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http://www.linuxandlife.com – After the success of  Raspberry Pi, it seems mini PCs that run Linux has become a technology trend.  Recently, 2 new mini Linux-enabled PCs have joined the party. The Oval Elephant This is the first time I have ever heard about Linaro Linux but this is the distro that Oval Elephant can run ( although the default OS will be Android). Oval Elephant costs only $72.5 and comes with a single-core 1.5GHz AllWinner A10 Cortex A8 ARM, 1GB of DDR3 high-capacity memory, WiFi connectivity, a MALI400 graphics processing chip, and 1080p HDMI video output, with support for 2160p. It also has a m (Distributions)

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The first Mini PC AllWinner A31 Quad Core based. It's coming soon (after some days probably).

Android Mini PC MK810 Quad Core picture:

OS: Android 4.2 CPU: AllWinner A31 Quad Core Memory: 2GB DDR3 Storage: 8GB Bluetooth - WiFi

More information soon! ;)

Il mercato dei mini PC sta veramente esplodendo in questo periodo e l’utente ormai ha solo l’imbarazzo della scelta.

The computer is the size of a USB stick and features a 1.5GHz Cortex A8 processor with 512MB of RAM and a MALI400 GPU. It can decode 1080p video via its HDMI output and has two USB connectors...

The computer is the size of a USB stick and features a 1.5GHz Cortex A8 processor with 512MB of RAM and a MALI400 GPU.

Linaro announced an open-platform $199 & Origen& development board made by InSignal that incorporates Samsung's dual-core Cortex-A9 Exynos 4210 processor, a Mali400 GPU, and Linaro open source Linux and Android BSPs.

WonderMedia Technologies announced a Cortex-A9 processor with support for Android 4.0 and Windows Embedded Compact 7. The Prizm WM8950 is limited to a single, 800MHz ARM core, but the system-on-chip also offers an ARM Mali-400 3D graphics processing unit, 1080p video decoders, a security engine, and support for peripherals including HDMI, LVDS, and DVI video outputs....

Globalscale Technologies announced a $249, mini-PC hardware/software development kit based on the Marvell PXA510 -- a new ARMv7, 1GHz processor capable of 1080p video. The D2Plug clocks the PXA510 at 800MHz, and offers 1GB DDR3 RAM, 8GB flash, a full set of peripherals including 802.11n and Bluetooth 3.0, plus Ubuntu Linux and Android 2.2 support, says the company....

Via Technologies announced a Mini-ITX motherboard that includes a dual-core Nano X2 E-Series processor and, with an optional S3-based graphics module, can support four displays, The VB8004 offers up to 4GB of DDR3 memory, includes HDMI, LVDS, and DVI ports, and provides a special 90-pin I/O connector....

I was searching for this intriguing things called "Mini PCS", I have seen some with really high performance, and I was wondering their boundaries.

The best ones I have seen so far were:

ODROID-X2

GK802

MK809 II

Minix NEO X5

And well, I have seen that all of those have Android 4.1 or newer as they default O.S, but I have also seen all of those run Ubuntu, in video reviews and text ones.

I ha

The concept of a mini-PC stick that runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich was first seen at Mobile World Congress this year with the FXI Cotton Candy. That device is available for pre-order for $199 overseas. Now, we are seeing a new mini-PC-on-a-stick for a much more reasonable $74 making the rounds on some Chinese web sites.