Beyond all the practical benefits of something like Bubba, there's also a huge educational element too. For anyone who's wanted to experiment with Linux, or perhaps have a test environment for a dedicated server hosted on the Web, Bubba is a great starting point. It would make an excellent development environment for a Web developer or hobbyist.
Does Bubba|Two have any drawbacks? None that are fair to level against it. It's perhaps not the cheapest device in its class but when you take into consideration the support, quality of hardware, economy, and versatility of the device it seems reasonable. It's not capable of massively CPU intensive tasks, but that's missing the point somewhat. It doesn't have built-in wi-fi, but an add-on is in development and coming soon (and promises to add "wireless access point" to the sickeningly large list of things Bubba|Two is good at).
In summary then: If Bubba was the slightly slow, red-headed stepchild who means well, Bubba|Two is the dashingly handsome older brother who went to college, applied himself, and got a good job. Bubba|Two is in every way an improvement on its already extremely likable predecessor. It's faster, more powerful, more versatile, and better looking.
If you have a need for a near silent, massively energy efficient mini server that offers a dizzying amount of functionality and excellent expandability, delivered by a great team of enthusiastic developers, then Bubba|Two needs to be on your radar.
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