Revo 3700 or Revo RL70 or Lenovo Q180 - Any Idea?

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roy8846 Offline
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I am very much a noob and my experience goes as far as Windows and ATV2

Was Wondering which would be better for XBMC, perhaps a dual boot of Win7 and XBMCbuntu/openelec?

Looking for the most forward (read : Noob Friendly)

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Lenovo Q180
http://www.ebuyer.com/288843-lenovo-idea...op-vc71huk

Acer Revo 3700
http://www.ebuyer.com/279898-acer-aspire...-semec-036

Acer Revo RL70
http://www.ebuyer.com/319567-acer-revo-r...-sj4ec-003

Prices Are Very Similar

Thanks In Advance Big Grin
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As far as spec, it come down to Lenovo Q180 vs. Acer Revo RL70....to me, Q180 looks nicer.....!

>Alienware X51- do it all HTPC
>Simplify XBMC configurations
>HOW-TO Bitstreaming using XBMC
I refused to watch movie without bitstreaming HD audio!
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Thanks for replying

So q180 is probably better spec wise?

And ati vs nvidia makes no difference in choice? I would like to try to boot straight into xbmcbuntu for the wife's sake
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(2012-04-07 18:07)roy8846 Wrote:  Thanks for replying

So q180 is probably better spec wise?

And ati vs nvidia makes no difference in choice? I would like to try to boot straight into xbmcbuntu for the wife's sake
For xbmcbuntu, you might have easier time with Nvidia graphic card. What happen with Windows? XBMC+Windows 7 is as good as it get, and you can customize XBMC startup with this guide- Customizing Windows for XBMC

>Alienware X51- do it all HTPC
>Simplify XBMC configurations
>HOW-TO Bitstreaming using XBMC
I refused to watch movie without bitstreaming HD audio!
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Brill thanks for that.

So the atom is better than e450

Or is it the gfx that count more between them?
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(2012-04-07 18:58)roy8846 Wrote:  Brill thanks for that.

So the atom is better than e450

Or is it the gfx that count more between them?
You make the call: here are the spec Intel Atom 2700 (2.13GHz dual-core+AMD HD6450A) vs. AMD E450 (1.65GHz dual-core+HD6320).....

>Alienware X51- do it all HTPC
>Simplify XBMC configurations
>HOW-TO Bitstreaming using XBMC
I refused to watch movie without bitstreaming HD audio!
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That's the point I have no idea, guess I will go with consensus in this thread Wink

Thanks for the help though and at least responding to a noob
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for windows, Lenovo Q180
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(2012-04-07 20:47)roy8846 Wrote:  That's the point I have no idea, guess I will go with consensus in this thread Wink
For the same price, go for the system with better spec.....in this case, Lenovo Q180 got my vote......

>Alienware X51- do it all HTPC
>Simplify XBMC configurations
>HOW-TO Bitstreaming using XBMC
I refused to watch movie without bitstreaming HD audio!
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To answer my own question ,

I went for a Lenovo Q180 and a Xenta Wireless Keyboard/Trackpad and its real nice kit for the money...

Havent done any HD tests yet but flash works real nice and XBMC works a treat Big Grin (with Confluence skin at least)
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