On Tue, 3 Feb 2015, Byron Jeff wrote:

> I think that it's worth mentioning that there are other options in the SB=
C
> market other than the 400 kilo gorilla.
>
> Here's a recent survey of current and shortly upcoming options:
>
> http://linuxgizmos.com/ringing-in-2015-with-40-linux-friendly-hacker-sbcs
>
> For example I recently purchased a pair of pcduino3 nanos:
>
> http://store.cutedigi.com/pcduino3-nano/
>
> along with the upgraded processor and memory (dual core Allwinner A20
> Cortex A7 Dual core at 1 Ghz and 1GB ram), I was really impressed with th=
e
> peripheral offerings:
>
> - onboard 4GB NAND flash with Ubuntu preloaded
> - onboard SATA port + microSD slot.
> - 1Gb Ethernet
> - OTG USB port
> - Arduino UNO socket interfaces
>
> All this still clocks in at $39 USD + shipping. It's big brother adds wif=
i
> support too.
>
> There are other products with USB3 support. There are 2GB ram offerings.
> There are 8-core offerings. SBCs run the gamut.

I bought a 2GB A20 CubieTruck to use as a home gateway / NAS. It took me a=
=20
while to find a decent distro for this so I'll post a link here in case=20
anyone else is interested.

http://www.igorpecovnik.com/2013/12/24/cubietruck-debian-wheezy-sd-card-ima=
ge/

Igor also has images for other A20 SBCs including the Olimex A20 Lime.=20
Igor's site is well worth investigating.

Regards
Sergio Masci
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