Odroid-C1 $35 quad core arm computer

[nitrogen_widget]

Same size as a Raspberry Pi with more power.

http://liliputing.com/2014/12/odroid-c1-35-quad-core-single-board-androidlinux-pc.html

I'm betting this would run advanced mame .106 plus wahcade rather well.

[Slippyblade]

Interesting, and $5 cheaper than the current R-Pi model.  Looking forward to hearing about any experiments as I'm too broke to do it myself.

[SavannahLion]

You can have a twenty core board with a built in six core GPU and 1TB solid state storage for $5 each but without the community support, RasPi will still have more projects. 

It will take time to unseat the RasPi

[jaharr01]

odroid C1 $35.00
Power cable $5.50
32 GB eMMC $49.00
Case $4.50
Audio usb cable $3.90
Wifi $8.00
Bluetooth $6.90
Heatsink $3.90
Total: $116.70

ECS Elitegroup Liva BAT-Mini (1.0) Desktop    $134.64 Runs windows 8 out of the box
http://www.amazon.com/ECS-Elitegroup-BAT-Mini-1-0-Desktop/dp/B00KX93WQW



Intel Celeron N2807 Processor 1.58 GHz(1.0 MB cache)
1GB DDR3
32.0 GB Solid State Drive
Intel HD
NA
CPU (on Board): Intel Celeron N2807 Processor (1.58GHz, 1MB Cache)
Chipset: Intel Bay Trail SoC
Interface: 1x USB 3.0 Port, 1x USB 2.0 Port, 1x VGA Port, 1x HDMI Port, 1x Micro USB Port (power connector), 1x RJ45 LAN Port, 1x Audio Combo Jack
LAN: Realtek RTL811G Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Memory: 2GB DDR3L
Storage: eMMC 32GB

[nitrogen_widget]

Interesting, and $5 cheaper than the current R-Pi model.  Looking forward to hearing about any experiments as I'm too broke to do it myself.

It just started shipping this month so I'm going to wait for a bit before I order one to play with.

[ark_ader]

odroid C1 $35.00
Power cable $5.50
32 GB eMMC $49.00
Case $4.50
Audio usb cable $3.90
Wifi $8.00
Bluetooth $6.90
Heatsink $3.90
Total: $116.70

ECS Elitegroup Liva BAT-Mini (1.0) Desktop    $134.64 Runs windows 8 out of the box
http://www.amazon.com/ECS-Elitegroup-BAT-Mini-1-0-Desktop/dp/B00KX93WQW



Intel Celeron N2807 Processor 1.58 GHz(1.0 MB cache)
1GB DDR3
32.0 GB Solid State Drive
Intel HD
NA
CPU (on Board): Intel Celeron N2807 Processor (1.58GHz, 1MB Cache)
Chipset: Intel Bay Trail SoC
Interface: 1x USB 3.0 Port, 1x USB 2.0 Port, 1x VGA Port, 1x HDMI Port, 1x Micro USB Port (power connector), 1x RJ45 LAN Port, 1x Audio Combo Jack
LAN: Realtek RTL811G Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Memory: 1GB DDR3L
Storage: eMMC 32GB

My HP Stream 7 does all that with a quad core processor and it comes with windows 8.1 installed and a free monitor.  For $99.   

[rovingmind]

My HP Stream 7 does all that with a quad core processor and it comes with windows 8.1 installed and a free monitor.  For $99.   

yeah, but if i had one of those, i would have to remove windows 8.1

[nitrogen_widget]

My HP Stream 7 does all that with a quad core processor and it comes with windows 8.1 installed and a free monitor.  For $99.   

yeah, but if i had one of those, i would have to remove windows 8.1

lol.
I've used 8.1 or a variant of it on small touch screen devices and I think it works well.
but on a real PC i prefer xp or 7 if a windows os is my only choice.
I run Linux as my main os so the mini PC's like rpi & odroid don't really scare me or make me wish I could put windows on them.