- Build in Bluetooth
- Aluminum Case
- Support XBMC
- Wifi 802.11 b/g/n
- Android 4.1.1 OS, Google Play Store pre-installed
---My Original Review Below---
At the time of order the iMito MX1 is the best Android MiniPC available according the FreakTab and the ArmTvTech technical forums. I've put it through my own testing since I received the device 10 days ago and the MX1 did not disappoint.
The Wifi connection just worked. It played 1080p with out any video/audio sync problems. And Installing Apps from the Google Play store was an easy trouble free experience. No upgrade or custom ROMs needed to be installed.
I've connected a 7 port hub to the unit, a usb RJ45 wired Ethernet Dongle, a usb sound card, a 1tb hard drive, a variety of fat32/NTFS formatted thumb drives and several different keyboard/mouse combinations. This all worked in a plug and play manner with no special actions on my part.
The only minor issue I had was inserting a 32gb SD card. It needs to be pressed fairly hard to engage the spring latch to lock the card in place and to remove the memory card. I have to use a piece of plastic to make this happen as my large fingers are not well suited for the microSD card form factor.
I researched dual core Android MiniPCs for a good sixty days before deciding to buy the MX1 and I believe I got it right. The other products in its class all would have required an upgrade by flashing the ROM to do the things this device can do out of the box with the stock ROM.
I did Root the MX1, which was pretty easy. It would have been nice if the MX1 had been Rooted in advance, but other than that I have no suggested improvements for iMito. I do suggest Rooting the MX as a few Play Store Apps will only work on a Rooted device. Check out ArmTvTech and YouTube for Rooting instructions.
As for the seller, GeekBuying, they got the MX1 from China to my door in 2.5 days and were a pleasure to deal with after I received the device. I'd definitely buy from them again.I bought the Mini iMito MX1 and a competitive product, the MK808 at roughly the same time. I've had both units roughly a week to compare. The units are comparable in almost all aspects, and both units worked flawlessly out of the box. However, the Mini iMito MX1 wireless networking started acting very flaky on its second usage. On its third usage the wireless was pretty much useless, even though the wireless router is just three feet away. Fortunately I have a compatible USB NIC for a direct connection to the router. The direct Ethernet connection works great. I'm giving this unit a low rating however because the wireless networking was the primary function that I needed. Also, when a major function such as wireless networking capability fails so quickly, I can't really trust that the rest of the circuitry is reliable. On the same network, and with 10 times more usage, the MK808 functions flawlessly. Again, I've only had these two units roughly a week, so this shouldn't be considered a comprehensive review.The actual delivery date said was 25 business days but received with in 10 days.
Used the latest update from geek buying blog and now the device supports soft power off.
1. The device is able to play 1080p high def full profile videos with out any lag.
2. The built in file browser can be used to see the connected drives, shared folders in the connected network. no extra software is needed.
3. No drop in wifi. I was streaming videos in youtube didnt see any lag. [didnt do any speed test since i was able to stream hd videos]
4. Since my tv is having a usb port i am using that as power source for the device no cables are running.
5. detects by 1TB, 500GB drives and didnt slow up the device
6. Detects my wireless mouse keyboard, bluetooth keyboard
To sum up i am fully satisfied with the device and recommends it if someone wants to buy.This unit is the ug007 in a imito mx1 sleeve i spent two days trying to update it with the imito update..during startup its has the r-box boot screen which is even more proof, i even took the device apart and google pics of the imito and the ug007 and its not the imito. the specs are simular..i feel that if i came to amazon to purchase the imito thats what i want not a wolf in sheep's clothing i will be keeping my device and not returning it but every one else heads up ITS NOT THE REAL DEAL Imito
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Updated: everything works well. It's a keeper.Got the MX1 after about a week direct from China, two weeks earlier than the earliest arrival date.
Out of the box, the MX1 had trouble downloading any app via wifi. After a good night sleep, I did some simple trouble shooting and found out that it was the standard USB connector. Even if you connect a simple USB mouse to it, the wifi receive power drops by as much as 10 dB. (3 dB is half power.) I may have one or two crashes that may be caused by this too. Now everything seems to be working fine.
It may be power drain. The standard USB connector has to supply certain power as minimal. It may be the grounding design. Use the mini USB connector if you can. There is a USB to mini USB adapter bundled. So, don't use other devices' USB port to supply power to the MX1. If you are not using wifi, you can use the standard USB connector, but I wouldn't use a USB disk drive without it's own power supply.
I added a 7 port USB hub with own power supply and the wifi signal strength actually increased by up to a few dB's. It doesn't seem to matter if I plug in other USB devices to the hub or not. I thought it was a toy hub for a few dollars. I never need one because just my monitor has about 3 USB's and my netbook also has 3. I brought it for powering up a disk drive with a y-cable without drawing power from the other device. It didn't work.
For wifi trouble shooting I downloaded the Wifi analyzer app to monitor the receive power over time, and to see if there are other strong channels interfering. Auto selection doesn't always work because the interfering signals seem to come and go. You can select a quiet channel from you router. Imagine if you live in an apartment and everybody's apartments has a wifi router to sync their phones. The other app I use is a wifi manager that report the link speed and numerical signal strength of detected wireless access points.
There are a few more things to do before you can get the best link speed out of the MX. Don't use wireless mouse or keyboard! Some interferes more than the others. Haven't tried bluetooth versions. A wired USB mouse works using the micro USB adapter. At the back of my 47" TV I got very bad reception. I use the side HDMI. My router supports wifi-n, up to 150 Mbps with one antenna. Since my cable modem is at the upstairs study, I now put it on the floor to improve the reception of the MX1 at the TV downstairs.
The MX1 definitely supports wifi-n. With a decent signal, I can get up to a link connection speed of 135 Mbps, while my router is capable of 150 Mbps. I can't test if the 300 Mbps mode is supported by the MX1. My router doesn't. Although it seems to be a bit sloppy, but the MX1 is small without an antenna. It now performs solidly almost as well as my other Android phone, which is at least few times more expensive.
The MX1 wifi reception at my setup is almost good enough to stream 1080p movies. There is a bundled home media center that is DLNA compliant. I use the rygel server on Ubuntu. It's totally watchable although pauses every few seconds to a minute. It works totally for any other resolutions.
My logitech USB wireless mouse and another wireless keyboard works. Now I'm using the mini usb and adapter. Blue tooth seems to work. It detected the Apple keyboard, which refused to communicate. I paired up the MX1 with my Android phone, but haven't got a clue of what to do with them. I had an unused wireless keyboard with pad that can't do two finger scrolling in Ubuntu. It turns out to be ideal for this MX1 because the android interface are mostly one fingered.
For some reasons, blue tooth freezes and I cannot turn it on again. But it works again after factory reset in the settings menu. Before reset, it's best to have an SD card to store the settings. You can store it at Google, but you have to connect to Google first.
The Anututu bench mark is 8600's. The highest clock reported is 1.6GHz. It's comparable to a Samsung Galaxy SII, not as good only in the 3D graphics department. So the dual core is respectable but the graphics chip isn't a high end one. There is about 1G of ram and less than 6G of flash memory.
The screen resolution is reported to be 1280 x
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