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The ECS Liva Mini Box QC710 is a small desktop computer with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c processor, 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. It also happens to be one of the most affordable Windows on ARM computers to date – it sold for $219 when it launched in 2021 as the Snapdragon Developer Kit.
Now it’s even cheaper – Woot is selling the little computer for $150.
If you’re looking for a little computer with more horsepower, you can also pick up a barebones ASRock NUC BOX-1240P from Newegg for $485 or an Intel NUC 12 Pro with the same processor for $490. You’ll need to supply your own memory, storage, and OS though.
Here are some of the day’s best deals.
Mini PCs
- ECS Liva Mini Box QC710 mini PC w/Snapdragon 7c/4GB/64GB/Win10 for $150 – Woot
- ASRock NUC BOX-1240P barebones mini PC w/Core i5-1240P for $485 – Newegg
- Intel NUC 12 Barebones mini PC w/Core i5-1240P (SSD only) for $490 – Newegg
- Intel NUC 12 Barebones mini PC w/Core i5-1240P (HDD supported) for $549 – Amazon
Laptops
- Acer Chromebook Spin 714 14″ convertible w/Core i5-1235U/8GB/256GB for $499 – Best Buy
- Asus Zenbook 14″ 2.8K OLED Win11 laptop w/Core i5-1240P/8GB/256GB for $550 – Best Buy
- MSI Prestige 14 Evo laptop w/Core i7-1280P/32GB/1TB for $799 – Newegg
Smartphones
- OnePlus 11 w/SD8Gen2/8GB/128GB for $699 – OnePlus
- OnePlus 11 w/SD8Gen2/16GB/256GB for $799 – OnePlus
Audio
- Save up to 35% on Select Anker headphones & earbuds – Amazon
- DOSS Soundbox Touch portable Bluetooth speaker for $28 – Amazon (clip coupon)
- Anker Soundcore 3 portable Bluetooth speaker for $40 – Amazon
Best of luck, let folk know the results
https://www.linaro.org/blog/let-s-boot-the-mainline-linux-kernel-on-qualcomm-devices/
Is it possible to replace Windows on the ECS Liva Mini Box QC710 – or any Windows on ARM system – with Ubuntu? If so I may have to give it a spin.
I was wondering about that, or turning it into an Android streaming box.
Then I realized a good chunk of that $150 is a Windows license. It honestly doesn’t feel like a great deal unless you’re using it for its specific purpose (Snapdragon development).
Best of luck, let folk know the results
https://www.linaro.org/blog/let-s-boot-the-mainline-linux-kernel-on-qualcomm-devices/