 the experience that a chcast or Roku stick, this could do the trick. No, it 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 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 00:03:08.239 --> 00:03:14.080 expect much. The Wi-Fi connectivity is a little bit lacking with a single stream. 00:03:12.319 --> 00:03:17.840 If you're going to be game streaming, and the performance is a little lacking 00:03:16.239 --> 00:03:22.640 for playing games directly off the device. So, unless you stick to very 00:03:20.560 --> 00:03:25.519 basic games in both cases, you're not going to have that great of a time. 00:03:23.920 --> 00:03:29.040 There's loads of uses for this thing. emergency computer. You could keep it in 00:03:27.200 --> 00:03:33.680 your car or in your backpack. And if your laptop and phone and whatever else 00:03:31.440 --> 00:03:40.000 dies, you could plug this into any screen pretty much anywhere. TV screen 00:03:36.319 --> 00:03:42.319 in a hotel room, monitor, in a library. 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 00:03:44.080 --> 00:03:49.360 pretty much anything and have your own computer wherever you really need to go 00:03:47.760 --> 00:03:53.840 that can connect to Wi-Fi networks and do a whole bunch of other really cool 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, 00:03:56.319 --> 00:04:01.200 like I said, going into hotel rooms, plugging into TVs, using it for 00:03:59.519 --> 00:04:05.120 presentations. It could be used for school. You can go into libraries and 00:04:02.879 --> 00:04:08.000 plug it into that monitor there. So, you can use the libraries resources, use 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 00:04:09.840 --> 00:04:15.519 school computer. You can actually use your own. It's an interesting device in 00:04:13.599 --> 00:04:20.160 an interesting spot. With value competitors like the Chcast and 00:04:18.000 --> 00:04:24.800 performance competitors like the NVIDIA Shield, it definitely has its work cut 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 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 00:04:31.600 --> 00:04:38.000 machine on a stick is super impressive. What do you guys think? Thanks for 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 00:04:41.040 --> 00:04:47.600 button or even consider supporting us directly by using our affiliate code to 00:04:45.120 --> 00:04:52.080 shop on Amazon.com. 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