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Raspberry Pi vs. Cheap Android Dongle: Embarrassment of (Cheap) Riches

New submitter Copper Nikus writes "The price of Android Mini PCs have recently dropped to the point they are starting to make the Raspberry Pi look overpriced. This article compares the Raspberry Pi model B against the similarly priced MK802 II single core Android mini PC. IMO it can be argued that the mini PC wins that fight. It's worth noting that several new quad-core Chinese ARM SoCs have been recently released to the world, and it can be expected to see Android mini PCs start using them in the very near future. This should translate into even lower prices for the now 'obsolete' generations of single and dual core Andoid mini PCs out there." The target markets and base OS vary, but there's enough overlap for this comparison to make some sense — both have ARM chips, both can (to varying degrees) run either Android or a more conventional Linux distro, and both can fit in a small pocket.

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  1. Re:hardware vs software by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    In Soviet Russia USB dongles you.

  2. Re:Mini-Cluster by oodaloop · · Score: 4, Funny

    No! I have to imagine it first!

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  3. Re:hardware vs software by OakDragon · · Score: 5, Funny

    Cheap Android dongle?

    Isn't that what Tasha Yar said when the intoxicant finally wore off?