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$35 Quad Core ARMv7 PC

24 points by jfe 12y ago

wclax04 12y ago
What are people actually doing with tiny pcs that require much computing power? I use one to serve a dashboard on a monitor at work, but haven't done anything else with them.
- untog 12y ago
  Playing video, usually (not a coincidence that the demo video is using XBMC). But on a more general note - if you can get quad core for $35, why wouldn't you?
- cbd1984 12y ago
  How much cheaper would it be to get less power? Would it actually be worthwhile to find such systems, if you found that one first?
- AdmiralAsshat 12y ago
  HTPC has been the most common use I've seen. I use my Raspberry Pi to run XBMC. It gets the job done although the menu can be a little sluggish; I've been thinking of upgrading it for awhile.
  - pyrocat 12y ago
    what version? B+?
    - bduerst 12y ago
      Yeah the interface for XBMC struggles on a B+, though playback works fine.
    - AdmiralAsshat 12y ago
      Just a regular B, actually. I bought it before the B+. The B especially is something of a struggle with its two sole USB ports. I use one for the wifi adapter, and the other to plug in my external hard-drive. I have to control the program entirely via my phone, since I can't plug in a keyboard or an IR adapter.
- notacoward 12y ago
  I use mine as a VPN gateway, web cache, media streamer, and source code repository. Sometimes I even use it as a pleasantly-silent desktop, since it's on the same stand that holds my monitor and keyboard/mouse. Because it's right here in the house, latency and bandwidth are great. Because it consumes so little power (even with an external 2.5" disk drive attached) I don't worry about leaving it on all the time. It's just a good do-everything workhorse, that also happens to be small enough that I could toss it in a bag and take it on the road with me if I felt like it.
- nasalgoat 12y ago
  Running pinball machines. http://pinballcontrollers.com/ http://pinballcontrollers.com/
- zimpenfish 12y ago
  Image processing from multiple webcams with a database backend.
mpcadosch 12y ago
Where can I get one???
- drmpeg 12y ago
  If you're in North America. http://ameridroid.com/ http://ameridroid.com/
ossreality 12y ago
Thank GOD someone posted this after everyone lost their fucking heads at the Intel stick yesterday.
adnanh 12y ago
[0] looks like a nice article with a comparison to Raspberry Pi B+ [0] http://linuxgizmos.com/35-dollar-quad-core-hacker-sbc-offers-rpi-like-expansion/ http://linuxgizmos.com/35-dollar-quad-core-hacker-sbc-offers...
- bduerst 12y ago
  The RPi is already years old, it's really no comparison at this point.
adnanh 12y ago
What are the shipping options for Europe?
- amckenna 12y ago
  They have a distributer in Germany here: http://www.pollin.de/shop/suchergebnis.html?S_TEXT=odroid&log=internal http://www.pollin.de/shop/suchergebnis.html?S_TEXT=odroid&lo... They also have a US based distributer as well: http://ameridroid.com/ http://ameridroid.com/ Back before they had the US and German distributers I ordered a different board and they shipped it to the US from South Korea with no problems.
13 12y ago
I don't mind the odroid, but I would love it a lot more if there were some official Debian images for it. The software side of things is lacking a little bit.
sctb 12y ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8748658 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8748658
poxycat 12y ago
Would it work as a home server ? Uncompressing rar set, downloading from newsgroups etc?

24 points by jfe 12y ago

What are people actually doing with tiny pcs that require much computing power? I use one to serve a dashboard on a monitor at work, but haven't done anything else with them.

untog 12y ago
Playing video, usually (not a coincidence that the demo video is using XBMC). But on a more general note - if you can get quad core for $35, why wouldn't you?
cbd1984 12y ago
How much cheaper would it be to get less power? Would it actually be worthwhile to find such systems, if you found that one first?
AdmiralAsshat 12y ago
HTPC has been the most common use I've seen. I use my Raspberry Pi to run XBMC. It gets the job done although the menu can be a little sluggish; I've been thinking of upgrading it for awhile.
- pyrocat 12y ago
  what version? B+?
  - bduerst 12y ago
    Yeah the interface for XBMC struggles on a B+, though playback works fine.
  - AdmiralAsshat 12y ago
    Just a regular B, actually. I bought it before the B+. The B especially is something of a struggle with its two sole USB ports. I use one for the wifi adapter, and the other to plug in my external hard-drive. I have to control the program entirely via my phone, since I can't plug in a keyboard or an IR adapter.
notacoward 12y ago
I use mine as a VPN gateway, web cache, media streamer, and source code repository. Sometimes I even use it as a pleasantly-silent desktop, since it's on the same stand that holds my monitor and keyboard/mouse. Because it's right here in the house, latency and bandwidth are great. Because it consumes so little power (even with an external 2.5" disk drive attached) I don't worry about leaving it on all the time. It's just a good do-everything workhorse, that also happens to be small enough that I could toss it in a bag and take it on the road with me if I felt like it.
nasalgoat 12y ago
Running pinball machines. http://pinballcontrollers.com/ http://pinballcontrollers.com/
zimpenfish 12y ago
Image processing from multiple webcams with a database backend.

mpcadosch 12y ago

Where can I get one???

drmpeg 12y ago
If you're in North America. http://ameridroid.com/ http://ameridroid.com/

ossreality 12y ago

Thank GOD someone posted this after everyone lost their fucking heads at the Intel stick yesterday.

adnanh 12y ago

[0] looks like a nice article with a comparison to Raspberry Pi B+ [0] http://linuxgizmos.com/35-dollar-quad-core-hacker-sbc-offers-rpi-like-expansion/ http://linuxgizmos.com/35-dollar-quad-core-hacker-sbc-offers...

bduerst 12y ago
The RPi is already years old, it's really no comparison at this point.

adnanh 12y ago

What are the shipping options for Europe?

amckenna 12y ago
They have a distributer in Germany here: http://www.pollin.de/shop/suchergebnis.html?S_TEXT=odroid&log=internal http://www.pollin.de/shop/suchergebnis.html?S_TEXT=odroid&lo... They also have a US based distributer as well: http://ameridroid.com/ http://ameridroid.com/ Back before they had the US and German distributers I ordered a different board and they shipped it to the US from South Korea with no problems.

13 12y ago

I don't mind the odroid, but I would love it a lot more if there were some official Debian images for it. The software side of things is lacking a little bit.

sctb 12y ago

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8748658 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8748658

poxycat 12y ago

Would it work as a home server ? Uncompressing rar set, downloading from newsgroups etc?