Hi I've thought long and dug in the I-Net. Read tests and opinions. Until recently, I had a Xtreamer Sidewinder, and was very pleased eigtlich, concerned except what Internet. The Ultra is now history, there are all areas covered. There is nothing which is not a big PC also can. Good to the newest games to play reichts not, he should not also. The alleged "fan is too loud" problem I can ever understand nich. You can hear him humming quietly to go, but I sobalt the Xtreamer his determination to, namely to meet me in 7.1 movies and music to throw give free rein, I hear there is nothing more of. :) 6 times USB is more than adequate, eSATA, VGA, HDMI 1.4 + Optical Output = off everything you need. Very easy to take the installation of a 2.5 inch hard drive. The included USB Boot Stick is offering several boot options (XBMC, Boxee Freenas and Ultra OS). Ultra OS is a Linux platform which very clearly and looks tidy. However, nothing for me personally. So, the top cover off ... with 2 screws ne hard drive inside ... Windows 7 via USB Boot Stick it ... all the drivers installed (found on the supplied USB stick) + antivirus and TuneUp Utilities + Klite Codec Pack + Firefox ... runs perfectly and smoothly. Now I have the whole Multimedia World available (HD 1080p movies, MP3 and I-Net surfing), simple and straightforward no longer go. A full bed computer and all that on an extremely smallest space. As for the play area, I can only say that also a lot goes with 4GB of RAM and dual-core processor. Sure, The Elder Scrolls 5 and Battlefield 3 in the highest resolution is not in it, but some older games are running very well. Only the included "Keyboard" to complain about. Bissl too small and the touchpad is not good. But even here there are alternatives.
All around a perfect multimedia device that even holds more than it promises (Playing), and almost plays along in the consoles area. Strong buy recommendation for all the. From the couch want more than just watching a movie or listening to music