GULEEK i8 tiny, cheap Windows PC with battery

[froggyboy604]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGHIvYUUitc

It’s a compact desktop computer with Windows 8.1 software, an Intel Bay Trail processor and a 3000mAh battery. DealExtreme is taking pre-orders for $104.

For the most part, the GULEEK i8 has the specs of a cheap Windows tablet, including a 1.8 GHz Intel Atom Z3735F quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of storage, a microSD card slot, and a fanless design.
 
Other features include 2 full-sized USB ports, a micro USB port (for charging), a micro HDMI port, and a headset jack. The system supports 802.11b/g/n WiFi, and Bluetooth 4.0.
 
The computer measures 5.9″ x 3.2″ x 0.4″ and weighs about 8.5 ounces.
 
Update: CNX Software reports there’s a virtually identical system called the Vensmile iPC002… but that model has a larger 7000mAh battery and 32GB of built-in storage.
 
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This does look like a pretty good mini computer which is the size of a smartphone. I'm surprised that it has 2 full USB ports, HDMI, micoSD, and a 3000 mAh battery in such a cheap price of $104. The 1.8GHz CPU, 2GB of RAM seem pretty good for a cheap computer.
 
The tank game which the guy is playing seem to run pretty well on the computer, and video playback seems fast as well when the guy plays the Kpop girl group video at the end.

 

[Demon_Skeith]

Its scary to think that PCs will get even smaller than this.

 

[froggyboy604]

I think most of the smaller PCs still won't be as useful as this small PC because smaller PCs may have a slower CPU, slower RAM, and video chip because of overheating problems of putting a more powerful CPU, RAM and video chip in a smaller case. Using a slower CPU, and video chip will make a lot of games run very slowly, and HD video lag when other programs are open at the same time.

Most people probably rather have a slightly bigger mini PC which can play games, and HD video instead of a very small mini PC which can only run programs like Microsoft Office, a web browser, and smaller programs because of its slower computer parts on very small mini PCs.