Big differences: MALI graphics vs. Broadcom No CSI or DSI SATA connector 1Gbyte memory vs. 512 Mbyte 4Gb NAND Flash Better/More extender pinouts uSD vs. SD 1Ghz vs. 700Mhz
$59 vs. $35 It'll all come down to if they can deliver, and what kind of support the dev community generates. On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 1:28 PM, Tom Metro <[email protected]>wrote: > Cubieboard is a Kickstarter project by a Chinese company for a Raspberry > Pi-class single board computer. > http://www.indiegogo.com/cubieboard > > Specs: > > 1G ARM cortex-A8 processor, NEON, VFPv3, 256KB L2 cache > Mali400, OpenGL ES GPU > 1GB DDR3 @480MHz > HDMI 1080p Output > 10/100M Ethernet > 4GB Nand Flash > 2 USB Host, 1 micro SD slot, 1 SATA, 1 ir > 96 extend pin including I2C, SPI, RGB/LVDS, CSI/TS, FM-IN, ADC, > CVBS, VGA, SPDIF-OUT, R-TP.. > Running Android, Ubuntu and other Linux distributions > > Aside fro the I/Os, I'm not seeing much here that distinguishes it from > RPi (which recently boosted its RAM to 512 MB). > > It's described as an "open ARM box" but they never elaborate on what > they mean by "open." > > One of the listed uses is: > NAS - Cubieboard can drive 2.5 inch hard disk, you can use it as a > home network file server. > > If it is port multiplier compatible, then it might be useful. (Or per an > earlier thread, use it as an AOE-to-SATA converter.) > > If you infer pricing from the "perks", it looks like it'll sell for > around $50. > > This is one of the most bare-bones Kickstarter pages I've seen. Not much > info. They've raised a bit less than half of their $50K goal. The > campaign ends December 7. > > -Tom > _______________________________________________ > Hardwarehacking mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/hardwarehacking > -- -Bennett (from GMail)
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