• mustbe3to20signs@feddit.org
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    3 minutes ago

    Imagine spending 350 bucks on a device that turns into useless e-waste the second M$ changes their business strategy

  • richardisaguy@lemmy.world
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    1 hour ago

    i think this is the most stupid product i have ever heard of. I can’t help but imagine the unholy latency of transferring files from “your computer” to an external storage.

  • vaper@lemmy.world
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    2 hours ago

    I thought this was a mini-pc to compete with the mac mini, until I realized its streaming only. I’d much rather cough up the extra $250 for the insane jump in power that the mac mini gives you.

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    3 hours ago

    No thanks. I do want the large wifi enabled suppository that probably comes with it 😉. I can use that in times of loneliness and despair.

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    6 hours ago

    This feels way too expensive for what is a dumbed down device. Maybe $50-$100, but you would still end up paying quite a bit for something that requires a subscription.

    For the price they are asking, you could get a desktop with OK performance that will be free forever after that.

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    8 hours ago

    Almost every cloud based device I’ve ever owned ended up either putting an increasing number of basic features that were originally free behind a subscription paywall or simply turned itself into a brick when it stopped being supported.

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    8 hours ago

    For that price you can just get a raspberry pi 5, you can stream on it but also use it as a low end Linux machine