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UPDATE: They came out with the g-box MX2 which I bought and is better than the Midnight and Slav that I mentioned in this review. I dont recommend those anymore, the only thing I have found really worth mentioning is the MX2 since its double the power of their old boxes.
Bought two of these on Newegg because its $99 there. I was confident that this box was going to trump the Midnight. I was wrong and highly disappointed. Sure, it's pretty fast in Android, but that's all you're going to get. There's not a single build of XBMC that works on this box (I've tried EVERY one) unless you like watching standard def content. 720 stutters just a little too much to watch and you can forget about 1080p. The wifi is good in this though, no streaming problems but who needs streaming when it doesnt have the balls to decode the video? And it's too expensive for the features. There's a ton of Rockchip boxes on the market much cheaper than this. Heck the MK808 runs better than this box and is half the price!
I really wanted to love it. I've bought a ton of Midnights and when I saw this and the positive reviews I was excited to get one. If anybody says this box runs XBMC then they obviously aren't using XBMC with HD content otherwise they would change their review to reflect the choppiness. It's unbearable.
If you're looking for a straight Android box to do Android stuff, this is not a bad box. Maybe too expensive, but not bad. If you're a power user looking for something to run XBMC and can handle custom ROMs there's still not a brand better than G-box. Even Pivos Xios is better than this thing and the xios is slower than molasses.. at least IT can play HD content though.
I'm not giving it one star, because it does run Android well and wifi is good. It's only rebooted on it's own a couple of times but I think it was because I was pushing it too hard.
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