News Planet Launches Arm-Based XR Mini Desktops with Touchscreens

[Admin]

UK PC maker launches Arm-based desktop PCs with enthusiasts-oriented features.

Planet Launches Arm-Based XR Mini Desktops with Touchscreens : Read more

 

[bit_user]

This is pretty nuts. It seems like the kind of product that was essentially built on contract, for a big corporate customer, and then offered for public sale to try and find a bit more revenue.

The systems run Ubuntu 20.04

Wow, I hope that's a typo. 15 months after 22.04 launched, and they're still on 20.04? I upgraded my Amlogic S922X SBC (ODROID-N2+) to 22.04 about a year ago, so it's not like a newer Ubuntu/ARM LTS hasn't been around.

Planet's XR Mini PCs look quite expensive for their performance and features: the XR1 Mini is priced at $667 ($800 including VAT), whereas the XR2 Mini costs $840 ($1,008 including VAT).

No kidding. Just get an Orage Pi 5 and forget about the touchscreen.

Both MediaTek and Qualcomm have better SoCs they could afford to use, for such a price.

 

[HideOut]

Theres like dozens of micro PC's in Pi like format that can run windows with this chip in it. But at about half the cost...

So the question is, how much of a cut of sales does THG get from this post?

 

[usertests]

Theres like dozens of micro PC's in Pi like format that can run windows with this chip in it. But at about half the cost...

So the question is, how much of a cut of sales does THG get from this post?

This was on CNX Software a couple of months ago. Neat design, nutty price.

 

[bit_user]

So the question is, how much of a cut of sales does THG get from this post?

The sponsored posts on this site are all clearly labeled as such.

If it were a sponsored post, it would read more like a sales pitch and outline every positive aspect, plus probably having some sort of comparison against x86 office PCs or something like that. Instead, the article takes a decidedly skeptical tone.

I think this is merely a case of the author scrounging around for news on a Sunday, to fill out his quota or maybe make a little extra $.

 

[RichardtST]

Ubuntu, eh? Well that pretty much seals its fate. Ubuntu is dying. Ever since SNAP... and GNOME... and nothing actually works without lots of googling and configuring and cussing and swearing... Oh well.

 

[bit_user]

Ubuntu, eh? Well that pretty much seals its fate. Ubuntu is dying. Ever since SNAP... and GNOME... and nothing actually works without lots of googling and configuring and cussing and swearing... Oh well.

I will say I hit a couple rough spots updating my ARM board from 20.04 to 22.04, and they were related to snaps.

However, my fresh installs of 22.04 on x86 machines have worked fine.