News - The 4-inch square AMD APU powered Gizmo Board

[HEXUS]

The $199 “Gizmo Explorer Kit” packs a 1GHz AMD APU.

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[kingpotnoodle]

I got all excited that it might have been a cheaper alternative to a NUC I could use with OpenElec or some other XBMC distro, but it's rather more nerdy and no case...

[Scarlet Infidel]

I got all excited that it might have been a cheaper alternative to a NUC I could use with OpenElec or some other XBMC distro, but it's rather more nerdy and no case...

Yeah, no digital video output without an expansion card and need to find/build a case makes this unattractive for HTPC use.

Still, might be nice for, as you put it, nerdy projects.

[cassist]

Yeah, the NUC is more useful in comparrison with this.

[cjs150]

Could work well as low powered windows server for home use but worry about the size of those heat sinks - I have a feeling that heat may be a problem

[FatalSaviour]

No HDMI is a bit of a moodkiller for me unfortunately - I'm still not sure if I'd have bought one anyway (lord knows I've got enough old PCs laying around as it is!), but a smaller, lower-power HTPC replacement (that has got a bit more oomph than an R-Pi) would have been my first intended use.

[Breadcrust]

6250 Games?

[xPoP]

I still cannot believe how small it is. I think it's kind of cool, but the price needs to drop a little before I consider buying it.