以下摘錄 Xtreamer 官網對 Sidewinder 和 Pro 的說明, 紅色字體的部份是個人認為較值得多發錢的差異
While you see this video you might have some questions about the differences between the xtreamer pro and the xtreamer sidewinder 2010 model we just announced.
Both the xtreamer pro and the xtreamer sidewinder are based on the same chipset RTD 1283 DD
The pro is a 2 bay media player that supports 3.5" the sidewinder support only 1 hdd 2.5". it means the Pro can store up to 8 times more data on its internal drives (and probably more once 3TB hdd will be available in the market). The cost of 3.5 " HDD is substantially less than the 2.5" and can support upto 2TB on each bay now to a total of up to 4 TB now.
both models can run without any HDD installed inside if you decided to stream all you data from the local network at home.
The Xtreamer Pro is not based on passive cooling and utilizes very silent fan. it has 2 internal HDD and it is required for durability as the chipset can be very hot when playing HD files.
The Xtreamer pro comes with 2 times memory capacity of the xtreamer sidewinder.
The xtreamer pro comes with a built in additional chip that utilize the full speed of eSATA when connected to PC. This means that copying HD movies which probably weighs few gigas is super fast on Pro in comparison to any other model we sell or any other model in the market. We are the only one in the market with this kind of chipset inside media player. The Xtreamer Sidewinder dont have such chip and all copy functions are using the RTL cpu power.
The Xtreamer Pro is bundled with HDMI cable + eSATA cable & eSATA bracket for PC + Wireless WIFI extension cable to allow enhanced usage of the Wifi 802.11n USB antenna.
the Xtreamer Pro has different home screen that utilizes skin-able wallpapers . This is not supported on xtreamer 2.5
The Xtreamer Pro is sold on our official shop for 174 euro including shipping . The xtreamer sidewinder is sold for 129 euro including shipping.
part from these points...both devices are based on same firmware functions, same roadmap and same features. both devices can support HD audio up to 7.1 for TrueHD, DTS-MA and Dolby Digital Plus. Both will enjoy Opera web browser functionality once we are ready with version 3 of our firmware. Both will support adobe flash. both will support media jukebox . both will support xtreamer live streaming portal build in.