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$70 Arm Pc Can Run Android And Ubuntu Linux

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Posted 19 April 2012 - 01:14 PM

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#2 MerleReinexo21

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Posted 19 April 2012 - 02:01 PM

Do you think GoogleTV would run on this device or ICS?

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Posted 20 April 2012 - 02:21 PM

2160p is actually called 4K.

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Posted 20 April 2012 - 02:33 PM

I would like a small quad core linux computer with about 2 or 4 GB of ram for the fastest possible Linux at a cheap price

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Posted 21 April 2012 - 10:20 AM

Let me know when I can actually buy it here in the UK. A bit of a lost news story.

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Posted 22 April 2012 - 10:16 PM

Great.
Looking for days when most PCs will run on ARM processors.

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Posted 23 April 2012 - 12:03 AM

SubhajitDutta, on 22 April 2012 - 10:16 PM, said:

Great.
Looking for days when most PCs will run on ARM processors.

WHY? They are a massive step backwards in terms of processor efficiency, and productivity. They run core designs that date back nearly 15 years. ARM, ATOM, and the 80486 have much more in common than you realize.

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Posted 28 April 2012 - 09:53 AM

waldojim, on 23 April 2012 - 12:03 AM, said:

Yep. It's for play, not work. I can understand phones, but for PCs? Why don't we just bring back the 8086?

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Posted 07 May 2012 - 09:20 PM

Isn't the Mele 1000 chip using Arm v7 architecture while the Raspberry Pi is Arm v6? If someone can confirm this difference (or not), would that be a substantial difference?