[Freedombox-discuss] Interesting ARM hardware (1.2 GHz A10, $60)

[Rob van der Hoeven]

Hi Folks,

Today i stumbled upon what looks like a very interesting device.

It has the following specs:

CPU             : 1.2GHz Allwinner A10 ARM Cortex A8
GPU             : Mali400
Serial port     : 4-pin header
Audio in        : 3.5mm microphone jack
Audio out       : Audio over HDMI
USB             : 2 x USB A 2.0 ports
Internal storage: 4GB NAND storage, 1.5GB available in user partition in
Android
External storage: SDHC card slot supporting up to 32GB
Networking      : 10/100 Ethernet, Realtek 802.11n WiFi
Memory          : DDR3 512MB / 1GB, ~100MB is reserved for the GPU
Boot            : Boot from SD card and internal storage via u-boot
OS              : Android 4.0 ICS, Linux support
Digital video   : HDMI up to 1080p
Analog video    : 3.5mm composite AV, 3.5mm component Y/Pb/Pr 
Power           : NEMA 2-pin power adapter included Input
AC100-240V-0.4A 50/60Hz Output DC5v

Price is $60 for a system with 512MB, $65 for a system with 1GB.

Link:

https://www.miniand.com/products/Hackberry%20A10%20Developer%20Board

On the website of its manufacturer i came across a media player that
probably houses the same hardware:

https://www.miniand.com/products/Mini%C2%A0Xplus%20TV%20Box%20H24

Price is $99

Looks very nice. What do you think?

Kind regards,
Rob.
http://freedomboxblog.nl