Comments on: Linutop release a new version of their tiny Linux PC – The Linutop 2 http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/linutop-2/ Gadgets, Geek Gadgets, Cool Gadgets, Technology News, Gadget Geeks Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:58:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: David Gerardhttp://www.geeky-gadgets.com/linutop-2/#comment-16133 David Gerard Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:29:28 +0000 http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/?p=727#comment-16133 I have one of these - a spare someone else didn't want.1GB flash is painfully small. You literally can't update the OS out the box without removing OpenOffice. (Which is all but useless on it anyway.) Fortunately the flash is on a 2.5" IDE connector which you can hook up anything to (bigger flash, laptop HD, etc).CPU is anaemic, but quite fast enough to play full-screen video in VLC.The box is SILENT. Completely SILENT. I use it as a household server in my bedroom. I love it a whole lot and it's just the thing :-D I have one of these – a spare someone else didn’t want.

1GB flash is painfully small. You literally can’t update the OS out the box without removing OpenOffice. (Which is all but useless on it anyway.) Fortunately the flash is on a 2.5″ IDE connector which you can hook up anything to (bigger flash, laptop HD, etc).

CPU is anaemic, but quite fast enough to play full-screen video in VLC.

The box is SILENT. Completely SILENT. I use it as a household server in my bedroom. I love it a whole lot and it’s just the thing :-D

]]> By: Ghost_BOFHhttp://www.geeky-gadgets.com/linutop-2/#comment-3966 Ghost_BOFH Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:54:54 +0000 http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/?p=727#comment-3966 No, Mac uses FreeBSD and proprietary failware which has been shown to have security holes (read Safari hacked in under 30 seconds).Ubuntu however, has no security holes, is fast, stable, secure...Hmmm...oh, and it's never been hacked at a competition.I'd call THAT the best OS in the world. ^_^ No, Mac uses FreeBSD and proprietary failware which has been shown to have security holes (read Safari hacked in under 30 seconds).

Ubuntu however, has no security holes, is fast, stable, secure…

Hmmm…oh, and it’s never been hacked at a competition.

I’d call THAT the best OS in the world. ^_^

]]> By: anonhttp://www.geeky-gadgets.com/linutop-2/#comment-3770 anon Sat, 18 Oct 2008 22:55:48 +0000 http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/?p=727#comment-3770 mac os is built on linux so doesnt that mean that the linutop would have the best os in the world? mac os is built on linux so doesnt that mean that the linutop would have the best os in the world?

]]> By: Hosting Reviewshttp://www.geeky-gadgets.com/linutop-2/#comment-3679 Hosting Reviews Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:26:24 +0000 http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/?p=727#comment-3679 That's too slick! I want one. That’s too slick! I want one.

]]> By: itsalljustaridehttp://www.geeky-gadgets.com/linutop-2/#comment-3447 itsalljustaride Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:00:44 +0000 http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/?p=727#comment-3447 "Why pay upwards of $1000 for a Sony or a Mac built into the monitor when you can have this? "Actually, it'd be more fair to compare it to the Mac Mini or the Dell Studio Hybrid (since the Linutop doesn't come with a screen). Dell's is only $100 more and is much nicer looking, has more storage (an actual HDD), and has a cd drive, as well as HDMI, DVI, and firewire. The Mac Mini is not as impressive as the Dell at $600, but does run the best OS in the world (imo).I think this Linutop is nice and all, but is more suited toward special case environments, or commercial applications where space is a real consideration. It would work well as a thin client, but not really a home computer. “Why pay upwards of $1000 for a Sony or a Mac built into the monitor when you can have this? ”

Actually, it’d be more fair to compare it to the Mac Mini or the Dell Studio Hybrid (since the Linutop doesn’t come with a screen). Dell’s is only $100 more and is much nicer looking, has more storage (an actual HDD), and has a cd drive, as well as HDMI, DVI, and firewire. The Mac Mini is not as impressive as the Dell at $600, but does run the best OS in the world (imo).

I think this Linutop is nice and all, but is more suited toward special case environments, or commercial applications where space is a real consideration. It would work well as a thin client, but not really a home computer.

]]> By: Pedro Vieirahttp://www.geeky-gadgets.com/linutop-2/#comment-3437 Pedro Vieira Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:19:48 +0000 http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/?p=727#comment-3437 For that price it is possible to buy a laptop in Portugal with far better specifications. The only positive aspect i notice about linutop relies on it's dimensions. For that price it is possible to buy a laptop in Portugal with far better specifications. The only positive aspect i notice about linutop relies on it’s dimensions.

]]> By: Linutop 2, un mini-PC barato con Linux | Gloobtechhttp://www.geeky-gadgets.com/linutop-2/#comment-452 Linutop 2, un mini-PC barato con Linux | Gloobtech Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:09:52 +0000 http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/?p=727#comment-452 [...] Vía: Geeky Gadgets [...] [...] Vía: Geeky Gadgets [...]

]]> By: Michael Flowershttp://www.geeky-gadgets.com/linutop-2/#comment-406 Michael Flowers Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:08:23 +0000 http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/?p=727#comment-406 Why pay upwards of $1000 for a Sony or a Mac built into the monitor when you can have this? Well, besides the TV function of the Sony and the "in" factor of the Mac, but seriously, for a kid or something, this would rock. Can't beat $400. Why pay upwards of $1000 for a Sony or a Mac built into the monitor when you can have this? Well, besides the TV function of the Sony and the “in” factor of the Mac, but seriously, for a kid or something, this would rock. Can’t beat $400.

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