Does it exist? ARM for android/linux in 2.5" drive enclosure

[DaveSimmons]

I know there are the thumb-drive ARM mini-computers and the pi, but I'm wondering if anyone has made one that's inside a slightly larger 2.5" drive enclosure?

I was thinking that could make a great tiny media player once you add a 500 GB - 1 TB platter drive. Ideally it would use one of those tiny USB charger plugs for AC-DC instead of a brick or big wall-wart.

There are some "cloud drive" products from WD, Seagate, etc. but you're stuck with their firmware, website, apps instead of being able to do what you want with android or linux.

 

[sciencewhiz]

How about a Plug Computer?

 

[DaveSimmons]

Thanks for the link, but nope -- it has no internal storage bay so you have to hang a USB hard drive off it.

Imagine one of the bus-powered 2.5" USB hard drives from Toshiba WD etc. but slightly longer or taller to fit a bigger PCB, and a little longer or wider to allow a bunch of ports.

The cloud-drives almost do this, but without the ports (HDMI, USB) and without you being able to run a stock linux or android version that you can program.

The newest intel NUC with 2.5" drive bay is kind of what I want, but it's still larger than what a lower-spec ARM computer would need: no need for the SSD slot, or big heatsink, or higher-power brick.

It's mashing together a drive enclosure and Minix-style stick computer: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...9SIA3MU16C5525