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Move Over Raspberry Pi, Here Comes a $4, Coin-Sized, Open-Source Linux Computer

posted by martyb on Saturday November 05 2016, @11:23PM   Printer-friendly
from the compute-on-the-cheap dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

VoCore2 is an open source Linux computer and a fully-functional wireless router that is smaller than a coin. It can also act as a VPN gateway for a network, an AirPlay station to play lossless music, a private cloud to store your photos, video, and code, and much more.

The Lite version of the VoCore2 features a 580MHz MT7688AN MediaTek system on chip (SoC), 64MB of DDR2 RAM, 8MB of NOR storage, and a single antenna slot for Wi-Fi that supports 150Mbps.

All this for $4.

Spend $12 and go for the full VoCore2 option and you get the same SoC, but you get 128MB of DDR2 RAM, 16MB of NOR storage, two antenna slots supporting 300Mbps, an on-board antenna, and PCIe 1.1 support.

The story goes on to cover 11 more relatively inexpensive computers (depending on your idea of inexpensive). Read on for the complete list and links to each one.

[Continues...]

Here is ZDNet's complete list of 12 computers:

1 $4-$15 VoCore2 Vendor Information
2 $9 C.H.I.P. Vendor Information
3 $59.95 cloudBit Vendor Information
4 $129.95 PixelPro Vendor Information
5 $92 Intel Edison with Kit for Arduino Vendor Information
6 $60 NanoPC-T3 Vendor Information
7 $55 BeagleBone Black Vendor Information
8 $135 Udoo Quad Vendor Information
9 $40 Arduino INDUSTRIAL 101 Vendor Information
10 $99 Parallella Vendor Information
11 $23 NanoPi 2 Fire Vendor Information
12 $82.99 Banana Pi M3 Vendor Information

What experiences have you had with these? Is there one in particular you would recommend using (or avoiding)? Why?

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