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Kilimanjaro
PC in a pendrive, plug it in the nearest monitor and there you have it, mobile computer on the cheap.

I like the idea.

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joenathan
Would be nice for a cheap carputer. Although audio out might be an issue, I'm assuming it does audio over HDMI?
slantyyz
Could probably be done using a usb bluetooth dongle assuming your car is newish and supports a2dp.
beagle3
raspberry pi has standard analog audio out, at one third of the cost.

In every use case I can think of, the Raspberry Pi wins hands down.

gravitronic
.. Except for availability.
beagle3
Up until a couple of days ago, it seems neither did the MK802 (not sure it's available now ...)

And within 3 months, RaspPi's availability is supposed to be mostly solved as well. I think the wait is more than worth it for the echo system that it has and is collecting in the meantime.

yaxu
It seems the Raspberry Pi's standard audio out is noisy, low bitrate, basically unusable for music.
TeamMCS
So why would this be a good option over the many A10 + Mali based tablets around? Take the Ainol elf, not that much more but with its own screen etc?
tseabrooks
Android kills the deal for me. Can I get it with linux?
timdorr
Android runs on Linux.
joshu
Android has a heavily modified kernel.
nextparadigms
How many Linux apps run on ARM? I actually don't know, but I assume the vast majority of them.
zik
I work with embedded linux on ARM. Check out EmDebian as an example of a full linux distro for ARM.
darkstalker
you can install a linux userspace inside android and chroot into it
cnxsoft
dding the Ubuntu or debian image (http://rhombus-tech.net/allwinner_a10/a10_image/) to a 4GB microSD card should boot Linux in that device.

You may need to hack it a bit to make it work though, but information is available in the web.

Hopefully, we'll get stable images available soon.

aw3c2
Reposting a dead comment for you:

cnxsoft 4 hours ago | link [dead]

dding the Ubuntu or debian image (http://rhombus-tech.net/allwinner_a10/a10_image/) to a 4GB microSD card should boot Linux in that device.

You may need to hack it a bit to make it work though, but information is available in the web.

Hopefully, we'll get stable images available soon.

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joshu
There are an assload of set top android boxes on alibaba. Any of them hackable to run standard linuxes?
shimon_e
Considering I can get the tablet included for about the same price. And that allwinner a13 is on the market. The price should be dropping soon.