HP 260 G1 Mini PC €137

Curb Your Enthusiasm · 18-08-2015 10:29am

Will the Celeron play 1080p files OK?

Do-more · 18-08-2015 11:25am

Techmaster wrote: »

Will the Celeron play 1080p files OK?

Yes, no problem it's the same processor that is in the Chrome boxes that are so popular for running Kodi/Openelec.

mccard · 18-08-2015 1:30pm

Techmaster wrote: »

Yeah guys, post the eBuyer link into Flubit to get approx £5 off. It is being shipped from a different supplier and is in stock. Just got confirmed this.

Sweet, will do, thanks.

mccard · 18-08-2015 6:35pm

Response from dabs

Thank you for your email.

Unfortunately, the item is no longer available and we will not be stocking this again.

Sorry for any inconvenience caused.

Best wishes,

mccard · 19-08-2015 10:09am

Finally got it through Flubit, cheers for the recommendation.

I presume this RAM is OK?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/DDR3L-1600-SO-DIMM-1600Mhz-PC3L-12800S-Voltage/dp/B010NMERA8/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1439974210&sr=8-12&keywords=8GB+DDR3+1600MHz+SODIMM+1.35V

styron · 19-08-2015 11:32am

mccard wrote: »

Finally got it through Flubit, cheers for the recommendation.

I presume this RAM is OK?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/DDR3L-1600-SO-DIMM-1600Mhz-PC3L-12800S-Voltage/dp/B010NMERA8/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1439974210&sr=8-12&keywords=8GB+DDR3+1600MHz+SODIMM+1.35V

Not really. There's a 4 GB Limit:

Curb Your Enthusiasm · 19-08-2015 11:43am

^ He bought the HP I think.

styron · 19-08-2015 11:56am

Techmaster wrote: »

^ He bought the HP I think.

Sorry, didn't realise you'd got the HP 260 through Flubit!

mccard · 19-08-2015 12:04pm

Yes, HP 260. Just want to make sure the RAM is ok before I hit confirm..

styron · 19-08-2015 12:09pm

mccard wrote: »

Yes, HP 260. Just want to make sure the RAM is ok before I hit confirm..

I'd pay the extra 50p for the Kingston myself edit - PM required ... + €3.95

Corsair 32p more

mccard · 19-08-2015 1:20pm

Sorry, Im confused. Are you saying the Kingston wont work or is the Corsair just a better card?

styron · 19-08-2015 3:33pm

Factoring in the added delivery expense of parcel motel for the Kingston compared to the Qumox - I scratched out the Kingston. But along with Corsair it has a high reputation for quality modules.

I've put in a flubit request, so thanks for that mcard & Techmaster - but I'll only add 4GB ... not sure of the added benefit given the proc. 6GB is enough to avail of the 64bit OS and I don't intend to multitask with it.

If any users find a marked performance difference between 6 and 10GB, I'd love to know.

imitation · 19-08-2015 4:45pm

styron wrote: »

Factoring in the added delivery expense of parcel motel for the Kingston compared to the Qumox - I scratched out the Kingston. But along with Corsair it has a high reputation for quality modules.

I've put in a flubit request, so thanks for that mcard & Techmaster - but I'll only add 4GB ... not sure of the added benefit given the proc. 6GB is enough to avail of the 64bit OS and I don't intend to multitask with it.

If any users find a marked performance difference between 6 and 10GB, I'd love to know.

I think for the kind of applications that need 10gb of ram (photoshop, games, databases), you are probably not going to want to be using a dual core cpu with integrated graphics anyway.

Redriddick · 20-08-2015 10:45am

Just bought this through flubit for £91.Dont know why I need it but may have an artic for sale shortly!!!

Curb Your Enthusiasm · 25-08-2015 11:18pm

did anyone receive theirs yet? Looking to use Kodi on it with my external hard drive plugged in. Just created a demand again on Flubit. It is OOS on eBuyer but hopefully they get me something.

also, is the RAM easy to put in yourself? It's such a small unit I'm not too sure!

Redriddick · 26-08-2015 9:55am

I got a dispatch email form flubit on Monday so should be at Parcel Motel today.Will let ya know when I have it!!!

styron · 26-08-2015 10:54am

Techmaster wrote: »

did anyone receive theirs yet? Looking to use Kodi on it with my external hard drive plugged in. Just created a demand again on Flubit. It is OOS on eBuyer but hopefully they get me something.

also, is the RAM easy to put in yourself? It's such a small unit I'm not too sure!

Fairly straightforward - hardware guide: pgs. 14-18

davidom2513 · 26-08-2015 10:55am

Can this be gotten from anywhere now.

I would like to order one.

Its says its been discontinuesd on Ebuyer now

I put in a demand on Flubit so I'll see if that works

davidom2513 · 26-08-2015 11:06am

Techmaster wrote: »

Just created a demand again on Flubit. It is OOS on eBuyer but hopefully they get me something.

Any update on whether the Flubit demand worked?

Curb Your Enthusiasm · 26-08-2015 11:14am

davidom2513 wrote: »

Any update on whether the Flubit demand worked?

It didn't unfortunately. Don't know where to buy this now.

davidom2513 · 26-08-2015 11:14am

Techmaster wrote: »

It didn't unfortunately. Don't know where to buy this now.

Damn.

Yeah, I'm in the same boat

kungfual · 26-08-2015 11:23am

Me too..
Just added to Flubit again anyway, might help

Curb Your Enthusiasm · 26-08-2015 11:40am

How about this? Asus EeeBox EB1033

http://m.ebuyer.com/718137

Better graphics chip in this one I believe, and it states it can handle 1080p video. Would Kodi run on it okay? Once you upgrade the RAM to 4gb? Decent reviews on Amazon and CNET.

WiFi and HDMI on this one also.

Its £94 on eBuyer so Flubit could get you one for under £90 easily.

davidom2513 · 26-08-2015 11:49am

I would prefer a celeron to a Atom processor

Maybe this NUC:

http://www.ebuyer.com/654664-gigabyte-brix-gb-bxbt-2807-baytrail-celeron-n2807-hdmi-barebone-gb-bxbt-2807

The processor is much the same performance as the HP 260 G1, plus it has HDMI.

CPU comparison: http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Celeron-N2807-vs-Intel-Celeron-2957U

Need to add RAM and HDD

Maybe even just RAM and a USB3.0 with Kodi installed? Would there be much difference between a sata hard drive and a usb3.0?

Johnny Storm · 26-08-2015 11:56am

Techmaster wrote: »

also, is the RAM easy to put in yourself? It's such a small unit I'm not too sure!

You have to pull off the rubber feet to get at the case screws and then there is a "tin" cover over the RAM which is slightly fiddly to get on and off - but basically it is not hard

Kodi runs great on it

Thanks to the OP for a great Bargain Alert!

Curb Your Enthusiasm · 26-08-2015 12:03pm

Now that this is sold out, what other options would be good to run Kodi?

Sappy404 · 26-08-2015 12:18pm

Techmaster wrote: »

Now that this is sold out, what other options would be good to run Kodi?

Plenty of options for hardware-decoding, including a few Android boxes:

http://kodi.wiki/view/Supported_hardware

Curb Your Enthusiasm · 26-08-2015 1:22pm

€160 delivered to Ireland, from Germany - 500GB HDD version.

http://www.future-x.de/hp-260-g1-mini-desktop-1-x-celeron-2957u-14-ghz-ram-2-gb-hdd-500-gb-hd-graphics-gige-freedos-20-p-228925/?pv=2

Much of a difference? Or is the 32GB SSD option the better one to get? For Kodi/1080p playback locally.

CantGetNoSleep · 26-08-2015 1:31pm

Might be a bit slower to load is all - there is probably a way of adding an eMMc for the OS

Curb Your Enthusiasm · 26-08-2015 1:34pm

CantGetNoSleep wrote: »

Might be a bit slower to load is all - there is probably a way of adding an eMMc for the OS

Slower overall, or just slower to power-on? Would it still handle video files okay on Kodi?

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I can get an upgraded model with 4GB RAM & 32GB SSD for about €165 delivered - there is also another free slot for more RAM, so I could upgrade it to 8gb or 12gb if I wanted.. - worth it at that price?

HP 260 G1 Mini PC €137

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