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Xtra - PC Pro 64 bit is a really good idea--bootable linux OS on a flash drive--so u get the speed of linux --and it is fast. As it is an OS, you can run it on a system without a hard drive or instead of your regular OS. But that is the only claim that proved true. I bought it for flash media games, and while it does install flash on first use, the game never fully opened & the game site kept shutting down. I use Google chrome, which wouldn't install. Kept getting an error message "Wrong Architecture amd64". Xtra PC technical support sent me a detailed resolution to download and install chrome 32 bit. But chrome 32 bit is no longer available on Google or supported by Google. Thru research, I found tech articles dated 2016 stating google chrome would no longer offer or support chrome 32. Xtra PC tech support should have known this. My other issues with this OS were that flash wasn't working and the tech support link included in the system went nowhere altho it did seem to create a support ticket on my computer. Tech support did not respond to either of these issues even tho they were included in the same support email with the Google chrome issue. There are a number of YouTube tutorials to create your own linux OS on a flash drive. You might want to try that first. I paid $60+ for this flash drive that probably retails for $16.00 (it's a SanDisk) and an OS that is unusable. When I couldn't print the label for a refund, the seller, PrairieIT, emailed me a form to complete with an RMA that according to their document, does not guarantee a refund, and they claimed they would not have sent a label for return shipping, although Amazon clearly did. I paid an additional $9.00 to have it delivered early, which it wasn't. I had to contact the seller for a refund of the delivery charge, which they did refund quickly. That refund should have been automatic, as sellers know when their products are shipped & delivered. And they should really understand the Amazon refund procedure concerning return shipping labels. Bad purchase, unsatisfactory seller and an overpriced flash drive that I have since reformatted for backing up files. I decided against a refund because I don't trust PrairieIT enough to send them the USB with my network and personal info on it, and saw no way to return the drive to factory state. Linux OS, ubuntu, flavors, etc is open source software and completely free. Flash drives are cheap. Don't waste your time and $$$ on Xtra-PC Pro 64 bit.
January 2019 · Electronics · verified purchase
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Xtra-PC Pro -- Turn Your Old, outdated, Slow PC into a Like-New PC, 64GB
3.3★ · 1,482 ratings, as of 2023
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