Raspberry Pi alternative w/balls

[Tx Redneck]

http://www.androidauthority.com/hardkernel-odroid-developer-boards-135845/

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Hardkernel introduces new ODROID Exynos-powered Raspberry Pi alternatives

by Kristofer Wouk on Dec 02, 2012 with 6 Comments



Back in July, we mentioned that Hardkernel had released its ODROID-X development board. Like the Raspberry Pi, it was essentially a small computer, albeit one that ran on what were essentially the guts of a Samsung Galaxy S3. Now Hardkernel has three more ODROID boards on the way for developers and hobbyists.

The ODROID-U is the cheapest of the three, and runs on the 1.4 GHz quad-core Exynos 4412 chipset, which is the core of the Samsung Galaxy S3. The board also features 1 GB of RAM, 1 micro-HDMI port and 2 USB 2.0 ports. No onboard storage is included, but a MicroSD slot is provided. The board only measures about 48×52 mm, smaller than a credit card, and features an aluminum case/heatsink. The ODROID-U is the cheapest of the new boards, costing only $69. The release date is January 16.


The ODROID-U2 is identical in many ways to the ODROID-U, except that its processor is the 1.7 GHz Exynos 4412 Prime (the core of the Samsung Galaxy Note 2) and it comes with 2 GB of RAM. Despite the improved specs, the ODROID-U2 costs only $89. It will be released December 21.

The final board is the ODROID-X2, an upgrade of the ODROID-X that we talked about back in July. Like the ODROID-U2 it runs the 1.7 GHz quad-core Exynos 4412 Prime chipset and comes with 2 GB of RAM. The ODROID-X is larger than the other boards, but this increased size makes room for six USB 2.0 ports and a full sized SD card slot. It is the most expensive at $135, and releases on December 10.

Saved and Texan by the Grace of God, Redneck by choice.

[CJ]

clean up the damn quote at least! I figured there would be an android based competitor in no time, it appears that was right. I don't really know how realistic this would actually be. Many of the things I would want to do with a computer that small you can't really do. I already have a cell phone, I don't need two. Linux or windows is really damn useful, android not so much.

[Slowhand]

Running android? No thanks.

[CJ]

I've never seen any android device really work 100% on micro-HDMI out. The transporter does pretty well, but many times it will cut off video if it enters into a non-compliant res. Also they sometimes have trouble handshaking. I don't know how they plan on addressing this, but it needs to be a hard wired hdmi out, not software based. It just sounds like it's a cell phone to me. An HDMI converter for my cell phone would be a hell of a lot more useful than an entire android micro system. Not to mention you're dependent on regular and constant updates from the community at large.

[Tx Redneck]

Sorry about the garbage in the quote, I was in line at the Tax Office getting the registration for my Grandmother's Booik and was next in line.

I'm willing to bet that someone will have a Linux distro running on it in short order.