Lenovo enters PC-on-a-stick market with ideacentre Stick 300 for $129

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As micro-sized PCs on USB and HDMI sticks are becoming the new standard for entry-level computing and entertainment systems, Lenovo has announced its entry into the market. Dubbed the ideacentre Stick 300, the device plugs into a HDMI port on any monitor or television display, turning it into a Windows PC with more than enough power to browse the web, create documents, and enjoy media like photos and video. Lenovo says it will be hitting the US this fall, priced at a wallet-friendly $129.

The ideacentre Stick 300 will ship with Windows 8.1, but will also be eligible for Microsoft's free upgrade to Window 10. It's powered by an Intel Atom processor, comes with 2GB of memory and 32GB of storage, along with WiFi and Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity.

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$129 is a good price for this mini PC. But, I feel 2 GB of RAM, and 32GB of space is kind of low for a Windows PC. 

This PC looks like a good PC for web browsing, office work, casual/lightweight gaming like playing Tetris, and Pac-man and watching video on a TV.
 
Hate to sound like a conspiracy nut, but watch the pre-installed spyware on their PCs. A lawsuit filed against the company in Feb charges them with "violating wiretap laws and tresspassing on personal property", and another firm has launched a class action investigation over related claims. That is par for the course for PCs sold in China (where Lenovo is based), so I wasn't particularly surprised to hear this. CNET has a good article on the topic, including instructions on the spyware can be removed.
 
asbrown said:
Hate to sound like a conspiracy nut, but watch the pre-installed spyware on their PCs. A lawsuit filed against the company in Feb charges them with "violating wiretap laws and tresspassing on personal property", and another firm has launched a class action investigation over related claims. That is par for the course for PCs sold in China (where Lenovo is based), so I wasn't particularly surprised to hear this. CNET has a good article on the topic, including instructions on the spyware can be removed.
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I read a post online that new Lenovo PCs no longer come with the Superfish Adware. Superfish was originally design to make money for Lenovo by replacing Ads on websites with Lenovo's ad.

I'm sure there is a way to buy this PC with a Clean install of Windows without bloatware and non-Windows program, or buy this PC without an operating system because a lot of schools, Libraries, businesses, and the government already has a copy of Windows 7-8.1 which they can install on more than one PC at once. 

I think, if you don't install your own operating system, you are at risk for having the PC maker installing unwanted bloatware, adware, and sometimes spyware on your system.
 
First time I heard about such PCs was from Intel's Compute Stick. I think it's pretty cool that these are becoming mainstream now. Imagine if I didn't have to carry my laptop around college campus all day and cause myself back problems lol. If this becomes mainstream, I imagine my university will have rooms with monitors with HDMI ports and cables ready for use. Just plug and play, cool huh? Saves them money on the PC towers too.

The storage does seem to be a limitation though, for a PC at least, but I think that will improve with time I hop.
 
froggyboy604 said:
I think, if you don't install your own operating system, you are at risk for having the PC maker installing unwanted bloatware, adware, and sometimes spyware on your system.
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You are probably right about this part, and Lenovo has issues a statement that they dealing with the situation. I'm a little overcautious with these things living in China as PCs, mobile phones, etc, bought here all come pre-installed with a variety of different monitoring software.
 
This is the first time I've heard about these. I knew you could get PCs in small boxes the size of a network router (the office I visit uses them), but this is the first I've seen PCs in USB stick size. I can't believe how compact computer tech is becoming! :blink:
 
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