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There are many small form factor personal computers, generally aimed and specific tasks. but the new GeekBox is the first one I have seen with an identity crisis.
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I am a fan of the small computers, and personally love a combination of Raspberry Pi’s and android boxes. Different computers for different tasks.
Now I could use a raspberry pi to watch media, and a android box to act as a server, but I do it the other way round as as they perform better that way.
Now on to GeekBox, a $109 SBC by Geekbuyings which runs both Android and Ubuntu on an octa core RK3368. Best of both worlds in my book, but it goes much further than that.
Interesting Points
The SBC can be used in the case in or plugged into a carrier board (landingship) , which expands on connectivity and adds more features.
Specs
- Processor: Rockchip RK3368 (8x Cortex-A53 cores @ up to 1.5GHz); PowerVR 6110 GPU
- Ram: 2GB LPDDR3-1600 RAM
- Onboard Storage: 16GB Samsung eMMC 5.0 flash
- Expandable Storage: SD (TF) slot /SATA slot for 2.5-inch drive (only on Landingship)
- Display: HDMI 2.0 port , eDP interface , Optional 7.9-inch, 2048 x 1536 capacitive touchscreen (via eDP) with Retina display , MIPI-DSI connector (Landingship) ,MIPI-CSI, 20-pin, 1.27mm camera interface (Landingship)
- Audio headphone jack (Landingship), S/PDIF port (Landingship), 2 x mic inputs (Landingship)
- Wireless: 802.11a/b/g/n/ac 2×2 MIMO @ 867Mbps (Broadcom AP6354 module), Bluetooth 4.1 (AP6354), 2x antennas, IR with remote (IR receiver also on Landingship)
- Networking — gigabit Ethernet port
- Other I/O: 2x USB 2.0 host ports ,Micro-USB OTG port, Third USB host port (Landingship), UART (3x pins) for debug
- Operating system — Android 5.1 and Ubuntu Linux dual-boot with pre-installed Kodi; can also run Rockchip’s Android-based Light Biz OS
More information can be found at Geekbox.tv
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