Usability/Stability as a desktop replacement in Ubuntu

yiorgos

Hello everyone

I wanted the opinion of the people who have used the firefly for a few weeks/months: is ubuntu stable/usable enough to be used as a desktop replacement? i.e. office apps, email, internet, dropboxing, some image editing etc?

I don't mind the occasional bug/problem of course but I would want to be productive using it for my daily tasks

Thanks!

yiorgos

Thanks for the input guys.

When you say for the 3D or video related stuff do you mean 3D games or watching videos online either flash through a browser or via XBMC?

Would I be able to watch the occasional youtube video or watch something on vlc?

Thanks

yiorgos

OK thanks - I guess it's a bit early to use this board as a desktop replacement...

yiorgos

Thank you everyone for their input. Rikomagic makes a mini PC with the RK3288 and linux. Do they develop their own linux versions?

I've looked into all of the popular dev boards (like odroid, beagleboard, cubietrack, Radxa etc) and even though they look promising, they always lack something.

In any case, even though I wanted to give ARM a chance and own one of these tiny PC's (with all their benefits), I think I'll just opt for an x86 mini pc platform for 50 euros more and avoid any productivity issues