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Lenovo Ideacentre Stick 300 (90F20000US) vs Intel Compute Stick (BOXSTCK1A32WFC)

Product Comparison: Lenovo Ideacentre Stick 300 (90F20000US) vs Intel Compute Stick (BOXSTCK1A32WFC)

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Lenovo Ideacentre Stick 300 (90F20000US)

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Intel Compute Stick (BOXSTCK1A32WFC) Z3735F processor, CPU Speed1.33 GHz

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General Specifications

Brand

Lenovo

Intel

Model

Ideacentre Stick 300 (90F20000US)

CS 125 (BOXSTCK1A32WFC)

About the Product

Transform your TV into a PC. The Lenovo ideacentre Stick 300 is a fully-functioning, pocket-sized PC that connects to a TV or monitor via HDMI. Use it as a valuable business tool or a versatile media center – at school, on the road or on vacation.

Amazing meets affordable. The Intel® Compute Stick is a tiny device the size of a pack of gum that can transform any HDMI* TV or display into a complete computer. But it's what's inside that's really incredible: a quad-core Intel® Atom™ processor that gives you balanced performance for work or play. The Intel® Compute Stick delivers an affordable plug and play PC in a device that fits in the palm of your hand.

Origin

China

Key Specs

Processor Speed

1.33 GHz

RAM

2 GB

Storage

32 GB

What customers say about "Key Specs"

Lenovo Ideacentre Stick 300 (90F20000US)

You will love it. It's great on speed for internet and watching movies.
OK, CPU core temps are 123F.+ (49C.) at idle and 145F (62C.) under a load. That's hot but not extreme. Fanless pc's run much hotter. CPU speed is 1.583 GHz to 1.833GHz under a load.
Pretty fast and seams to be good build quality
It's not a media powerhouse. If you're doing more than one task, it will slow down. But with only 2gb ram, it's expected.
32 gb is very little, because 12 gb win 10, 8 gb old win, 4 gb system apps.
If you want to just play around it is fine, works ok but not fast. I wouldn't recommend it for anything serious

Intel Compute Stick (BOXSTCK1A32WFC) Z3735F processor, CPU Speed1.33 GHz

It won't break any computing speed records that's for sure, but considering price and size it's a fairly decent computer to hook up to the TV and play media.
I used external storage to upgrade it to Windows 10.
With only two gigs of RAM, you can't do too much at the same time though.
Occasionally it will get overworked, sending RAM or the CPU to 100%, but it usually recovers quickly.
I would like to see more than 2GB of RAM in the future as that easily gets used with any more than a few tabs in Chrome or any web browser + running any other application.
Limited storage on disk, but if you're cloud-centric it won't matter.

Size & Weight

Color

Black

Height

0.59 in.

0.47 in.

Width

3.94 in.

4.44 in.

Depth

1.5 in.

1.49 in.

Weight

2.24 oz.

13.4 oz.

Features

CPU

Intel Atom Z3735F

Quad-Core Intel Baytrail-T Z3735F

Windows 10 Home 64

Windows 8.1

Connectivity

Wi-Fi 802.11g/n, Bluetooth 4.0

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n

Ports

Micro USB power input, HDMI, USB 2.0, Micro SDXC slot

HDMI, Micro SDXC slot, USB 2.0, USB 3.0

Extras

Integrated Intel HD Graphics

Intel® HD Audio via HDMI, supporting multi-channel digital audio, Intel® HD graphics

What customers say about "Features"

Lenovo Ideacentre Stick 300 (90F20000US)

Very fast win 10. support 4 k. good Wi-Fi
If you need more storage, just plug in a flash drive.
It comes with a fully licensed copy of Windows 10 (home)
Wireless network card is a bit slow but works for my purposes.
It only has one USB port so if you want to get a faster network via a USB device then you will need a Bluetooth keyboard/mouse or a USB hub.

Intel Compute Stick (BOXSTCK1A32WFC) Z3735F processor, CPU Speed1.33 GHz

Once the OS reinstalled, all was fine and it even took an auto update to Windows 10 with no further problems.
I can connect to them remotely and update the video content that is playing right from my desktop computer in the office.
It comes with a short flexible HDMI extension though. So it hangs below the TV, which I think is best for Bluetooth/WiFi.
They include a small HDMI extension that allows you to right angle it on a wall mounted tv, and the tv still flattens against the wall..
Having just one USB port, and it only being 2.0, makes this product less adaptable and less portable. I'm using a powered usb port for additional peripherals.

Warranty / Certifications

Manufacturer Warranty

0.25 year(s)

1 year(s)

Certifications

RoHS