Intel BOXDC3217BY

Good value at the discounted price although at the original asking price this is a no go. It is quiet and does not run hot. It is currently my media centre running xbmc and running multiple services. It is has the power to do everything I need.

When connected to a TV it was difficult to do a bios upgrade or enter the bios, in the end I managed it but it ships with a bios version that has problems connecting to a TV.

Good value at the discounted price although at the original asking price this is a no go. It is quiet and does not run hot. It is currently my media centre running xbmc and running multiple services. It is has the power to do everything I need

When connected to a TV it was difficult to do a bios upgrade or enter the bios, in the end I managed it but it ships with a bios version that has problems connecting to a TV

Small Silent

No dedicated 3.5 mm sound output

This is great if you want to build a htpc, fast enough to run xbmc.

Expensive to build

Small ; Silent

No dedicated 3.5 mm sound output

This is great if you want to build a htpc, fast enough to run xbmc

Expensive to build

its nice and and small well hidden behind tv , ideal for streaming xbmc, its an i3 so its fast enough for windows , 4000 graphics ideal for ps2 emulators happy with product

well it barebones so you have to add msata ssd, can be exspensive and make sure its compatible, same goes with the ram, no ethernet port ,

Very fast when installed Very quiet Low power consumption Easy to install drive and memory in

No Ethernet port or wireless built in. In this age of connected computing it's hard to believe Intel would sell a product with no out of the box connectivity. I should have read the specs but as even a Raspberry Pi comes with an Ethernet port I assumed...

its nice and and small well hidden behind tv , ideal for streaming xbmc ; its an i3 so its fast enough for windows , 4000 graphics ideal for ps2 emulators happy with product

well it barebones so you have to add msata ssd, can be exspensive and make sure its compatible, same goes with the ram, no ethernet port

Small and compact.

Have to purchase a WiFi card, or a USB lan adapter if you require access to a network. Gets hot after short uses, although performance seems okay.