Cubieboard, still lives on

LoopyByteloose

Hi all,
I had thought that my purchase of a Cubieboard was a one-shot event. But I am wrong.

Cubieboard has moved on to Cubieboard 2 and is about to deliver Cubieboard 3.

These boards are more powerful that the Beagle Board or the Raspberry Pi, and do cost a bit more. But they are well made, have an IR remote interface, and a real SATA interface.

So you get something that can become a digital jukebox for all your music or a very low power file server for your home office.

Certainly another way to do OpenARM.

http://cubieboard.org/

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What have I done with it? Not much. I have booted it in Android and Ubuntu Linux, but I just don't want a third monitor, third keyboard, and third mouse at might desk. So for now, I am just letting it sit while I ponder.

But I think it is an excellent value.

Heater.

Excellent value. It's sitting there doing nothing. Excellent value. I should get some more things like that:)

RDL2004

I just don't want a third monitor, third keyboard, and third mouse

Get a KVM switch? Still a lot of cables though.

Heater.

KVM switch and cables will cost more than the Cubieboard.

RDL2004

Cheaper than a third monitor and a third keyboard though

Heater.

I give up !

Just use a Raspberry Pi, over ssh from your PC if necessary, and be happy.

LoopyByteloose

Actually, I already have the KVM switch. The older VGA is used for TV with video box. I suppose I could get the Cubieboard working without another KVM switch, just a second keyboard and mouse.

Already having two desktops, and two notebooks... I just can't seem to want yet another system to maintain. I am right now trying to retire the older notebook, but the new one has Intel Cedar Trails which is a problem child in all Linux distros except Ubuntu `12.04.

Maybe someday the Cubieboard will do something productive... not right now.