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Question: For those booting from a USB stick running OpenElec, what is the boot time to ready use?
Document: I bought this tiny PC to use as a HD home theater PC (DVR). Initially, I tried it with just a smallUSB thumb drive running OpenElec XBMC. It worked great the first time out, but I wasn't happywith the TV recording integration -- even with a compatible MediaPortal back-end.I added the 64GB mSATALite On Plextor M5M PX-64M5M 64GB mSATA Solid State Driveand installed Windows7 with Windows Media Center.In addition, I added an external USB hard disk to hold the recorded TV programs.
Runs XBMC (OpenElec) like a champ! I got this with 2GB of RAM and have OpenElec installed on a 8GB USB stick. No need for mSATA or more memory as OpenElec uses very little resources.Those looking for an XBMC box DO NOT need to get the i3 box if running a linux build of XBMC...the extra CPU power is not needed. I use this to stream full 1080p mkvs (ripped from MakeMKV) with DTS-HD through a Denon receiver.
I'm not even sure how much that matters though because the device only uses between 10 and 13 watts when it's on and playing movies (less than 1 watt in standby), so you could in theory just leave it on all the time without much impact. Boot up time is equally impressive, typically being ready to use in about 10-15 seconds from the time you push the power button. I can't wait to buy another one of these for the car, as well as more for the kids rooms.
I purchased this to run OpenELEC's XBMC and it runs like an absolute dream! I tossed in a 4 GB stick of RAM I had lying around and use PXE network boot to run OpenELEC, so that was all I needed. It runs absolutely silent and sits around 10% to 20% CPU usage in use, even playing back 1080p bluray rips in MKV format.
As reviewer 320Flyer pointed out, this is a great little machine for running XBMC via OpenElec. I actually followed his lead and bought the same 2GB DDR3 memory & Belkin notebook power cord and paired that up with a 16GB USB stick that I had + I purchased the &#34;New Edition HP OEM Windows Media Center MCE PC Remote Control with infrared receiver right here on Amazon.
I saw two HDMI sound devices in the XBMC system preferences, and it was the second one that worked, in case you can't get sound over HDMI). I then rebooted and installed the distro to the SSD, and attempted to boot from the m4. No boot media found.Note, the system boots just fine to my USB drive every time. So I go looking online for answers, and I come across a number of people having similar issues.
!The only con I have is that before I updated the firmware to the latest and greatest I had performance problems. However, it was a cinch to update the firmware and it fixed all the issues. You just toss the file on a USB stick and then boot up into the special firmware update mode off the BIOS boot menu. That will find the file on the USB stick and complete the process within a few minutes and you are good to go.
So for about $220 I have a great little HTCP as OpenElec runs right off the 16GB USB stick and I have a 2TB external HD connected via one of the available USB ports where I keep all my media.
Much like another reviewer, i am running my setup off a 16gb USB thumb drive and 2gb of memory, which if you are running OpenELEC, is more than sufficient. I didn't bother purchasing a real solid state drive because i am streaming all my files from a Synology NAS via 100mb UTP. This box plays my largest mkv files in full 1080p without any stuttering what so ever, even on complex scenes.
I don't have a home theater setup but do stream alot of stuff, and it does streaming like a dream. I plan to use it also as a XBMC OpenElec Box by booting from a usb flash drive. It also gets great reviews in that regard. For my business productivity needs it is excellent, and speed is not compromised in business apps when I compare it to my i7 laptop.BTW, I advise being careful with the boxing of this unit.
Answer: I run OpenElec from a 16GB USB stick, and it's right under 20 seconds.