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Invasion of the Tiny, Linux-Powered PCs

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Bigger may be better if you're from Texas, but it's becoming increasingly clear to the rest of us that it really is a small world after all. Case in point? None other than what one might reasonably call the invasion of tiny Linux PCs going on all around us. Where's it all going? That's what Linux bloggers have been pondering in recent days.

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Comments (4)

skelband ·
"With 7-inch Android tablets with capacitive displays, running Android 4.0 and with access to Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) Play's Android app market, 8 GB or storage expandable via a Micro SD card, 1080p video playback, a USB port and HDMI out and 3000 to 4000 mAh batteries starting at US$90, it is a bit hard to get excited about these tiny PCs," Lim explained.

I'll love to see a link to one of those.
caitlyn ·
Me too. I see seriously underpowered Android netbooks with 300-400Mhz processors for that price or a little less, but nothing with any real capability.
jdixon ·
> I'll love to see a link to one of those.

Would $109 suffice? http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=M760W&cat=TAB
gus3 ·
Yeah, my Raspberry Pi's CPU runs at 700 MHz (default) and it cost only US$35.

Of course, it brings a whole new meaning to "stripped down".

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