Introduction, design and setup
If you want to breathe new life into your existing monitor, projector or television, Asus’s Chromebit is a simple $85 (£55, AU$118) solution that turns any display into a Chrome all-in-one PC.
The device is a simple way to upcycle your existing hardware, which you may find obsolete for your computing needs. If you’ve already upgraded your desktop to a 4K display, why throw away that perfectly good, but outdated, 720p desktop monitor? Just plug the Chromebit into the HDMI port, and the device converts your dumb display into a smart computing terminal. All you need to do is bring your own keyboard, mouse and Wi-Fi connectivity.
The Chromebit competes with similar PC-on-a-stick solutions, but many of the Chromebit’s competitors run Windows. The Chromebit differentiates from the Intel Compute Stick ($149, £97, AU$206) and Lenovo’s Ideacentre 300 ($99, £64, AU$137) by swapping Windows 10 for Chrome OS.
Going with Chrome OS may have been a smart choice for Asus. Even though Chrome is more limited in capabilities than Windows, it provides enough utility for most users looking to upcycle old hardware by allowing them to check their emails, browse …read more
Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac
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