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There are a bunch of atom-based devices for a hundred dollars or so. One of the ones that looks tempting for me is the Kangaroo -- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883722... -- $15 more than the chromebit, and you get twice the storage space, two usb ports, one of which is usb 3, and an all in all more interesting device.

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If [1] is true (and I have no particular reason to believe otherwise) you can get an 8" tablet with Cherry Trail SoC, expansion ports, acceptable screen resolution and HDMI out for $0.11 less than a Chromebit.

[1] http://www.gearbest.com/tablet-pcs/pp_252625.html

Thanks for posting this - that is interesting. Have you used this tablet? I found reviews on its predecessor, but not much on this one (other than apparent sponsored reviews).

Not yet. I succumbed to temptation and ordered one though.

That looks interesting, but it's out of stock in Australia at t he moment. It does say Intel HD graphics, but does that mean 1080p?

The Kangaroo is unavailable in Australia?

Our crocs ate it

Not the dingos?

Or is that just babies?

Maybe it was a dropbear?

Intel HD graphics is the GPU chipset. I have a tablet with the same Z8500 CPU with a 2560x1440 screen and it's really smooth. Supposedly it can handle 4K out of the HDMI-port but this is not something I have tried yet.

Yep, the video chip in it handles 1080p with no problem, and should handle 4k even.

That kangaroo looks awesome; I wanted to get three, but it seems NewEgg doesn't ship them to the netherlands?

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