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[Justin Richeson]

http://www.banggood.com/Vensmile-W10-Quad-Core-2GB-RAM-64GB-ROM-Windows-8_1-Wintel-TV-Box-p-975963.html

Or, just search banggood for "Windows 8.1" (yes, I know, but it's the
easiest search term I could use to find these things)

Technically they should operate like a normal PC for the most part.  You
*should* be able to install other OSs as long as they support the embedded
hardware.  Never worked with one myself though so YMMV.

On Thu, Jun 4, 2015 at 10:14 AM, Matthew Nuzum <newz at bearfruit.org> wrote:

> Yes, but as far as I know, all commercially available adapters are going to
> be switching. If you're building a computer then you can buy or build a
> linear converter, but if you're looking for an off the shelf computer, that
> will be tricky. If you do build a linear converter, make sure to have a
> good heat sink on it. Also, keep in mind that if you're running off of 12v
> (I'm assuming a battery) then your voltage will vary. In a car situation
> you can have 11 to 14 volts. That means you'd need a buck-boost converter
> which, as far as I have seen, means a switching regulator.
>
> In that case, a device like a tablet or RPi that can run off of 5v may be a
> good idea. You could use a linear adapter to go from 11-14v down to 5v. You
> will, however, waste over half your power as heat. If you can use a
> switching supply and shielding, you'll get far better results.
>
> On Thu, Jun 4, 2015 at 9:18 AM, L. V. Lammert <lvl at omnitec.net> wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 4 Jun 2015, Patrick Mcgillan wrote:
> >
> > > Yes, I was already thinking along those lines. Another possibility
> > > would be a tablet, which will do power without the upconverter like a
> > > regular laptop uses. Note, am against inline power adapters due to the
> > > amount of RFI they produce in my ham radio.
> > >
> > A linear power adapter (as opposed to switching) should minimize RF
> > interference, .. add it to the system itself in an aluminum enclosure and
> > make sure the two halves are bonded.
> >
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