Intel® Compute Stick -- Plug and Play Just Got Even Simpler

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Compute when, where, and how you want

The Intel® Compute Stick is a new generation compute-on-a-stick device that’s ready-to-go out-of–the-box and offers the performance, quality, and value you expect from Intel. Pre-installed with Windows 8.1* or Linux, get a complete experience on an ultra-small, power-efficient device that is just four inches long, yet packs the power and reliability of a quad-core Intel® Atom™ processor, with built-in wireless connectivity, on-board storage, and a micro SD card slot for additional storage. It’s everything you love about your desktop computer in a device that fits in the palm of your hand.

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The Intel Compute stick is now available for pre-order on Newegg, Amazon and a few other retailers going for $149.99 and shipping with Windows 8.1 with Bing.

However, if that’s not your cup of tea there’s also a Linux version with only 1GB RAM and 8GB storage going for $110.

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Janus67 said:

I plan to pick one up once I see that it doesn't have any issues streaming 1080p and netflix.

edit:

anandtech review:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/9167/intel-compute-stick-review

gizmodo review:
http://gizmodo.com/intel-compute-stick-review-don-t-buy-it-1699377058


After reading the gizmodo review for the HP Stream, I think I would spend the extra $30
http://gizmodo.com/hp-stream-mini-review-a-deceptively-capable-tiny-deskt-1692158242

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Cedar City (Core M Compute Stick in 2015)

Later this year Intel will launch the first Compute Stick with an Intel Core M processor. We knew it was coming, but what we didn’t know until now is that the next-gen Compute Stick, code-named “Cedar City” will have some other big improvements as well. It features:

*Intel Core M processor
*4GB of RAM
*64GB of SATA storage
*USB 3.0
*802.11ac WiFi
*Support for 4K displays
*MHL

The MHL feature means the Cedar City model will be able to draw power from the HDMI port on TVs that support MHL. You won’t have to use a micro USB cable to power the stick.

Intel only plans to offer a Windows version of the Cedar City Compute Stick, but I suspect you’ll be able to install Ubuntu or other GNU/Linux operating systems on your own.



Fall City 2 (Intel Atom Broxton Compute Stick in 2016)


In early 2016, Intel will launch “Fall City 2″ models, which replace the current Compute Stick models (which are, not surprisingly, code-named Falls City).

These sticks will feature Intel Atom chips based on the upcoming “Broxton” architecture. In other words, don’t hold your breath waiting for an Intel Compute Stick with a Cherry Trail chip. It’s not coming. Instead Intel is skipping Cherry Trail and designing its next-gen Compute Sticks on the CPUs that will launch after Cherry Trail.

That doesn’t mean we won’t see Cherry Trail-powered PC Sticks. There’s nothing stopping other computer makers from building them. But they don’t seem to be part of Intel’s roadmap.

Falls City 2 should offer better performance than today’s Compute Sticks thanks to their next-gen processors. They’ll also feature USB 3.0 ports for faster data transfers, MHL support for connecting to a display without a separate power cable, and these models will support 4K displays thanks to improved graphics.

Intel will offer Linux and Windows versions of the Falls City 2 sticks. The Linux model still has just 1GB of RAM and 8GB of eMMC storage, but the Windows model will ship with 2GB of RAM and 64GB of eMMC storage.

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