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I recommend reading this page and its links: http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Allwinner_A10_devices and http://linux-sunxi.org/Main_Page
One interesting thing about the Cubieboard is the SATA port, otherwise it's very similar to a lot of other ARM boards out there (e.g. Beagleboard, Pandaboard, etc). This makes it much easier to stick a low power SSD on the device, rather than rely on a hugely slow SD card. What I'm looking forward to next are Cortex A15 boards, the first CPUs are shipping (In the new Chromebook), so hopefully we'll start seeing them…
Isn't SSD disk going to cost more than this board?
One interesting thing about the Cubieboard is the SATA port, otherwise it's very similar to a lot of other ARM boards out there (e.g. Beagleboard, Pandaboard, etc). This makes it much easier to stick a low power SSD on the device, rather than rely on a hugely slow SD card. What I'm looking forward to next are Cortex A15 boards, the first CPUs are shipping (In the new Chromebook), so hopefully we'll start seeing them…
Isn't SSD disk going to cost more than this board?
Really needs to be Raspberry PI compatible to take advantage of the growing libraries.
It surprises me that Pi compatibility is a criteria for stuff, though I know it's popular. Are we talking pin-compatibility?
AFAICT the Pi is just another linux on a single board device. It's low cost but otherwise fairly unremarkable.
One interesting thing about the Cubieboard is the SATA port, otherwise it's very similar to a lot of other ARM boards out there (e.g. Beagleboard, Pandaboard, etc). This makes it much easier to stick a low power SSD on the device, rather than rely on a hugely slow SD card. What I'm looking forward to next are Cortex A15 boards, the first CPUs are shipping (In the new Chromebook), so hopefully we'll start seeing them…
With WiFi. Other alternatives are at the same site.
I have a few Mali devices next up on the chopping block after I finish reversing the VideoCore IV.
One interesting thing about the Cubieboard is the SATA port, otherwise it's very similar to a lot of other ARM boards out there (e.g. Beagleboard, Pandaboard, etc). This makes it much easier to stick a low power SSD on the device, rather than rely on a hugely slow SD card. What I'm looking forward to next are Cortex A15 boards, the first CPUs are shipping (In the new Chromebook), so hopefully we'll start seeing them…
Isn't SSD disk going to cost more than this board?
1 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227...
2- http://www.crucial.com/store/partspecs.aspx?IMODULE=CT064V4S...
One interesting thing about the Cubieboard is the SATA port, otherwise it's very similar to a lot of other ARM boards out there (e.g. Beagleboard, Pandaboard, etc). This makes it much easier to stick a low power SSD on the device, rather than rely on a hugely slow SD card. What I'm looking forward to next are Cortex A15 boards, the first CPUs are shipping (In the new Chromebook), so hopefully we'll start seeing them…
Earlier quoted context omitted.
There are plenty of commercial ITX motherboards with those specs, i.e. http://www.mini-itx.com/store/~DH61DLB3 or http://www.mini-itx.com/store/~Z68-ITX-A-E for dual gigabit LAN. Or am I missing something? (Ah, you probably want ARM rather than x86[_64]).
The price.
One interesting thing about the Cubieboard is the SATA port, otherwise it's very similar to a lot of other ARM boards out there (e.g. Beagleboard, Pandaboard, etc). This makes it much easier to stick a low power SSD on the device, rather than rely on a hugely slow SD card. What I'm looking forward to next are Cortex A15 boards, the first CPUs are shipping (In the new Chromebook), so hopefully we'll start seeing them…
SATA port also means it's viable as a small NAS solution. Shame it doesn't come with gigabit Ethernet.
Really needs to be Raspberry PI compatible to take advantage of the growing libraries.
Really? It surprises me that Pi compatibility is a criteria for stuff, though I know it's popular. Are we talking pin-compatibility? AFAICT the Pi is just another linux on a single board device. It's low cost but otherwise fairly unremarkable.