Reviewers Liked
- Atom x5Z8500 easily outpaces Bay Trailbased competition, Virtually no throttling, Windows 10 out of the box
Reviewers Didn't Like
- WiFi/Bluetooth issues, USB 3.0 performance or lack thereof
Tronsmart Ara X5
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Expert reviews and ratings
When Microsoft put Windows 10 out for general public consumption, Tronsmart were very hot out of the blocks with Ara X5; so much so, in fact, that they could claim it as the World's first Windows 10 TV Box. You can pick one up for between £100 to £130...
By avforums.com onWhen I first unboxed Tronsmart's Ara X5, I had high hopes for it becoming a secondary Windows PC that I could use for light web browsing. Although the Ara X5 can perform the aforementioned task, it isn't a great experience and definitely leaves...
By Neowin onThe Tronsmart Ara X5 was one of the first products to ship with an Intel Atom x5-8300 processor. It's taken me a little while to do a thorough review, so it's hardly unique in the market anymore — there a number of other TV boxes and many tablets with...
By liliputing.com onWhen Apple released their new Apple TV with the ability to install apps and play games, things got a lot harder for devices like the Tronsmart Ara X5. It's a small set-top TV box running Windows 10. Can Windows 10 compete with the likes of Apple TV,...
By GottaBeMobile onIntel's new Atom looks like a promising piece of silicon. Built to a budget, the chip still manages to deliver a significant improvement on Bay Trail, especially in the GPU department. While GPU performance is not a huge deal on most cheap PCs, bear in...
By Fudzilla onTronsmart ARA X5 – Pannello frontaleSono rimasto soddisfatto da questo Tronsmart Ara X5, che al momento rappresenta l'unico mini-pc in grado di offrire realmente qualcosa in più (leggero aumento delle performance) rispetto alla grande massa di mini-pc...
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Como hemos podido ver a lo largo de las pruebas el miniPC Tronsmart ARA X5 se ha comportado de forma bastante buena en nuestros test, el nuevo SoC Atom tiene unas mejoras interesantes a nivel de consumos, temperaturas y sobretodo reproducción de vídeo...
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