[ale] Raspberry Pi & MicroCenter

[Jason van Gumster]

gmane.mazilo at spamgourmet.com wrote:

> If you do a google search, I am sure you will find a lot of hits. However,
> I mostly order my computer related product from
> AliExpress<http://www.aliexpress.com>.
> You will find lots of Android GoogleTV USB dongles there (from single core
> to quad-core ARM CPU) that they sometimes refer to as mini PC.

As a former owner of one of these miniPC GoogleTV devices, I would advise at
least a modicum of caution. Perhaps it was just the unit I had, but I regularly
experienced overheating problems and either video or network drop-outs
(possibly as a consequence of the overheating) that made regular usage a
non-starter.

Was a shame, too. There's a lot of potential packed into those things. I figure
I'll wait another development cycle and see if the issues I experienced are
resolved. Of course, if I was just simply doing something wrong and other folks
have experience with perfectly working devices, I'd love to hear that, too.

  -Jason