[chbot] Opps sorry - that subject should be "More cheap ARM boards!"

Michael Field hamster at snap.net.nz
Thu Mar 14 07:41:04 GMT 2013


On 14/03/2013 8:40 p.m., Michael Field wrote:
> There is a flood of cheap ARM boards arriving. I've only just ordered 
> a pcDuino from Sparkfun for US$59 (can't wait for it to turn up), and 
> then saw these:
>
> https://www.miniand.com/products/Hackberry%20A10%20Developer%20Board
>
> and
>
>   https://www.miniand.com/products/Cubieboard%20Developer%20Board
>
> For US$49 I could have SATA, an IR sensor and 96 pins of I/O, or for 
> US$65 I could have onboard WiFi and SATA (but no I/O).  :-(
>
> They are not that much more expensive that a Raspberry Pi, but
> *  have a faster CPU, (1GHz A8 ARM)
> * 1GB RAM,
> * Their power system is better too, so you can say goodbye to needing 
> a USB hub for anything more than a keyboard
> * best of all is the 2GB or 4GB of on-board flash - so no extra $ for 
> an SD card!
>
> If anybody is going to ordering one, can I piggyback on your order? 
> I'll split the postage (P+P is $20 for DHL 5-day courier)
>
>  Alternatively, ping me an email an I'll try to do a group purchase...
>
> Mike
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