Linux Mint Presents the mintBox

[WinAndLinuxTutorials]

I hope this is the right place for this thread.

Linux Mint, in collaboration with CompuLab, is proud to announce today, July 8th, the immediate availability for purchase of a mini PC called mintBox.

Read More: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Linux-Mint-Presents-the-mintBox-274476.shtml

That looks very interesting.

 

[McLovin]

Looks interesting. It looks like it's a router but has Linux Mint on it?

 

[WinAndLinuxTutorials]

Looks interesting. It looks like it's a router but has Linux Mint on it?

It is a mini PC. Similar to Apple's Mac Mini concept.

 

[McLovin]

Ahh yes, I've seen these. That would be good. much smaller and I guess easier to move around.

 

[WinAndLinuxTutorials]

But I see the Mac Mini to be more powerful. I don't know if you have heard of Samsung's ChromeBox, it is also similar but with ChromeOS instead. A bit cheaper but there are some drawbacks of using it compared to Mint, availability of apps.

 

[McLovin]

But I see the Mac Mini to be more powerful. I don't know if you have heard of Samsung's ChromeBox, it is also similar but with ChromeOS instead.

Whoa, never heard of that one before. Looks great. Never knew that Google had it's own operating system. There practically small computers built into a very small box. Guessing Linux brought one out so that they can keep up with the rest.

 

[WinAndLinuxTutorials]

I would like to have one of these. That would be good for compact rooms. But there is no issue with my laptop.

 

[malbky]

Have you ever heard of Foresight Linux boxese?. A chromebox would be cheaper.

 

[McLovin]

Have you ever heard of Foresight Linux boxese?. A chromebox would be cheaper.

No. Any links? I like the look of the ChromeBox, compared to the Apple's Mac Mini (not a fan of Macs). Would be good to try out.

 

[Ink]

Why HDD, why not SSD or Flash memory?

 

[WinAndLinuxTutorials]

@Earth: Don't know. But this is not a big issue for Linux.

 

[Detection]

So they buy a Raspberry Pi for £30, put some plastic around it, install mint on it and sell it for $475

Nice

 

[McLovin]

So they buy a Raspberry Pi for £30, put some plastic around it, install mint on it and sell it for $475

Nice

I guess, but there has to be something special about it to sell it at that price.

 

[WinAndLinuxTutorials]

So they buy a Raspberry Pi for £30, put some plastic around it, install mint on it and sell it for $475

Nice

Its body is actually of metal, not plastic.