<p dir="ltr">I have been using a raspberry pi with xbmc with some success. However the interface is very laggy and have been investigating a replacement recently. I also have a shuttle PC but would not recommend it as the wired Ethernet drivers for Linux are problematic.<br>
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<p dir="ltr">An Intel nuc seems like a good idea. Alternatives are the zotac range or the gigabyte bric.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Zotac have recently announced the cs1540 which looks good but I cannot currently find any sellers.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Tranquil PC make a very nice case for Intel nuc board.</p>
<p dir="ltr">One warning , it is very easy to come up with something that is expensive. The Intel nuc boards are not cheap.</p>
<p dir="ltr">I have bought a Solidrun Cubox i4 pro for just less than £100 and plan to put xbmc on it to see how it works.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Paul<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On 3 Aug 2014 23:32, "Mick Farmer" <<a href="mailto:mick@plan7.co.uk">mick@plan7.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Dear GLLUGers,<br>
<br>
I'm thinking of buying a small form factor PC instead of a laptop for<br>
use as an entertainment hub at home.<br>
<br>
Does anyone have any recommendations? Are there alternatives?<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
<br>
Mick<br>
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Dr Mick Farmer<br>
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Registered Linux User# 551012<br>
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