Intel offers the Compute Stick in two configurations: you can buy a model with 2GB of RAM, 32GB of storage and Windows 8.1 or a cheaper version with 1GB of RAM, 8GB of storage, and Ubuntu 14.04 Linux.

Shaped like a USB Flash drive or Chromecast, the rectangular Compute Stick measures 4 x 1.5 x .5 inches and weighs only 2 ounces, making it the smallest major Windows PC ever.

Why wouldn’t you want an entire Windows computer on a tiny little stick? As someone who uses a MacBook day in and day out, the idea of $159 Intel’s Compute Stick, a Windows 10 PC shrunken down ...

This tiny, thumb-drive-sized gadget from Intel might fit the bill if the job isn't too demanding. The $150 device, announced at CES in January, fits an entire Windows computer into a dongle you ...

Last year's first-gen Compute Stick, which is powered by an Intel Atom "Baytrail" Z3735F chip, fared better than the current model, with a score of 2,194, but that device was running Windows 8.1 ...

Long time lurker, but new poster. So I have a new Intel Compute stick in my hands and am trying to join it to our Domain. Difficulties are: It is running a 32bit version of "Windows 8.1 with Bing ...

The Intel Compute Stick is a full Windows PC that fits in the palm of your hand and can be used with any HDMI-equipped display. It's $150, easy to set up, and is the most portable computer you can ...

What's particularly interesting about this is that the move away from the ancient OS helped drive some of Intel's better results in 2014. Read this Hands-on with Windows 10: Installing the Windows ...

Are you interested in a Windows computer you could carry around in your pocket, plug into a television screen and do basic computing? Intel hopes so. The chipmaker has introduced the Compute Stick ...

As I discovered when I tested the Windows version of the Compute Stick earlier this year, you can load Ubuntu on a microSD card (or USB flash drive) and get it to boot on the PC-on-a-stick. But ...

The Windows versions of the stick ship with a relatively cruft-free version of 64-bit Windows 10—you get all the software that comes with Intel's drivers plus a remote keyboard app for your phone.

The Intel Compute Stick is a full Windows PC that fits in the palm of your hand and can be used with any HDMI-equipped display. It's $150, easy to set up, and is the most portable computer you can ...