CuBox

[Christopher Browne]

On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 8:09 PM, Syed Faisal Akber <faisal-nMFrlatgk0VeoWH0uzbU5w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> On 12-01-19 02:17 PM, Christopher Browne wrote:
>>
>> Saw this reporting in the availability of a pretty-itty-bitty-ARM-based
>> system
>> http://suihkulokki.blogspot.com/2012/01/cubox.html
>>
>> It's not as small or cheap as the Raspberry Pi device, but has a lot
>> more I/O connectors going on, so it is interesting...
>> http://www.solid-run.com/products/cubox
>
> Chris,
>
> You're right in that it's more expensive than Raspberry Pi, but it does have
> a gigabit Ethernet port instead of 100 Mbit port.  It also has a
> TOSLINK/Optical S/PDIF output and more RAM.   It would make a great
> thin-client or even better XBMC box.

Absolutely correct.  You're getting quite a lot for the extra $100.

What would likely be "pretty killer" would be a device with either no
or minimal video, but *two* GigE ports, which could be turned into a
Mighty Powerful Mighty Small Router.
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