Advice - is the Asus EeeBox PC EB1505 HTPC ready-to-go?

So I've been on a steep HTPC learning curve. What I know is that I want to use XBMC to play my media (both HD movies and music, which will be accessed from external hard drives although I may do more streaming as time goes on). I also want to be able to control the system using my Nexus7 – both to view movie metadata such as plot, fanart etc and to play, pause etc

So at first I thought I'd get a media player but got drawn towards HTPC by forum enthusiasts. However I dont think I want to build a HTPC from scratch – I'm sure I'd mess something important up and I'm not sure I have the patience.

So after much research I was thinking of getting the following. Can anyone see any problems with this being able to satisfy my requirements? Thanks in advance

http://www.asus.com.au/Eee/EeeBox_PC/EeeBox_PC_EB1505/

$500 delivered from http://www.megabuy.com.au/asus-eeebox-eb...53899.html

Specifications
Operating System Windows 8
Processor Intel® Celeron® 847 Dual-Core Processor
Chipset Intel® HM70
Graphic Intel® HD Integrated Graphics
Memory 2 GB Up to 4 GB
DDR3 at 1333MHz
2 x SO-DIMM
Storage 320GB Up to 500GB SATA II (5400RPM)
Optical Drive Slot-in Supermulti DVD RW
Blu-Ray Disc Combo (On selected models)
Wireless Data Network 802.11 b/g/n
LAN 10/100/1000 Mbps
Front I/O Ports 1 x 4 -in-1 Card Reader
1 x Microphone
2 x USB 3.0
1 x Audio jack
Back I/O Ports 4 x USB 2.0
1 x e-SATA
1 x HDMI-Out
1 x VGA(D-Sub)-Out
1 x RJ45 LAN
1 x S/PDIF out(Audio jack)
1 x Kensington Lock
1 x DC-in
1 x External Wi-Fi antenna
Card Reader 4-in-1: SD/SDHC/SDXC/MMC
Power Supply 65 W Power adaptor
Dimensions 193 x 39 x 193 mm (LxWxH)
Weight 1.2 kg
Color Black