$63 supercomputer

JohnR · « **on:** 27 Mar 2019, 06:39 pm »

Ok, not really

But if you had enough of them....

https://www.hardkernel.com/shop/odroid-n2-with-2gbyte-ram/
https://www.hardkernel.com/shop/odroid-n2-with-4gbyte-ram/

Things are heating up in the SBC arena. Interesting times...

fredgarvin · « **Reply #1 on:** 27 Mar 2019, 07:54 pm »

WC · « **Reply #2 on:** 27 Mar 2019, 08:35 pm »

Cool. May have to get one to see if it is fast/powerful enough to stream via the network, do 4 way active crossovers, and send to an 8 channel dac via USB. That would be my use case.

JohnR · « **Reply #3 on:** 28 Mar 2019, 08:05 am »

Cool. I ordered one with an Android eMMC - going to see how it works as a giant tablet for running music remotes - I already have a 21" touchscreen that isn't getting much use. Ordered the plugin wifi and bluetooth modules to go with it. By the time you add all the bits and pieces it costs a bit more than $63 tho...

There's also a 4GB version, I added the link to the first post.

RDavidson · « **Reply #4 on:** 28 Mar 2019, 01:47 pm »

That's really cool. Is it essentially a Mac mini, but minus the Mac....and corresponding price tag!?

JohnR · « **Reply #5 on:** 28 Mar 2019, 02:33 pm »

A fair bit smaller, less than 4" square. I found some benchmarks, according to those this board is somewhere between a 2010 Mac mini and a 2011 (Core 2 duo vs i5) in speed. Maybe I should change the title ... This board lacks storage options (HDD/SSD) and is more for embedded-ish applications. Think Raspberry Pi on steroids...

I expect it will run a usable (Linux) desktop but there are other boards that would be better suited if drives/SSDs are needed e.g. NanoPC T4 and ODroid H2 (everybody waiting for this one...)