$25/$35 Mini-PC Available Next Month - ARM based

[Mitch101]

$25 Model A with 128 MB of RAM and the $35 Model B which sports 256 MB of RAM and an additional 10/100 Ethernet port -- Wi-Fi can be added using a standard USB dongle

If your not familiar with the Rasberry Pi its worth taking a look.
http://www.raspberrypi.org/

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Moderator - Not sure if this goes into Hot Deals or under hardware and technology but based on price I felt here was more appropriate. Set what you think is best.

To Answer a few questions its actually a pretty capable PC that can run on batteries. I recommend Watching the video about 1/3 of the way down the page on the link above.

What’s a Raspberry Pi?
The Raspberry Pi is a credit-card sized computer that plugs into your TV and a keyboard. It’s a capable little PC which can be used for many of the things your desktop PC does, like spreadsheets, word-processing and games. It also plays high-definition video. We want to see it being used by kids all over the world to learn programming.

HDMI Output, Movies, Music, Games, Emulators, Etc. I would suspect XBMC would run on it.

SELLER LINKS
http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi
http://uk.rs-online.com/web/general...02_Raspberry_PI-_-Raspberry_PI-_-Raspberry_Pi

 

[formulav8]

So what exactly would something like this 'seriously' be able to be used for?

 

[formulav8]

Looking at the faq's it just might prove to be a cool little internet pc. Not bad.

 

[Perknose]

By my $5 watch I can reliably tell that the $25 mini-PC's time has come!

 

[lockheed2266]

This might make for a nice low power home network freenas iscsi device, too bad there isn't a sata port.

 

[TwiceOver]

Worth playing with. I'd buy at least one of each model.

 

[wirednuts]

ive been waiting all summer. audio jukebox is the first thing that comes to mind, but also diy picture frames, skype server, and even cheap htpc's are going to be possible

 

[wirednuts]

this is the best part of raspberry pi-

"We can't make any money out of this, we have no incentive to keep the design of the device secret," he said adding that he sincerely hoped third parties would be able to manufacture clones.

"We would like nothing more than some company in China to make a million of these. It would be perfect, we would achieve our goal, which is ubiquitous presence of cheap computers," he explained.

http://www.edn.com/article/520435-Raspberry_Pi_foundation_readies_25_PC_for_launch.php

 

[UberNeuman]

Hmmmm.... Impressive... I'd love to see more....

Oh, wait! There's more! Quake 3 running on the RasPi...

For a under $50 device: that's pretty good...

 

[RavenSEAL]

WOW, that's crazy

Might just buy one as an HTPC.

 

[janas19]

This is awesome. It's like living in a sci-fi novel. Go ARM!

 

[Macgyversite]

If thats true with Quake3. That would mean its sorta equal to a P3 700mhz with a GF2 MX if I remember my Q3 benchmarks from years ago.

Yeah found some old benchmarks online.......

http://www.anandtech.com/show/751/5

http://www.nvnews.net/articles/quake3_shootout/low_resolution.shtml ....... P3 700 here

 

[jlee]

If thats true with Quake3. That would mean its sorta equal to a P3 700mhz with a GF2 MX if I remember my Q3 benchmarks from years ago.

Yeah found some old benchmarks online.......

http://www.anandtech.com/show/751/5

http://www.nvnews.net/articles/quake3_shootout/low_resolution.shtml ....... P3 700 here

They're running 1920x1080 with 4x FSAA in the timedemo though, right?

 

[VirtualLarry]

This is awesome. It's like living in a sci-fi novel. Go ARM!

Wow, this thing is amazingly cool. Much cooler in the video than my ARM "CVS Netbook", which kind of left me with a bad impression of ARM platforms. It was cheap, but it was slow, and very very limited compared to a real IBM-Compatible PC.

At least this thing seems to be able to play 1080P video. My CVS Netbook, had a "Special" (as in, Special Olympics) YouTube app, and it played the videos at something like 160x120 resolution. Videos with long titles, that the video-player app would scroll back and forth, would cause the actual video to drop frames.

If I could set my mom up with one of these as a working PC, allowing her to get on the internet, and watch online videos, and DVD discs, then it would be perfect.

 

[Medikit]

This looks like something I'd like to make a car computer out of

 

[wirednuts]

WOW, that's crazy

Might just buy one as an HTPC.

its so small and draws so little power that it should be easy to fit INSIDE most lcd tv's. diy internet tv's on the cheap!

 

[TwiceOver]

Plex/XBMC/Etc need to write apps for it.

 

[Mitch101]

They're running 1920x1080 with 4x FSAA in the timedemo though, right?

Yes he says 1080P all details and lighting effects to MAX and thinks they should be able to get much higher frame rates.

 

[Mitch101]

This looks like something I'd like to make a car computer out of

Ive been screaming about a carputer for a while why didnt I think of that. Great idea. I love that it can run on batteries too.

 

[Macgyversite]

What were their framerates?

 

[Kaido]

That'd be the perfect network watchdog box for server reporting - cheaper than a Pogoplug!

 

[etrin]

this is going to be awesome LOL

can't wait for the final version.

os on the SD card I can't see this going for $35 but I sure hope so..
will they have a little enclosure?

 

[gevorg]

This should be great for always on Skype, Google Voice and torrent box.

 

[Kaido]

this is going to be awesome LOL

can't wait for the final version.

os on the SD card I can't see this going for $35 but I sure hope so..
will they have a little enclosure?

Altoids tin? :awe:

 

[Jen]

looks like something i would like to play with

hugs

Jen