2012-04-28, 12:40
This device has been mentioned before - but I feel it needs a bit more attention.
Effectively it is a stylish, energy efficient set top box that runs linux and has USB, SATA, WIFI, Ethernet, better than HD resolution.
The box has already been shown to run ubuntu.
The price: around 70 dollars
The problem: no resellers in the US or Europe.
The A2000 is very similar to the A1000 but has more NAND flash memory.
So what we have is a device that is cheaper than the appletv3, faster, better connectivity and more customisable.
Perhaps someone has the means to order a bunch of these at a reduced price and make them more accessible to US/Europeans?
Lots of information can be found at http://www.cnx-software.com/
I think that this product and its brethren have more potential than the rasperry pi, with the Mele there is no need to buy a wireless adapter, remote, power supply, case, usb hub. The Mele would work out cheaper, have standardised hardware, more RAM, faster CPU and a nice form factor
Effectively it is a stylish, energy efficient set top box that runs linux and has USB, SATA, WIFI, Ethernet, better than HD resolution.
The box has already been shown to run ubuntu.
The price: around 70 dollars
The problem: no resellers in the US or Europe.
The A2000 is very similar to the A1000 but has more NAND flash memory.
So what we have is a device that is cheaper than the appletv3, faster, better connectivity and more customisable.
Perhaps someone has the means to order a bunch of these at a reduced price and make them more accessible to US/Europeans?
Lots of information can be found at http://www.cnx-software.com/
I think that this product and its brethren have more potential than the rasperry pi, with the Mele there is no need to buy a wireless adapter, remote, power supply, case, usb hub. The Mele would work out cheaper, have standardised hardware, more RAM, faster CPU and a nice form factor