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VIA Unveils $79 Rock and $99 Paper ARM PCs

Posted by timothy on from the what-no-scissors? dept.

Don't yet have one of those million Raspberry Pis, but you're in the market for a tiny, cheap ARM computer? An anonymous reader writes with this snippet from geek.com: "VIA has decided it's time to update the APC (ARM PC) board with new components and the choice of two configurations. The new systems are called APC Rock and APC Paper. The hardware spec for both boards is exactly the same except for the fact the Rock ships with a VGA port whereas the Paper doesn't. The Rock also costs $20 less at $79, whereas the Paper is $99. The reason for the price difference is the fact that the Paper ships with a rather novel case whereas the Rock is a bare board. The Paper's case is made from recycled cardboard attached to an aluminum chassis to help with strength, meaning it will keep the dust off the components and make it easier to carry while keeping weight to a minimum."

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  1. What about by Dishwasha · · Score: 5, Funny

    scissors?

    1. Re:What about by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      The APC Scissors will have superior specs and and be priced above the APC Paper's cost of $99, although it will also be inferior to and priced below Rock's cost of $79.

    2. Re:What about by KiloByte · · Score: 5, Informative

      RasPi has very close specs, this one adds just a tiny 4GB flash card, which is obviously not worth the $44 price difference.

      You'd want this one instead: more than 10x the performance, 2GB memory, $89 w/o disk.

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    3. Re:What about by Cryacin · · Score: 5, Funny

      Double whoosh

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