iOTA GO Mini Desktop PC Stick, (Black) - (Intel Quad Core Z8350 1.44GHz Processor (1.92GHz Boost), 2 GB RAM, 32GB eMMC Storage, Windows 10 Home) - Amazon Exclusive

I think it's a nifty little machine that does the basics. Yes it's not mega fast or has a shedload of storage, but it does what it says on the tin and ideal for browsing, streaming, word processing and basic games. The usable memory issue you can get around in the BIOS where you get the full 2GB which makes a lot of difference in speed. Very impressed.

I bought this for streaming films to a TV. The device failed on tow counts: * extremely slow working with the my network - films buffering and stopping. I have no such problems with a similarly powered Raspberry Pi on the same network * the fan on the device was SO NOISY that it made the room unpleasant to be in and disturbed the sound of the TV. Nice idea - but not well enough executed. Perhaps if they spent a bit less on the fancy packaging it would be more value for money.

Pros: - Packaging is slick and very well presented. - Installation is quick, easy and requires minimal effort. - Comes with a wall power adapter and Micro USB cable. - For an Intel Atom with only 2GB of RAM it is surprisingly snappy browsing the web with Chrome. Cons: - Bright blue LED which at night lights up the area behind my TV. - Noisy fan which runs flat out consistently regardless of system load. - 1080P video playback is sketchy at best through a web browser, but fine through apps downloaded via the Microsoft Store. - 32 Bit Windows 10, this CPU is compatible with 64 Bit operating systems so it does confuse me as to why the manufacturer made this choice. Other: I use it for basic web browsing, uploading photos from my DSLR camera and showing them on a large screen, online streaming services and Steam Link powered from my Desktop PC. For the price I can't really complain, it's a full Windows 10 desktop and brings a fairly outdated pre-smart 1080p TV up to date.

Good HDMI stick, good CPU but Noisy fan.

This is not a replacement for your laptop but it is an exceptional device. It does need updating as soon as you it - well mine did. It is not as fast as my i7 laptop but I did not expect that. I have mine running 24/7 as a control PC for a NAS box and network.

Great size and everything, bought mainly for streaming but it can’t seem to do that! When running a speed test on the iOTA GO I get 7Mb/s but when running an identical speed test on my phone next to the iOTA go, I get 55Mb/s? I just don’t understand how it can only get 7 when my other devices can get up to 8 times that speed! I have no idea how to contact the seller from the amazon app so unfortunately this is how I’m having to resort to contacting them.

Beautiful packaging, fantastic supplied accessories, connected to everything easily. Full marks for this. Now the poor bits. It cannot open web pages, let alone stream. I bought for occasional web browsing and emailing, can do neither, gutted as potential is awesome. Amazon should stop wasting their time selling these as I couldn't think of a use. I would liken it to picking your old phone up expected it to do basic tasks, this isn't even that good

I'm very impressed with this PC stick it works just like a computer when connected to a TV. We use a wireless TV keyboard which plugs into this via USB and Bluetooth and it's a great combo. The fan is a bit noisy when you aren't playing or watching anything, I thought someone was using the vaccuum cleaner upstairs the first time but it's impressive for something so small to do what it does. We also needed a HDMI extender cable as our TV was a bit bulky round the back resulting in the stick not fitting originally but if you have one which is flatter around the back near the HDMI cable you should be fine.