On 10/20/2014 05:10 PM, Patrick Shirkey wrote: > > On Mon, October 20, 2014 10:59 pm, Jeremy Jongepier wrote: >> On 10/20/2014 11:34 AM, Atte wrote: >>> Dunno about jack, but it seems interesting! However I can't seem to find >>> any prices... >> >> These devices are fairly cheap starting from about $50: >> http://www.dx.com/p/ditter-u20-dual-core-android-4-2-google-tv-hd-player-w-1gb-ram-4gb-rom-hdmi-black-300969#.VET43IXSWAs >> > > If you want something that is relatively cheap that can run pianoteq, > linuxsampler, etc... then you should look into the Intel NUC range. > > They provide a very nice piece of gear for a stand alone solution and > decent responsive support via the OTC forums. I requested a change to the > BIOS and they did it for me as an update. > > I have had one for several months as a head for my home entertainment > center and it is working very well. Yesterday I did some edits with > ardour2. All I had to do was "apt-get install ardour". > > It's not $50 but it is less than $300 for a complete 64 bit x86 solution > including RAM/HDD/SSD. The case is brushed aluminium and it is very > robust. If you get an SSD it is nearly 100% solid state apart from the CPU > fan which is almost noiseless. > > My (cheap) home stereo speaker system generates more noise than the fan > and I have it running 24/7 for net streaming to TV with full 1080p over > hdmi. > > Saves all the hassle of learning how to cross compile and the general > issues associated with developing for ARM. > > I tried several other options before settling on this one. They were > cheaper but also more frustrating. > > Intel are catching up on ARM these days with the 16/14/12nm fab process. > >> That's one of the cheapest I could find with an Allwinner A20 chipset. >> Better would be to get something like a Cubieboard. >> > > -- > Patrick Shirkey > Boost Hardware Ltd Nice devices but are they fanless? They also seem to be fairly big, I guess a Cubieboard is 4x as small as a NUC board. But I haven't really compared the measurements yet so I could be wrong. Jeremy
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