Foxconn nt-A3500-0h0WWAEQB AMD A45 (Hudson D1) 1 x 204Pin AMD Radeon HD 6310 White Mini / Booksize Barebone System

Pros: Plenty fast with 32gb mSSD HD, 4gb RAM. All the ports i could ever need, quiet, about as small as they come.

Cons: I originally got this machine to replace a tower as my media PC, it works great on Youtube and many TV streaming sites, however i've found that on high quality Hulu and Xfinity TV, (at least with windows 7) it gets super laggy. I've figured out its just maxing out the CPU, once i turned the quality to medium, it works just fine. I can't complain for $125, it would cost $400 or so to build up a i5 or i7 machine that can do the high quality computing, so for the money, this was by far the best choice. But if you're looking for the ultimate video machine and have more money, you might try one of the slightly larger Foxconn boxes that can take an i5 or i7.

Pros: Form factor is great. The price is right, even when it's not on sale.
Great features (though I wish the wifi was centrino, and wish it had esata).
It's quiet, even when the fan comes on, but you can hear it when you're within a few feet of it.
Once it's running, it runs pretty well. I haven't had any issues with video nor with flash (running xubuntu 12.04 with catalyst 13.1 drivers, xbmc runs well (search for "Howto Install XBMC PVR Xvba" - it'll be in xbmc forums), and it supports hardware h264 decode and xvba)

Cons: It doesn't boot reliably. When it doesn't boot, it doesn't post, neither hdd nor usb get power (no hdd light; no light on usb thumbdrive; no keyboard lights), but cpu fan spins up and it just sits there.
On the original bios, it would only post once every 10 - 20 times. I saw similar posts about this, so I kept at it until I could get the bios flashed.
I've tried 2 other bios images (03 and 10)... 03 seems to work the best for me, but I haven't tried others because it takes forever to get it to post to where you can fix it if it goes flakey again, and 10 was just about as bad as 01 for me.
With bios 03, it boots (posts) about 4 out of 5 times.
My guess is that it's picky about the memory. Bios has no way to change the timings, so I can't try that. I know it's not simply bad memory, because it works far more reliably with the bios 03 update.

I also had an issue with the HDMI out, but it worked reliably with a different HDMI cable, so I'm chalking that up to a bad cable. Who knows though, maybe it's picky about that as well.

Other Thoughts: This is my second unit. The first one was even worse, and I was never able to get the bios flashed. I did get it to post and boot into freedos on usb thumb drive twice, but didn't have the bios image in the right spot, and never got it to post again. Tried everything (except new ram, because I don't have any other ddr3 so dimms).

I also had a shipping issue, which has nothing to do with the product, but I don't know where else to say this. I got the first unit, RMA'd, spent the extra money for UPS (as opposed to fedex+usps via smartpost), but the replacement was shipped fedex smartpost, and I never got it. It bounced around, and I couldn't track it down, so it got restocked eventually, which cost me money.

I didn't knock any eggs off for shipping. I just think the bios issues deserve the loss of 2 eggs. This isn't a very new product... they should be shipping them with updated bios.

Pros: It is small and uses little electricity.

Cons: I mounted on the back of my monitor (I am satisfied with the mount. It is not that loose.), and it runs very hot. It runs between 70-93. I drilled about 10 holes on the cover near the fan, and it probably lowered 1 degree or so. I took if off the mount and put it on the table, and it was still going over 90 degrees. It runs HOT when i am watching hulu. Other tasks are OK.

My microsoft RF mouse has some lag on this computer whereas it is fine with my 4 core fast computer.

Other Thoughts: Overall, I am happy with the purchase.

BTY, when I reversed the antenna wires (just as the reviewers said), the reception got much worse. Yes, I checked the colors of the wires.

$6 Used 2GB memory
$15 used Sata hard drive
Free Linux mint
$3 short dvi cable

Pros: - Sweet appearance. Thought I would've preferred black but this was what was on sale and I don't regret choosing the white.

- All ports and the card reader worked. (Couldn't test SPDIF but it glows..)

- Wi-Fi works fine (I checked, and the cables were not reversed as other reviewers have experienced).

- Actually has a decent (loud, though mono) internal speaker to my surprise. Better volume than my HDMI monitor's internal speakers.

- Good experience installing my favorite flavor of Ubuntu, Lubuntu 12.04 -- Though currently running Windows 7 Pro x64 with no issues.

- Did not buy this for gaming and wouldn't recommend it for modern gaming, but I've found some older DirectX 8 and 9 games are well off with this unit. For example, I play Final Fantasy XI with some high-resolution enhancing tweaks and it runs beautifully.

- Extremely low power draw under active use! Kill-A-Watt meter shows between 18 and 22 watts (with an SSD for what it's worth), this is less than the 25w bulb in my lava lamp.

Cons: Intended to use a 4GB ram stick hijacked from my laptop with this but it would not post with the high performance ADATA module. Went to a local store and got an 8GB Kingston module (the only 8GB one on the approved vendor list found on their support site) and it works great.

The manufacturer recommended memory list should have been provided with the documentation or on the devices' specs page. I would never have found it if another Newegg reviewer had not mentioned its existence.

I strongly dislike tab/latch secured plastic panels and mine was warped (it can't "seal") near the DVI port, brand new out-of-the-box. This case was not designed to be opened more than a couple times and it probably wouldn't have cost them any more in the manufacturing end to put a little better engineering into the access panel. Minus one egg for this.

Other Thoughts: My VESA mounting kit is not loose, it fits securely on the back of my ASUS 23.6" 1080p monitor.

Paired this with an inexpensive Encore external 7.1 USB sound card because my Logitech 5.1 speaker system is great- but it's from 2004 and doesn't support SPDIF. I now have a great Hi-Fi, extremely low power system that doesn't make me flinch about running it 24/7 for music and web browsing. When ~1.5TB-2TB 2.5" HDDs become more affordable, it will be a great media server as well.

I live in Texas and am always concerned about heat generation. The E-350 APU has a much higher max temp rating than conventional CPUs so don't be alarmed with 85c temp readings, as this is designed to be safe up to 90c. Fortunately, the system's low power exhaust doesn't actually pump out much hot air when compared to my slim XBOX or even my 15.6" AMD A6-4400M 2.7GHz laptop.

Pros: Small, compact, cheap

Cons: Stutter with VLC playing 1080p contents on Windows 8. I haven't tried too many other things yet but so far it's not performing too well on 1080p contents. Might have to switch it to Win7 or Media player classic to see if things would improve

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Valued Customer
We apologize for the inconvenience. Where did you get 1080p files,USB-ROM or downloaded ? If possible please change usb3.0 port to have a test .
Please submit your email to the link below http://www.foxconnsupport.com/inquiry.aspx
Best regards,
Foxconn support team.

Pros: Does Netflix at 1080 good. Small and compact. Easy to assembly hard drive and RAM.

Cons: Hard to take off cover. Documentation is very poor. Screws are small and can easily be worn out.

Other Thoughts: Suggest that cover be held with clear tape. Keep tape away from air vent. If screws are used to reassembly and the heads are worn they will be hard to remove without damaging the case and the system board.

Pros: Small, Quiet, Light, Easy to open, hard drive easy to mount, memory easy to install.

Cons: The mounting bracket, which allows attaching to the back of a monitor, is a rather loose fit. Unit will simply fall out if not better secured. I used a single large zip tie.

Other Thoughts: I needed something light and portable that could support a bigger screen than my laptop. I paired this with an HP W2072a - a 20" monitor with 1600x900 resolution. I installed Windows 8 x86 (the 32 bit version) and it runs beautifully. To try out video playback, I went to YouTube and ran the trailer for the new Wolverine movie. It ran smoothly and looked great. This little box will make a nice HPTC unit and with a big hard drive you could store a vast number of songs and movies.

A final note: Windows 8 installed perfectly. Every required driver was installed and functioned correctly. I did update it with the AMD Vision Engine and the latest video driver so I would have better control of the display. I also tested it with Ubuntu Unity and Xubuntu. Performance on both was very acceptable and installation was a snap with all hardware working as it should. The AMD Vision engine can be installed as well.

Bottom line is if you need a starter PC for your kid, an HPTC machine, or just a simple, capable, all-around machine for browsing and email from granny, you can't beat this little box for bang for the buck. Awesome little machine for its small size and small price.

Pros: Cool and quiet. I got this just to dink around with, but so far it has done pretty well. I haven't had any issues with the wifi like other reviewers. HDMI works well.

Bonus! It allows you to boot from the SD slot, USB ports, attached external CD drives, etc. I was able to run Linux mint off of an old 8GB SDHC I had laying around.

Cons: Knowing this was an AMD-E350 chip, I wasn't expecting speed... but I was hoping it would be a little faster with multitasking. I have an 8gig stick of RAM in there with the hopes it would have boosted performance a bit. Perhaps it has, but it is a touch slower than I'd hoped.

When I have Chrome open, Rythmbox (music player) and LibreOffice going it hangs every so often. Nothing terrible, though.

That being said, I think it was well work the $200 investment (this, the RAM and an external DVD/CD-RW) for a cool little computer to play with.

Other Thoughts: Currently running Ubuntu 12.10. Had Linux Mint 14 running. Also running Windows 7. Would be great for a second computer, kids computer or a server. In fact, it is also working as my media server right now. Also installed TeamViewer for remote access from work. Handles it all very well.

Pros: Very small/ powerful. Low electricity usage. Can play lower end games/ newer games at low settings.

Cons: Price. I believe this should be closer to 100 dollars because it is a motherboard/ on board cpu/ and a plastic case. Price of production can not be very much.

****The antenna wires are BACKWARDS!!! as a previous reviewer mentioned.****

Other Thoughts: Installed:

Windows 8 64 bit (no extra drivers needed)
Hitachi 320gb 7200 rpm HDD
2 GB Corsair 1333mhz ram

As stated above the antenna wires were backwards. Easy fix, but I wouldn't have thought of that if a previous reviewer didn't point it out.

I installed COD 4 and played the first mission at 1920 x 1080 just fine with no lag. I am very impressed. Hoping this item comes down in price.

Pros: Compact, light, Lots of ports, HDMI with sound 1080p, on board video to push it without problems

Cons: Did not use Wireless, Make sure you set SATA drive to IDE in bios

Other Thoughts: I built two Hyperspin emulator gaming boxes out of these. Work amazing, no lag, 10,000 games, fits in my back pack with two controllers. Perfect for set top box, or web and light desktop work. Much better on-board video then Intel GMA.