Foxconn Mini/Booksize Barebone System: AMD Dual Core E-350 1.6GHz, Radeon HD 6310 w/ HDMI, WiFi N + 64GB OCZ Agility 4 Solid State Drive (SSD) $110 after $10 rebate + Free Shipping
 

Foxconn nt-A3500-0h0WWAEQB AMD A45 (Hudson D1) 1 x 204Pin AMD Radeon HD 6310 White Mini / Booksize Barebone System
$179.99
Your Price: $119.99
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Foxconn Mini/Booksize Barebone System: AMD Dual Core E-350 1.6GHz, Radeon HD 6310 w/ HDMI, WiFi N + 64GB OCZ Agility 4 Solid State Drive (SSD) $110 after $10 rebate + Free Shipping
 

Newegg has Foxconn Mini/Booksize Barebone System: AMD Dual Core E-350 1.6GHz, Radeon HD 6310 w/ HDMI, WiFi N (nt-A3500-0h0WWAEQB) + 64GB OCZ Agility 4 SSD (automatically added to cart) for $120 - $10 rebate = $110 with free shipping. Thanks Selma

Foxconn Mini/Booksize Barebone System: AMD Dual Core E-350 1.6GHz, Radeon HD 6310 w/ HDMI, WiFi N + 64GB OCZ Agility 4 Solid State Drive (SSD) $110 after $10 rebate + Free Shipping
 

Update: Back in stock. Thanks bluerhino [Discuss]

Newegg has Foxconn Mini/Booksize Barebone System: AMD Dual Core E-350 1.6GHz, Radeon HD 6310 w/ HDMI, WiFi N (nt-A3500-0h0WWAEQB) + 64GB OCZ Agility 4 SSD (automatically added to cart) for $120 - $10 rebate = $110 with free shipping. Thanks Selma

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Hello All,

I bought this and created a Win XP USB install drive using WinToFlash. When I turn it on and select the first time install option, it just freezes at Windows is checking your system or something like that. Anyone encountered this? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

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General
Brand
Foxconn
Model
nt-A3500-0h0WWAEQB
Color
White

CPU Supported
CPU Type
AMD E-350 APU (1.6GHz, dual core)

Chipset
North Bridge
AMD A45 (Hudson D1)

Memory Supported
Memory slot
1 x 204Pin i.e. laptop RAM
Memory Type Supported
DDR3 800
Max Memory Supported
4GB

Storage
Serial ATA
1 x SATA 3.0Gb/s

Graphics
Onboard Video
AMD Radeon HD 6310

Communications
LAN
Realtek RTL8111E
Max LAN Speed
10/100/1000Mbps
Wireless LAN
802.11 b/g/n

Extension Bays
2.5" Internal Bays
1

Front Panel Ports
Front USB
2 x USB 3.0
Front Audio Ports
2 jacks
Card Reader
SD/SDHC/MS/MS Pro/MMC

Back Panel Ports
HDMI
1
VGA
1 x DVI
Rear USB
4 x USB 2.0
RJ45
1
Rear Audio Ports
1 jack

Power Supply
Power Supply
65W, 19V, 3.42A

Physical SPEC
Dimensions
7.48" x 5.31" x 0.98"
Weight
0.99 lbs.

Here is a nice review of this box

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=134580

http://www.anandtech.com/show/402...enchmarked


Graphics performance is very good compared to first generation i3/i5/

Includes free matching white Foxconn external DVD drive.

My kids are using an old Foxconn FOXCONN NT-510 (Intel Atom D510 CPU and Intel GMA 3150 graphics), but they are constantly complaining about performance. Would this be any better? Obviously the graphics are, but not sure about the cpu

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Pr...110?vs=328

man so cheap now, i bought this a coupel months ago for $170 wiht a free agility 60gb

You're right. The Intel GMA 3150 is very week and not optimal for playing or streaming HD media (or playing games). The CPU in the E-350 is barely faster on average than the Atom, but there are certain applications that can take advantage of the faster AMD graphics to boost performance. What are your kids using the current Atom system to do?

Either way, the main benefits of an Atom or Fusion system are the low power usage and small size. If neither of those features are important to you or you're kids, you might be better off spending a little more on a Sandy or Ivy Bridge dual-core Celeron based system. The G530 is a very popular low end chip for general use. Throw in a $15 AR budget GPU (HD 5450/6450 or Nvidia GT 520) and you'll have a much more powerful system for only ~$100 more than this one.

Also, keep on eye on the Lenovo threads where you can often find refurb/scratch & dent systems with Celeron/Pentium/i3 chips for between $100-$200. Keep in mind that despite being "used", those are complete systems with a HDD and memory and OS which this deal skips.

Now comes with the agility 3 SSD!

Wow, what a deal for an XBMC box!!!:lmao::lmao::lmao:

K, I'm calmed now

Awesome. Thanks for the heads up! I almost ordered yesterday at work when a free external CD/DVD drive was bundled but decided to wait so that i can use a 5% cashback credit card that i left at home. By the time i got home, the free CD/DVD drive was OOS... so being the cheapskate that i am, i decided not to order since i missed out on the freebie.

I'd rather have the free SSD (plus $10 MIR) instead! :)

Not sure why but I grabbed one.

It is now $110 (after rebate $10) with a 64GB OCZ SSD.

In for one. What the heck, I have extra ram lying around.

bought one and picking it up tonight, Thanks!!

So what is needed to complete this barebone. ram and os?

Where did you get the rebate? This is a super deal!!!

Rebate link:

http://images10.newegg.com/upload...31lh15.pdf

No not really.

Anyone using this with openelec? If so, thoughts?

WOW!!! You just made my day. I was happy with the price, but for another $10 in rebate this make it even sweeter. Thanks for the reply, I thought the rebate was on the Barebones itself and not on the SSD drive. This machine will make a good nettop or HTPC.

Atom D510 platform is about the same CPU wise as the A45. What in particular are your kids complaining about?

what else is required to make it a HTPC ?

thanks.

Nettop yes, HTPC no.

How would this work with Plex? As a client not a server.

I have a similar nettop unused in the closet....so of course. In for 1!

I have one running fine as an htpc (been going for a couple years now). It's got a 500GB HD though instead of the 64GB SSD that this comes with. Most of my media streams from my server anyway.

so totally wrong. maybe if you want to record 6 channels at once or something...

between the rebate and the ssd, its taking all my willpower not to get a couple.

Ram + HDD


I don't understand why people cannot run a HTPC set up with this. I have an old Dell Zino 400 (1.6 single core) and it streams 1080p over the network without any issues.
Set this up correctly and you won't have any problems.


I'm trying to decide if this enough for a MAME build. Would like to use at least an i3 3225 but this price is too tempting.

I used to run MAME on an 800MHz Celeron, but that was old-school stuff. Nothing NES or newer, so take that for what it's worth.

60GB hdd is included

thanks..
since a SSD is included, all is needed is RAM?
is it desktop RAM?
what is the processor in it? AMD E-350 APU (1.6GHz, dual core)? is this sufficient for streaming 1080p over the network?
can i install XP or windows server on this?

Lot of people use netflix and i am pretty certain the processor on this would lag playing netflix hd content. Sure anything which use GPU acceleration would run smoothly

It's still weak. A desktop Class AMD Fusion has a good blend of price and performance.

yes RAM.

my e-350 does 1080p just fine over the network. Youtube 1080p, mkv 1080p, hd homerun prime HD all work flawlessy

This is a great deal. Both price wise and the fact that a free SSD is included. If I already did not have a black one ...

true 1080p? i have a dual core zino 400 (athlon 3250iirc) and cant do more than 720p. do you have the dedicated gpu or hd 3000?

that said, this gpu is far superior.

also, mame totally depends on what you're trying to run. you should be fine for most games.

laptop ram. desktop is 240 pin.

Jeez, $110AR with the SSD is too good to pass up.

ORDERRERERED!

doesnt the new silverlight have gpu support once again?

LOL you have a lot to learn. AMD E-350 can handle 1080p without any problems. I have setup a few of these for family and friends and they are able to play blu-ray movies without a hitch. So use it as a htpc for streaming or a blu ray player is feasible.

i have the newer one with the e450, after a fresh windows 7 install and some optimization to run just the essential services, i use it as a htpc that plays 1080p just fine, even hooked it up to my usb hauppauge cablecard tuner and i have no problem recording 2 streams and playing recorded media all at once.

Will this do 3D Bluray?
I want to replace my power hogging HTPC with something small.
I watch Comcast HD using HD Homerun Prime and windows media center. And I play 3d blurays using powerdvd.

I currently have amd phenom II x3 720.
Graphics card is ATI 6450 (3d capable).

I want to get one, but not sure what it's strong enough can use this for.

Purchased! Have left over desktop RAM anyways.

--edit--

Whoops. I meant laptop RAM. Thanks for the catch folks.

I just need it as a desktop for my photo editing(photoshop) and also use it as network share for patriot box office (PBO) media player which is connected to my TV.
I hope photoshop works on this...

Thanks Selma for another great deal!

Photoshop will work

SLOWWWWWW

then I might skip.. thanks for the help...

This takes laptop RAM... and only 1 stick FWIW.

Maybe i'll be seeing some of you at the City of Industry Will-call soon :)

This is my intended use for the system. I'm picking it up in about an hour and will set everything up tonight. I already transferred the Fusion OpenELEC files to a USB stick at work.

uses laptop ram. DO NOT PUT UR DESKTOP RAM IN IT.

in for one. THANKS! too many computers.. but I think I can find the usage of this one...

That's right. Forgot about the added gift.

Looks like a good deal. I have a 4gb Patriot ddr3 sodimm memory that I brought last year for $12 AR. that I can use. Used 2.6% cash back from obesewallet.com and used my discover card which says I get 5% back for online orders. Thanks selmabot.

Update the wiki to highlight that this takes laptop RAM.

Where is the dvd burner included?

Sorry. I meant laptop ram. Silly me got too excited.

I used shop runner. Haha

It wouldn't fit if anybody tried. Why make such a big deal out of it?

DVD burner was included yesterday. Today it switched to OCZ SSD.

it has the HD3000.
8-10g 1080p torrent files play just fine here.


I want other emulators too, the Hyperspin frontend is already CPU intensive.

You never know what ppl do these days. If they have it in mind that it's the ram they will try to fit it if they need to mod it.

I'm goanna regret not ordering 5. In for 1

Now that I've ordered it. Why do I need this anyways?

Will this run 1080p anime? Most of my stuff is high bitrate movies.

Interesting. I wonder why mine doesn't work. I've changed my native windows resolution to 720p because watching TV at 1080p wouldn't cut it. Maybe it can handle native 1080p but can't upscale 720p content to 1080 without skipping. That'd make some semblance of sense.

Have you tried using MaLa [malafe.net] instead of Hyperspin? Need to use command line Mame, though.

Have to resist. I had a system based on E-350 CPU and it was a total fail :( Could force it to pass-throu AC-3/DD/DTS sound to my receiver. It was always been converted to PCM. Tried different drivers, codecs, operating system - always got PCM on my receiver (bye-bye 7.1 channel audio)

it'l be more of the same.

I was disappointed by my E-350 system too. It can't play Netflix HD and it bottlenecks an SSD (I didn't even know this was possible).

I was going to say.... 1080P video playback should be a breeze for every normal cpu on the market. Encoding of course is a different story.

Tons of good info on this thing running XBMC (OpenELEC): http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=134580

how did u do that? i also have a foxconn E350 and i have trouble playing fast motion 720p on youtube... did you do some tweeking or some software?

mine struggle even for web browsing

Use DXVA :) Start by installing ffdshow tryout, which is free, and enable DXVA. Or use XBMC that has it by default.

proper graphics drivers. my c-50/c-60, an underclocked can handle all of those things just fine :D

my c-50 bitstreams just fine. i think a lot of times it's just user error. people not installing or configuring drivers or playback software properly.

Try Youtube HTML5: http://www.youtube.com/html5

I use this with an HDHomerun Prime and it works wonderfully.

For anyone considering this. This isn't going to be some sort of HTPC screamer.
I have (and owned) quite a few E-350 machines in various configurations (net-tops/laptops like Thinkpad X120e,etc).
This is however, going to be a good general purpose computer. It will play 720p video in Linux. With optimize video in Windows, it will probably play higher quality.

The thing it has going for it is USB 3, Gigabit and Wifi. Basically, you can make this into a great fileserver.
A Proxy/Wifi security gateway firewall like untangle. Or general dickering around with Linux distros.

The SSD is a added bonus. All you need is a laptop sodimm.

This will be a perfectly fine net-top.

If you don't want to play with Linux, get yourself a free Windows Server license in this thread.. (I did. I got 5 free legit license)
And run yourself a Windows Server off it.

http://slickdeals.net/f/5334878-M...-2012-more

See, that's the problem. It can do 1080p mkv and 1080p youtube, but there is absolutely no headroom. What this means is that, if there anything else that "pops up" in the background, you'll get a glitch. While that is acceptable for some, it's not acceptable to me or a number of other people.

Are the LEDs very bright on this? I have a lot of movies I like to watch in my bedroom with the lights turned off. I watch it for maybe about 5 minutes, and then usually fall asleep. But then I usually wake up wanting to watch more, again for another 5 minutes.

Also, I have over 1000 videos (each about a few hundred megs and in 720p, 1080p) on my external hard drive. Will this stutter while watching those movies? Will this be able to switch from movie to movie fast (in case one movie gets boring) or does it have to buffer and crap?

No, I'm so right and I don't want to record anything.

does anyone know how much fps will i get in counter strike 1.6 with this?

I predict that there will soon be a little fire icon next to this deal

No, it's not bright, and you can always cover it up.

Been curious about these, and at $120 with a cheap 64GB SSD to throw into my DAW on top of the existing two for samples, this might be perfect for video in the bedroom where I'm setting up my Take 5 Classic set from earlier this week and my Optoma HD66. With the Take 5 at standard sale price of $150, this running as an HTPC streaming content from my server for $120, its just been too hard to say no, and considering I didn't really intend to have any sort of TV/Projector in my apartments bedroom at all I'm prettty pleased. Thanks OP.

will 2gb ddr3 enough? thanks

Time to learn Linux

I was looking at getting a G-box Dyno but the only ones that seem to be around are though ebay at around the same price. This has 4x the power and 4x the ram.

How does XMBCbuntu run on this ? I want 1080p/720p streaming and playing, via wifi, and netflix if possible (one of the reasons i dont want to run openelec.

I really want to pull the trigger (this + openelec would make a nice media stream) but it just doesn't have the power for netflix and I don't want to lose that from my current box (boxee box.)

If netflix isn't important though, and you want a cheap/quiet/efficient media streamer this is a good deal.

If you put windows 8 on this machine, the new netfljx app is gpu accelerated. I watch he netflix on my atom ion

Streaming 40mbps (high quality 1080p) is going to be iffy over wifi no matter what box you have.

Also no hardware acceleration in silverlight = no netflix HD on this box, also no silverlight for linux means you'll have to depend on windows.

How does XBMC and h264 content run on that box through win8?

where？

To be honest, Netflix SD looks just fine to me upscaled to 1080p so the lack of Netflix HD doesn't bug me much.

For what? The answer is probably yes.

Windows 8 on this would probably still run horribly. Windows 7 chokes 1080p xbmc playback... what about through VLC ?

I was just reading that. Some of the last posts indicate that the menu switching and gui operations are a bit slow. I'm going to skip this one now (and kick myself later). I already have too many HTPC systems I'm toying around with.

That's your OPINION and it's WRONG.

My 40" LCD runs 1080 just fine with this box and this SSD streaming over a Gigabit network or with a usb OTA tuner...

This thing looks like a Jack of most (not all) trades, master of none. Media players are cheaper. If you want to browse the internet on your TV when you're not watching movies... can't the Android USB stick thing do that and play 1080i content flawlessly for cheaper?

If you have a PS3 or media player already I don't know if this Foxconn warrants a purchase. I heard XBox was getting a browser, if it hasn't already...I haven't been on mine in 3+ months.

If you're going to be watching 720p or 1080i content on an HTPC make sure it has the horsepower to multi-task if stuff starts running in the background. Stuttering movie watching ruins the movie watching experience.

Great. In for one for my TV.

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NOOOOOO

Pretty cheap but I would still pass if you're going to use this for an HTPC.

Shows in stock on the Newegg page, but says OOS when I try to review order... Dead?

I am able to review and place the order. Thx.

Order finally went through... Keep trying people.

ARE YOU JOKING?!!!
I signed into my paypal at checkout, then when I signed into the 2dayshop thingy, it deleted from cart.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Is it me or its back in stock??

try again just got an order in

Tried to order 2nd one to check and it seems to still work for me...

It's my opinion and it's RIGHT.
There is a lot more to HTPC than streaming 1080 over gigabit network and usb OTA tuner.

e-350 is perfect with xbmc + anything 1080p i can throw at it

For HTPC use, yes.

dead already, could not checkuot

It should, but it isn't.

not for some (many? most?) people.

What OS and what browser and driver version?

good thing this has a GPU that can handle 1080p without a problem. As long as you can offload to GPU, you could essentially be using a Pentium.

Who cares?

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Nvm oos :(

Out of stock.... :(

tried to checkout 20 times in a row and it was removed from my cart each time :( anyone who scored more than one care to share? I'll happily take one off your hands for a slight profit to you. pretty please with a cherry on top?

Not exactly. GPU only does the back end vector manipulation; a lot of work is still done by CPU. That's why most atoms still can't do 1080p well even though their GPU has the same HD acceleration as the A45.
A45 can do h.264, VC1, and xvid/ DIVX 1080p when GPU takes the load, but there is no real headroom which mean that there better be NOTHING happening besides that to occupy CPU.

Can I put slightly slower ram on this? that's what I have laying around

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Now that this is OOS, can someone advise if this is a better product? I dont know if the Intel version is more powerful, able to stream HD video better, etc. and warrants the higher cost. But it also has the SSD promotion attached to it:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...6856119056

I've been using this exact combo as a HTPC on my main television for 2 months. It runs 24hrs a day and even runs a light emulation program in the background without issue. I know for a FACT that this is a perfectly fine HTPC box that sips electricity and performs very well for what it is.

That version is Intel video, so not good for a HTPC. The intel ATOM systems should have NVIDIA ION to run a as HTPC. Bad deal for that link you sent if you're goal is to use it as HTPC.

Why would there be? And there are plenty of reports of all of the CPUs you listed running 1080p at under 50% CPU. Which is plenty of headroom.

"A lot" really isn't much at all. The GPU is doing all of the difficult work pushing pixels.

If you can't offload to GPU, you're correct -- the CPU isn't enough.

The people who are buying this for an HTPC. And are being scared away by your incorrect recommendation. Because this is a fine HTPC for most people.

Damn it. Wasted time reading this thread and then it's out of stock. I'll wait for the next one I guess....

Openelec sounds awesome.

Thanks OP, snagged one as well which is going for an openelec setup. Seems like the SSD is just icing on the cake.

Anybody recommend a RAM stick? It seems 4GB cost 20 bucks, which is lot for this machine. Also I am not sure there is DDR3-800 in the wide.

You can put higher speed RAM..It'll just clock down to DDR3 800.

After playing around with my RaspberryPi (which plays 1080 no problemo) this seems so large and unnecessary. It is prettier though.

No next time.
over is over!

I built hunders of computers myself and never had such a problem. Beleive me but I have a lot of experience in configuring/optimizing/building PC for any porpouse - HTPC, working station, gaming station, etc. For now I know that anything Intel based gives me 10 times less headache then AMD based system. I am not an Intel-fanatic, but prefer less hastle when dealing with computers. And that E-350 system was a FP 2-3 weeks ago) was a total fail for me.

Most people can't read or build an HTPC, so they won't be scared away by my correct information.

What are these reports?

Do you think this chip will be sufficient to simultaneously encode four Ultra-HD channels? ;)

Good for you.

I would not be surprised if some people here swore that they've been doing this for the past 10 years and everything was fine!

cant consider anything that can't do 1080p madvr a HTPC.

My Raspberry Pi does, so this probably won't. Especially because I will also be streaming video to my other three HTPCs, slinging to my sister in Taiwan while sabnzbding all my shows, and making toast.

good thing this can....

The free DVD was yesterday's bundle. Now it is the SSD.

im wondering how people are using the hd homerun prime with this, I have a netbook same processer with windows media center and it is awfully slow, basically unusable... what am I doing wrong

So what's the best HTPC around $250? Thanks.

I'm using the Ceton Quad tuner and WMC and it plays fine. If it's a bit choppy in WMC then go into your video/display properties and change the refresh rate within Windows. Stupid trick, but it helped my stuttering problems. I think I changed it to 59 or 60hz.

Bought one a while ago, installed openelec recently and love it. Would have got this one too if my Rogers weren't shitting the bed.

missed this by just a few minutes earlier @ 8:30, really disappointed

Foxconn CEO. Gou or something. An infamous racist. Shoud there be an ethical consideration even for slickdealers? I don't know but I ain't buying Foxconn unless it is really really cheap. This just falls short on such a criterion. The SSD is worth about 25 dollars or will be so by BF. That means the ITX setup is about 85 dollars. A good deal but not an earth-shaking one. If you don't need it right away wait till BF.

I have E-350 and it is slightly more powerful than Atom D510 and D525. It can do most multimedia fine but cannot do much else.

^cool story brah.

alive again at 9:45pm cst
 

alive again at 9:45pm cst

A question for people who installed openelec and this barebone system.

1) Can you configure this device to boot off from the sd card slot? If so, can you install a hard drive with all your media on it?

2) Where can you buy a remote control with a usb dongle for it? Something like this would work?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/PC-Comput...3f1a5e7d35

Thanks.

Are you using a wireless connection. I have had a it get choppy or have artifacts over a wireless connection. I had used an atom 330 before and ran it with an HDhomerun, however, it was only a single tuner (The old blue one). So I can't speak to recording while watching TV.

Can we all collectively agree that we will burn down the next SD'ers house who tells us to wait for BF? Shut the fark up already about BF, I've been hearing that for 4 farking months now. Do some of you cheap bastards seriously only buy nice shit on one day of the year? WE GET IT ALREADY!!!!

I'm praying to every conceivable god out there that no computer components go on sale on BF so people will stop telling everyone else to wait for prices on SSDs to drop.

My Foxconn Intel Atom in same case is noisy...would be too noisy personally for an HTPC if this Foxconn is of same noise level. I also have a Zotac Intel Atom that's much quieter, but case is larger than the Foxconn.

What is the average price for prebuilt mini pc's like this that are good enough for 1080p mkv's ? I had no idea they are this cheap. I was planning on building my own, but have no interested anymore if they are around this price.

I use a Bluetooth dongle and the PS3 remote. You can program the keys how you see fit with the application driver. Then run the the program when windows starts up.

I got a few of these mini foxconn systems.
from Atom + nvidia platform (gets hot) to the E-350 platform.

two issues with all the systems I had.
1) Fan on these units are "loud" and noticable when you have it on.
2) slow performance ... (more of a platform/cpu thing than Foxconn)

yes Amd e-350 is faster than the crap atoms but for regular use you would still notice how slow it is compared to even an older Pentium D or intel Dual core Exxx series dual core CPU from 4 or 5 years ago.

Unless you HAVE to have such a small unit. I would suggest getting something that have a better CPU. I have sold all of theses units (not that I used them in the first place just was such a good deal at SD for them at the time)

I finally settled on a Shuttle XH61 barebone kit from a month ago from newegg ($180 for barebone kit + intel G620 CPU) and
that seems the best compromise between
- noise level
- physical size
- cpu and system performance
- price (alittle high u can say but it's a quality kit)
- expandability. (2.5" hd slot/slim dvdrw slot/2x ram slot) 4x SATA port + power connector

anyone...is something like this good enough to run media center for a HD homerun prime with live tv watching?
thanks in advance

It's not the content that is choppy, once the channel loads it works fine, but navigating the guide is horrific, maybe I need to reformat, I am using an 100mb ethernet powerline adapter, XBMC works well.

No. I found it funny that some people just cannot filter out what they consider to be wrong information. Are they that weak minded? :shake:

stupid question: what is a barebone system? does this has everything in it or do I need to buy additional components to make this thing work?

Yes Photoshop will work on this.
Just like you can use a tooth pick to eat a can of cream corn.

Will this thing work streaming 720p/1080p video (not transcoding) to a WDTV Live?

Yes. This is basically the case, motherboard, processor and an SSD hard drive. You'll need to add RAM and an OS.

A barebone system is made of
Case
PSU
Motherboard
and other small accessaries like power cord.

In this case a CPU and an SSD are included as extras.

I see the problem. Try praying to the inconceivable God. You might get better results. :)

For everyone saying this will not a good htpc you are complete idiots. You don't know anything about computers so you should keep your mouth shut. This is the only intelligent anti-htpc use post. It will not do madvr at 1080p. If you don't know what madvr is don't worry about it, you would would never figure out how to set it up anyway.

If you want a great htpc this will fit the bill nicely for 99.9% of you. If you want a simple "Boxie Box" like experience where you don't see Linux, except with XBMC instead of Boxee then this, a stick of laptop RAM and OpenELEC (it's free) is all you need. Think of it in your head as an XBMC operating system with no technical knowledge needed. If you don't understand what I'm talking about go here http://xbmc.org/ OpenELEC has a build specifically for this APU.

For all the people who think this is not good for HTPC use read a web page once in a while.

This is a possible exception to the rule. Anime can be tricky because the Japanese are starting to encode anime in 10 bit. The dxva acceleration will not be able to handle anything encoded in 10 bit. I have not come across anything 10 bit encoded but I don't download a lot of anime. I personally encoded a Blu-ray in 10 bit and tested it on this APU and it will not play at 1080p.

You've got to be kiddin' about the processor, right? The SSD is sweet, agreed, but the processor is half as fast as my 4 year old AMD 4400+. What's next - something that will run DOS 4.01? Sometimes it's too expensive to be too cheap.

LOL!
Does your AMD 4400+ has GPU?
what speed on your AMD 4400+ , doubled with e-350 ?

Are you confused? This is NOT a $1,000 gaming machine with an AMD E-350, this is a $110 net-top with a free SSD. It is a great deal.

You've got to be kiddin' me more. My 8 year old (!!) Radeon 9800Pro has a passmark twice as high as HD 6310's. What's next - something that will run the original Castle Wolfenstein? Or Doom I?

WOW! Did my AMD 4400+ ever cost $1k? I think not. Your argument is similar to saying: "Are you profused? This ain't a 2 mill Bugatti Veyron." Sure, it ain't, but you also shouldn't be driving a Jugo, at any price. Remember the Corsair? Unsafe at any speed. This package is unsuitable at any price.

LOL! Radeon 9800 even cannot decode 720P!
not mention HDMI, 1080p , did I ?
e-350's windows 7 rate index is 3x higher than my AMD x2 5600+, and only consumes 1/3 electricity

No. No AMD CPU ever cost $1k. Keywords: Gaming machine(whole system)

What do you expect to use this for? I intend to use this to view my porno collection on my TV, which is very suitable and satisfying for me. Are you telling me what is suitable or not for me and other people?

Wipe all your browser installs & flash installs, install the latest ATI drivers, and try again. A good program to use is dxvachecker, it will log if dxva is being using or not

Nonsense. Everyone knows that RAM is cut-to-size. Just shred your desktop ram into appropriate sized tabs for your needs. :D

all I can say is wow...if anyone does not want theirs I will more than happy to buy them

Graphic performance is lot better compared to first generation core i3/i5.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/402...chmarked/4

Hm, what they once told people, that jerkong off turns you mentally feeble, is true after all... For that particular purpose, this is indeed a hot deal. Perhaps it comes with a sticker: "pron approved." Instead of giving thumbs up, you should give a d... up. Well done, mate.

Did some research.
OpenELEC runs like a champ on this box.
I googled some stuff and found threads like this:
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=134580

Good for playing back blu-ray rips.

deal is dead. So sorry because I wanted to bring my Intel 8086 games back.

thanks

Don't knock on it until you've tried it. You're missing out. Don't listen to what people say, especially only once.

Works like a charm
 

Yes, and it works really well with the latest PVR branch. I use it as my main system for the house and the performance is really great given the price and size. I'm having a bit of trouble getting Sickbeard and TVheadend to work properly but that's related to my abilities not Openelec.

i think you are being funny...
thanks for your input...

If anyone bought multiple units and would like to sell one, please let me know!

Edit: Nevermind, they came back in stock!

BACK IN STOCK!! I've been F5-ing all day!! :)

Haha, me too! So glad I got one!

Sweet. Just had a break from work and decided to check if this was back in stock. Lucky timing. Ordered two. One for me and one for the parents.

I'm tempted to order a second one as well. If you ask me, this is a SUPER SUPER SICK deal.

I paid $160 for the NTA-350 here [newegg.com] not too long ago (back in March) and it didn't come with a free SSD. I can't believe this is $110 AR and with a nice SSD.

How come the black one is ~$65 more?? The specs look the same.

I wish the black one was cheaper as well, but you won't find me complaining, haha. I actually asked Newegg if they would substitute the black one last night when this one went out of stock but they said no.

Is it possible to use this as an iTunes server?

Thanks

So happy this came back in stock! (Missed it by minutes last night) Bought one for myself and 1 to setup as a Christmas gift!

Bought this 2x4GB RAM for $30
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...6820231295

Ordered one! - I hope it is able to stream content over XBMC.

What is the best OS to run XBMC on it?

Edit:

"Foxconn nt-A3500-0h0WWAEQB has been removed from shopping cart due to quantity limitation/insufficient stock. Some combo items might be affected by this."

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I missed it for the second time :(

It's available via ebay but no free SSD/rebate.

Sold out

Yea I went full retard on that one. Tried to edit it but you're a ninja.

just got one thx!!!!

Don't quite understand how HTPC/XBMC builds work, most of them seem to have the same specs as this barebone kit. If HTPC are used to stream/play bluray and 1080p videos all day, how do these onboard video cards handle the frames? I have an old nvidia PCI AGP video card and I can barely play video games on it let alone for extended periods of time. Can someone explain to this noob (me)

just when I was about to hit the final checkout button......sold out

Many people recycle their old computers into media centers. There are lots of free softwares and tutorials out there.xbox media center is one of the popular ones. Once you have your media center setup with internet connection. You can stream your video library to your HTPC or any other pc in your house.

There are PCI vidoe cards that has 1080 resolution output, you'll have to do some research to see if your pc can handle the upgrade.

It's going in and out of stock, so keep trying!

Thanks for the reply but I wasn't wondering how to go about building one, I was wondering how they are able to handle 1080p video all day and be used for media purposes when my older desktop (stronger build) cannot even handle it. Is there something about how HTPC programs decode video that do not put stress on the video cards or is my desktop just so old that it cannot even compare to these weak barebone kits. For example, how do Raspberry Pis handle the same playback stronger than old pentium 4 desktops with AGP video cards