 Hey everybody, it's Chris Welch with The Verge, and today we're checking out the Intel Compute Stick. It's a tiny little PC that fits in your hand. So as the name suggests, the Intel Compute Stick is a $159 Windows PC. The idea is you bring your own display, be that a TV or some old monitor you've got sitting around, plug it into the HDMI port, and what you end up with is a full Windows machine. Now the Compute Stick isn't a powerful PC. It's got a pretty slow Intel processor inside and just 2GB of memory, so you can rule out gaming or any really demanding apps. But for everything else you do with Windows, Office, Email, Web Browsing, this little thing works great. So it's got two USB ports built in. One of those is USB 3, so you can plug in any accessories that you might have. But you're probably going to want to use one of those for an external hard drive, since the Compute Stick only has 32GB of built-in storage. That's not a lot, but there's also a microSD slot built in, so you can add more room for your photos, music, and whatever else that way, too. The Compute Stick works with Bluetooth keyboards and mice, freeing up those USB ports for other stuff. And the Wi-Fi is really fast. It's got 802.11ac, so that's good enough for HD movies and even Xbox games. So remember how I said the Compute Stick isn't powerful enough for playing games? It's pretty good at streaming those games from an Xbox already in your house. So for $160, you can use this as a second gaming machine in a bedroom or some other place in your house. It's pretty cool and way cheaper than buying a second Xbox One. The Compute Stick is fantastic as a home theater PC for Netflix, Amazon, Plex, those kinds of apps. There are more expensive versions coming on later this year, and those will play 4K, and they'll be a bit faster. But even this Compute Stick right now is cheap, and it's a fun way to carry Windows with you wherever you go. Just find the screen, plug it in, and that's all.
 Hey everybody, it's Chris Welch with The Verge, and today we're checking out the Intel Compute
 Stick.
 It's a tiny little PC that fits in your hand.
 So as the name suggests, the Intel Compute Stick is a $159 Windows PC.
 The idea is you bring your own display, be that a TV or some old monitor you've got sitting
 around, plug it into the HDMI port, and what you end up with is a full Windows machine.
 Now the Compute Stick isn't a powerful PC.
 It's got a pretty slow Intel processor inside and just 2GB of memory, so you can rule out
 gaming or any really demanding apps.
 But for everything else you do with Windows, Office, Email, Web Browsing, this little thing
 works great.
 So it's got two USB ports built in.
 One of those is USB 3, so you can plug in any accessories that you might have.
 But you're probably going to want to use one of those for an external hard drive, since
 the Compute Stick only has 32GB of built-in storage.
 That's not a lot, but there's also a microSD slot built in, so you can add more room for
 your photos, music, and whatever else that way, too.
 The Compute Stick works with Bluetooth keyboards and mice, freeing up those USB ports for other
 stuff.
 And the Wi-Fi is really fast.
 It's got 802.11ac, so that's good enough for HD movies and even Xbox games.
 So remember how I said the Compute Stick isn't powerful enough for playing games?
 It's pretty good at streaming those games from an Xbox already in your house.
 So for $160, you can use this as a second gaming machine in a bedroom or some other place in
 your house.
 It's pretty cool and way cheaper than buying a second Xbox One.
 The Compute Stick is fantastic as a home theater PC for Netflix, Amazon, Plex, those kinds
 of apps.
 There are more expensive versions coming on later this year, and those will play 4K, and
 they'll be a bit faster.
 But even this Compute Stick right now is cheap, and it's a fun way to carry Windows with you
 wherever you go.
 Just find the screen, plug it in, and that's all.