I snagged one of the clearance 15.6” EeeTop touch screen all-in-ones from Best Buy. Rumor had it that it could be upgraded from the standard 1 GB to 2 GB. After removing a lot of screws, I was pleased to find that it could be upgraded (unlike the MSI Windtop). I updated the RAM to 2GB and booted to a USB installation of Windows 7 Home Premium RTM.
The installation went as expected and the touch screen worked “out of the box”. Although not a great speed demon, I thought that it would make a great Media Center kiosk. I installed the Beta 3 Home Server connector and the Media Center Add-in. This integrates the Windows 7 library and Media Center watched folders with the Home Server.
Navigating though Media Center with a touch screen is a great experience. There are times where it seems to stutter, but all in all it’s been a great addition to sharing media and it’s not much more expensive than a high end Wi-Fi picture frame and this does everything.
Music, Videos, and Photos all worked without a hitch. I have a large music and photo library and I noticed that upon the first launch into Photos or Music it takes time to build the library. This could be due to the size of the library or using wi-fi. Other than that it’s been a pretty good self service media kiosk. If you can find one on clearance at Best Buy, pick one up.
