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Re:CHIP Pro by pooper on Wednesday October 12, 2016 @10:05AM (#12692907)
I've been thinking about the odroid c2 http://odroid.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=en:odroid-c2 (Hardware details: http://odroid.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=en:c2_hardware ) but they strongly recommend an eMMC module which costs a pretty penny in my opinion compared to the board itself which holds me back. I'd rather just buy a 64 GB micro SD card (which costs ~ $20 even if I got a fancy U1 samsung one that I have on my phone).

it would be a pretty neat way to use my 1680 x 1050 LG tv as well I think and the Ethernet port is a major plus.

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Re:CHIP Pro by FullyFunctional on Wednesday October 12, 2016 @02:10PM (#12695219)
It's great actually (modulo binary blobs). With the eMMC modules compute, storage, and communication feels fast enough to be actually useful. I use the default Ubuntu installation. The 2 GiB of DRAM is really valuable to me.

Even though the Raspberries are cheaper, their only advantage to me are the vast assortment of good [value] accessories, such as the Official 7" Touch screen.

I'm intrigued by the CHIP Pro, but am so disappointed by the lack of DRAM.

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