[Arm-netbook] CuBox $135

[Gordan Bobic]

On 01/11/2012 11:27 PM, Brendan Sleight wrote:
> Random ARM machine spotted from comment on
> http://news.slashdot.org/story/12/01/11/0040254/raspberry-pi-has-gone-to-manufacturing
>
> http://www.solid-run.com/products/cubox
>
>      * Linux based distributions like Ubuntu, Debian and others
>      * Android
>      * 800 MHz dual issue ARM PJ4 processor, VFPv3, wmmx SIMD and 512KB L2 cache.
>        (based on the advanced Marvell 88AP510 SoC featuring an ARMv7)
>      * 1080p Video Decode Engine
>      * OpenGL|ES 2.0 graphic engine
>      * HDMI 1080p Output (with CEC function)
>      * 1GByte DDR3 at 800MHz
>      * Gigabit Ethernet, SPDIF (optical audio), eSata 3Gbps, 2xUSB 2.0,
> micro-SD, micro-USB (console)
>      * Standard Infra-red receiver for 38KHz based IR controllers.
>      * No JTAG required. Unbrickable for Developers (**)
>
> http://www.solid-run.com/images/CuBox/product%20brief.pdf
> http://www.solid-run.com/mw/index.php/Building_Linux_Kernel
>
> At this moment our schedules indicate that we will be able to start
> shipping to customers who pre-ordered CuBox by End of Feb.

The spec reads identical to the D2Plug, down to the same Marvell Armada SoC.

Gordan