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PINE A64 - Rasberry Killer?

MrGuvernment

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Looks interesting, faster chip, 64bit..considering they wanted 31k in funding and are at 440k....

http://www.engadget.com/2015/12/09/pine-a64-64-bit-4k-maker-board/

Thanks to boards like the Raspberry Pi, DIY computing projects are no longer reserved for enthusiasts who can afford to sink hundreds of dollars into them. As the new $5 Pi Zero demonstrates, picking up on a new project now costs the same as a cup of coffee. It also means that if a new entrant wants to make an impact, it needs to include a better range of components or beat its competition on price. Or both. And that's exactly what PINE64 Inc. is looking to do.

There's no denying that the PINE64 Inc. is attempting to build upon the Raspberry Pi's legacy. The team says its board's name is derived from two constant variables – Pi and Euler's Number e (the mathematical constant). As you may have guessed, the 64 comes from its 64-bit processor and the A helps differentiate it from future versions. Taking of processors, the PINE A64 hosts an ARMv8 Cortex-A53 chip. Oh, and it starts from just $15 and is available to "pre-order" via Kickstarter right now.
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That thing can do 4K? 4K what? Just videos? Apps? Can the UI run in 4K without dropping to 30 fps?
 
The question is if Lima driver is good enough to for hardware acceleration of h.264/5. That's the biggest reason Rpi stuck with Videocore IV because it's completely opensourced
 
This is actually pretty cool. I always wondered why the Raspberry hadn't released newer and better models. I realise they have more models.. but they had a good thing going for them.
 
what is needed is a large community and linux 3d hardware acceleration..otherwise there is no point to it. Since it is the same old same old arm video with no drivers it is no upgrade.
 
The community is what makes the pi so appealing. Well I should say the support and development.
 
auntjemima said:
This is actually pretty cool. I always wondered why the Raspberry hadn't released newer and better models. I realise they have more models.. but they had a good thing going for them.
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The RPi has a huge and supportive community while the hardware is sufficient for many projects. If they keep releasing faster and newer models, the community and quality of information can go down. This thing looks neat, however it still won't likely be enough to satisfy a lot of "power users".
 
Being the chip in this as ARM cortex would most things that work on Raspberry not work on this since it can use the same ubuntu OS?

Or unlike windows, 32bit wont run on the 64bit variant?
 
Did anyone jump on the kick starter? I am tempted for the 2Gig model but wondering if prices will change once they launch so then i can wait to see how it turns out.
 
They lost me at their photo of complete garbage mismatched bottom tier Chinese peripherals. If that is what they are using for marketing, I think it shows you where they plan to be.
 
MrGuvernment said:
Did anyone jump on the kick starter? I am tempted for the 2Gig model but wondering if prices will change once they launch so then i can wait to see how it turns out.
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I jumped on it.
Haven't received the board yet. Im thinking it will be fun to try it with Ubuntu Linux and a Leap Motion Controller.
 
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