Pros: OK, having lived with this machine for a couple of months, I've decided that I like it a great deal, despite the lack of support from MSI. This product makes a very nice little media server running Ubuntu 14.04 server, 64bit, headless. Easy enough to add a PCIe wifi card. Enough room in the chassis for 1 3.5" internal hdd and 1 2.5" hdd. The optical SPDIF audio out is a definite plus. I have this machine set up to boot from a 60gb SSD with a 6TB seagate HDD hosting the media library. I'm running HTTP, LMS and DLNA services.

Cons: Only supports 4gb of ram. Unlike the old MSI WindPC, there's no CF card support. Adding 2nd standard SATA HDD requires getting out a drill and a soldering iron to deal with the funky 2ndary micro-sata optical drive cable.

Other Thoughts: Too bad this product is out of stock. I'd buy more of 'um if they were available.

Pros: Too soon to tell

Cons: Basically, there is ZERO support for this product from MSI's US or Global web sites. The download link on the US site leads to a 404 page-not-found error on the Global site. So, for now, you can forget about finding BIOS updates, driver updates, etc.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Valued Customer,

We apologize for the issues that you are having with this product.

If you have not go through troubleshooting yet, then feel free to contact our tech support team for assistance at 626.271.1004 from M to F, 6am to 6pm Pacific Time.

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MSI Review Team | usreview@msi.com