ODROID-X: The $129 Quad-core Alternative to Raspberry Pi

[JMcEntegart]

Raspberry Pi better watch out, there's a new compact solution in town.

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[Kami3k]

With a name like ODROID-X there isn't many Android phones that they didn't try to merge together....

 

[tomsreader]

HDMI?

 

[asnorton44]

[citation][nom]tomsreader[/nom]HDMI?[/citation]
"You can also opt for some additional features including a WiFi chip and antenna, LCD, Bluetooth, HDMI, camera, and storage modules."

 

[blader15sk8]

[citation][nom]tomsreader[/nom]HDMI?[/citation]
According to the website it uses Micro HDMI, which is either the connection at the very top of the pic, or the one next to the audio connectors.

 

[fonzy]

XBMC?

 

[MauveCloud]

Is that a 50-pin SCSI port along the upper left side?

 

[Target3]

Now add Thunderbolt 😀

 

[joytech22]

I think the GPU on the RPi is more powerful than the Mali400 on this.
Considering the RPi GPU is more powerful than the 4S GPU, which in turn is more powerful than the SGS2's Quad-core Mali-400 GPU.

 

[alidan]

id like it if it was cheaper, i mean a tegra 3 console is being made, gives you a controller for 99$

 

[Camikazi]

[citation][nom]MauveCloud[/nom]Is that a 50-pin SCSI port along the upper left side?[/citation]
Looks like an expansion port to me.

 

[Guest]

This is not competition for the Pi, the whole point of the Pi is to make computers accessible to all no matter their financial situation. Although as computers go this is still cheap it is a long way off £30 or $30.

 

[JOSHSKORN]

[citation][nom]target3[/nom]Now add Thunderbolt[/citation]
Oh they will. Wait until they sell a few of these, first.

With inventions like these, suddenly my vision of the future of Desktop computing doesn't seem too far off. I doubt this device, as is, can run Crysis, but give it a couple of years, then cram it into a SmartPhone and see what happens...and yes, add Thunderbolt, too.

 

[jeffunit]

the ethernet port is 10/100, not 10/1000 as stated in the article.

 

[sykozis]

[citation][nom]MauveCloud[/nom]Is that a 50-pin SCSI port along the upper left side?[/citation]
Nope, that's for the optional displays....10.1" LCD or 13.3" LCD...so, Camikazi is right, it's an expansion port.

 

[stingray71]

That is neat. I could install it inside a drawer for clean install and run splashtop to hook into my server. Must resist. Think I'll wait for something with better gpu and more ram.

 

[ben850]

This and the Pi are so cool... I wish I actually had a use for them!

 

[balister]

They need to replace the IDE connector with a SATA connector, then this might make a pretty good HTPC.

 

[lathe26]

[citation][nom]sykozis[/nom]Nope, that's for the optional displays....10.1" LCD or 13.3" LCD...so, Camikazi is right, it's an expansion port.[/citation]

Yup, the connector supports LCDs. It also supports stuff that hobbyists love like GPIO, PWM, ADC, UART, I2C, and SPI.

[citation][nom]article[/nom]"...6 USB 2.0 ports..."[/citation]

Actually, it supports 7 USB ports: 6 full-sized USB host ports and 1 micro-USB slave port (supports mass storage and ADB).

It also has a MIPI CSI connector for attaching bare camera hardware and has a eMMC connector (separate from the SDHC card slot).

 

[madjimms]

Looks like an IDE port....

 

[gallidorn]

[citation][nom]fonzy[/nom]XBMC?[/citation]
XBMC has been announced that it will be released on ANDROID.

There is a rough beta floating around the internet. (lookup xbmc android apk)

 

[o_tipper_x]

I do not need this but strangely i want 3 of them.

 

[tobyevers]

Or you could buy an Ouya for $99. Just sayin...

 

[wemakeourfuture]

[citation][nom]target3[/nom]Now add Thunderbolt[/citation]

Thunderbolt costs about $20-25 bucks and at this pricing doesn't make any sense

 

[wolfram23]

Or you could get an Atom based PC for $70
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110714988840

I'm going to get a Pi (ordered it, but there's a 3 month wait) and if it can't do what I want for a CarPC, it'll still make a great HTPC and I'll probably get that Atom based PC instead.