Something based on the Cortex-M series (http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10664 http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10664) probably is a better ARM starter board fo

Something based on the Cortex-M series (http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10664 http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10664) probably is a better ARM starter board for someone who's getting started on the embedded stuff. Cortex-A series ARMs are completely different beasts in terms of complexity.