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If you want a single board computer, at the moment you would be looking at something like a Raspberry Pi or its many competitors. Problem with these is they are all ARM based, but now JaguarBoard is changing the trend by ditching arm for x86.
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The market is getting stagnant with ARM based Single Board Computers, which are great at their task, but can be limited by the architecture itself. Now ARM, no matter how great it is as a processor, its aimed mainly at Phones and Tablets.
Software for ARM is not as abundant or tested as it is for x86, resulting in limited options.
This is where JaguarBoard comes in
JaguarBoard is the first I have seen to be using an Intel Atom as the CPU, which opens it up to the vast library of X86 software, and makes it more suitable to be used as a traditional or small form factor PC.
The JaguarBoard is currently on kickstarter and has already smashed its funding goal of $3000 in a short period of time and has hit over $23000.
"Early bird Kickstarter pledges as low as $45 got a board, which may be indicative of the final price point. Right now, however, $65 contributions on Kickstarter is the cheapest way to lock down a board for yourself. For that you’ll get the board, a USB hub, and a 16 GB memory card."
“This JaguarBoard is developed on X86 architecture, and we aim to support a wide variety of OSs,” Jaguar Electronic HK states on the Kickstarter page. “We have tested its compatibility with Microsoft Windows and many Linux systems and software applications to ensure it works. So far so very good!”
You can view more on the kickstarter page https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/263025908/jaguarboard-x... Full Story |
