Josh, The one problem I ran into was getting power to it. The ThinkPad Stick 300 is cheaper (Atom processor) and is USB powered. My current leading candidate.
Joel On Wed, Nov 2, 2016 at 8:18 PM, Josh Muckley via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I looked at the CS-325. Seems like a lot of horse power for such small > tasks. Then again I'm cheap. I've never bought a new car, and my current > one is a 1998. My boat is a 1989. I'm running $100 ebay laptops that are > probably at least 10 years old throughout the house and boat. I'm using a > 15 year old chartplotter attached to 20 year old sailing instruments. My > phone is a Galaxy S4 and I only upgraded because my Galaxy S1 got wet. My > directv tivo box is original to the 12 year old plan and my TV doesn't have > HDMI. But you know what? They all work quite satisfactorily. > > So, yes the CS-325 looks like a nice piece of hardware. I would > investigate the USB bandwidth since i appears to only have one port. > Forcing wifi and hd could be a bottleneck. Other than that I can't see any > reason why you won't be satisfied... It's just more than I would spend on > something that depreciates so fast. > > What other questions or considerations? > > Josh > > On Nov 2, 2016 7:55 PM, "Josh Muckley" <muckl...@gmail.com> wrote: > > If you haven't played with a Raspberry Pi they are pretty incredible. > Cheap and powerful. Multi boot but native linux. $35 and the run > OpenCPN. You can find all manner of 12v HDMI screens that it will drive. > > Or just go get a laptop with 12v charger. > > I still need to look at the compustick. > > Josh > > On Nov 2, 2016 3:38 PM, "Joel Aronson via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > >> I'd like to have a windows machine on board to run OpenCPN, surf the web >> etc. >> >> I'm thinking of using a 12 volt TV that I can mount and an Intel >> ComputeStick CS-325. Add a 12 volt to USB converter, BT keyboard/mouse and >> external hard drive. >> >> Thoughts/recommendations? >> >> -- >> Joel >> 301 541 8551 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you >> wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: >> https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> >> All Contributions are greatly appreciated! >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated! > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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