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First Menlow Board Released

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the size-does-matter dept.

nerdyH writes "German board vendor Lippert has unveiled what it claims to be the first motherboard based on Intel's 'Menlow' chipset for ultra-mobile PCs. The CoreExpress-Menlow is smaller than a credit card, yet clocks to 1.5GHz, has 1GB of RAM soldered onboard, has multiple PCI Express lanes, USB 2.0, HD audio, an IDE interface, and a digital LVDS video interface. The board is the first in a proposed 'CoreExpress' standard motherboard form-factor measuring 2.6 by 2.3 inches (65 x 58 mm)."

2 of 45 comments (clear)

  1. Re:And it's probably going to be damn expensive by TheRaven64 · · Score: 3, Informative

    It's probably slow too. The Ars Technica analysis implied that it would be slower, clock-for-clock, and use more power than most ARM variants. It's a shame, considering that ARM is the most widely deployed architecture that there aren't many boards that are cheap in lots smaller than a thousand. Something like this would be really nice to play with.

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  2. Re:Power by lenski · · Score: 4, Informative

    There are several inexpensive ARM boards available in small quantities, look in any recent Linux Journal. I am currently running several systems built by Gumstix which work well for me and for my customers.

    I have no financial relationship with Gumstix. I have several of their systems. Cheap, effective, and supported by an exceptionally active, friendly and supportive mailing list.

    Your post doesn't describe required specs or desired features, so it's not easy to know what you're looking for.