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InFocus's New Kangaroo: a Screenless $99 Windows 10 Portable PC (venturebeat.com)

Posted by timothy on from the give-'em-out-like-candy dept.

An anonymous reader writes: InFocus today debuted the Kangaroo, a $99 Windows 10 portable PC that "goes anywhere and works with any screen." The term "mobile desktop" may seem like an oxymoron, but that really is the best description: Picture your typical desktop PC tower shrunk down to the size of a phablet sans screen; just like any desktop, you'll still need to connect a mouse, keyboard, and monitor.

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  1. Windows 10? Really? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Windows 10? No thanks. Is this supposed to be InFocus/Microsoft's version of a Mac Mini or something? Two gigs of RAM, 32 GB of hard drive space... it's not a Mac Mini by a damned sight, but more like a Chrome Book without a screen or keyboard or convenience. Four hours of battery life if you're lucky, which might get you through a presentation but not a long flight. Oh, wait, you couldn't use this on a plane because there's no input or output, just sockets for you to connect shit that you can't carry with you conveniently.

    I'm wondering where the advantage is over a cheap 100-200 laptop... Walmart has a laptop on clearance with the same RAM and storage but also with a keyboard and screen.

  2. Re:Nice! by stooo · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Does it run Linux ?

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  3. Wait a minute... by roc97007 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    That sounds really familiar.

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  4. Re:Nice! by kheldan · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Does it run Linux ?

    I second this question; I'm done with Windows and Microsoft in general, and would rather not have a computer at all anymore than ever have Orwellian Windows 10.

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  5. Re:Timothy getting a commission from Newegg now? by Grishnakh · · Score: 1, Insightful

    What kind of moron would want to buy something that runs Windows 10?

  6. Re: Timothy getting a commission from Newegg now? by kenh · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Anyone that wants a small computer to tuck in their projector bag for sales presentations.

    Anyone that wants to setup a kiosk.

    Anyone that wants to run Windows apps 'on' their iPad (includes software for iPad to act as keyboard/screen for this wifi/Bluetooth enabled computer).

    Anyone that wants to embrace the idea of 'hot desks' in their office without buying scads of laptops.

    Anyone that wants to put an inexpensive presentation system in a conference room (just add Bluetooth keyboard/mouse and connect to large flat panel/projector).

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