Comments on: VIA announces its $49 Android PC, poses a real threat to the Raspberry Pi http://blog.gsmarena.com/via-announces-its-49-android-pc-poses-a-real-treat-to-the-raspberry-pi/ GSMArena Blog: Geeks at large is a project of GSMArena.com team, discussing all things high-tech - mobile phones, computers, digcams and more... Fri, 24 May 2013 23:25:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: james http://blog.gsmarena.com/via-announces-its-49-android-pc-poses-a-real-treat-to-the-raspberry-pi/comment-page-1/#comment-640912 james Mon, 06 Aug 2012 12:40:00 +0000 http://blog.gsmarena.com/?p=32914#comment-640912 Android sucks!!!!

]]> By: Surreydipper http://blog.gsmarena.com/via-announces-its-49-android-pc-poses-a-real-treat-to-the-raspberry-pi/comment-page-1/#comment-627050 Surreydipper Thu, 24 May 2012 19:53:00 +0000 http://blog.gsmarena.com/?p=32914#comment-627050 full hd and dts 16 gig flash, 1 gig ddr3 less then 50.
i will buy it

]]> By: Max http://blog.gsmarena.com/via-announces-its-49-android-pc-poses-a-real-treat-to-the-raspberry-pi/comment-page-1/#comment-626892 Max Thu, 24 May 2012 05:39:00 +0000 http://blog.gsmarena.com/?p=32914#comment-626892  Indeed the lack of full HD playback will be a concern for some, just as the apparent lack of acessible GPIO will be for others (I fully expect either group to not give a damn about the other’s problem though). And while it seems to have no officially supported non-Android software, there’s nothing preventing it to run Linux. On the positive side, it was apparently designed by actual engineers, who have heard of trivial stuff like MOUNTING HOLES and can keep their bloody connectors on ONE side of the board.

]]> By: Max http://blog.gsmarena.com/via-announces-its-49-android-pc-poses-a-real-treat-to-the-raspberry-pi/comment-page-1/#comment-626889 Max Thu, 24 May 2012 05:29:00 +0000 http://blog.gsmarena.com/?p=32914#comment-626889  What you are talking about already exists, and it’s sold for ~70$ – unfortunately import tax and shipping is your problem: http://liliputing.com/2012/05/74-pc-on-a-stick-features-allwinner-a10-cpu-android-4-0.html

]]> By: Max http://blog.gsmarena.com/via-announces-its-49-android-pc-poses-a-real-treat-to-the-raspberry-pi/comment-page-1/#comment-626890 Max Thu, 24 May 2012 05:29:00 +0000 http://blog.gsmarena.com/?p=32914#comment-626890  What you are talking about already exists, and it’s sold for ~70$ – unfortunately import tax and shipping is your problem: http://liliputing.com/2012/05/74-pc-on-a-stick-features-allwinner-a10-cpu-android-4-0.html

]]> By: sacheendra http://blog.gsmarena.com/via-announces-its-49-android-pc-poses-a-real-treat-to-the-raspberry-pi/comment-page-1/#comment-626885 sacheendra Thu, 24 May 2012 04:28:00 +0000 http://blog.gsmarena.com/?p=32914#comment-626885 How is this competition to the raspberry??
Raspberry can play 1080p video
There are more developers working on the raspberry
It is smaller
it has digital I/O ports with accessories in development
It can run debian, a full blown OS
Its cheaper

]]> By: Kushagra Srivastava http://blog.gsmarena.com/via-announces-its-49-android-pc-poses-a-real-treat-to-the-raspberry-pi/comment-page-1/#comment-626881 Kushagra Srivastava Thu, 24 May 2012 03:27:00 +0000 http://blog.gsmarena.com/?p=32914#comment-626881  You didn’t contributed but still you are better than all the first posts

]]> By: Ria http://blog.gsmarena.com/via-announces-its-49-android-pc-poses-a-real-treat-to-the-raspberry-pi/comment-page-1/#comment-626872 Ria Thu, 24 May 2012 02:38:00 +0000 http://blog.gsmarena.com/?p=32914#comment-626872 Yes 

]]> By: Ria http://blog.gsmarena.com/via-announces-its-49-android-pc-poses-a-real-treat-to-the-raspberry-pi/comment-page-1/#comment-626873 Ria Thu, 24 May 2012 02:38:00 +0000 http://blog.gsmarena.com/?p=32914#comment-626873 for as long as the price remains less than $100 I’m fine with it :)

]]> By: Ria http://blog.gsmarena.com/via-announces-its-49-android-pc-poses-a-real-treat-to-the-raspberry-pi/comment-page-1/#comment-626871 Ria Thu, 24 May 2012 02:37:00 +0000 http://blog.gsmarena.com/?p=32914#comment-626871 Just that it won’t run X86 apps, and will impossibly run Windows 8, seriously I would love it even more if it has at least 1.5Ghz single Core CPU and Mali-400 GPU, dual boot it with Ubuntu abnd that will make this the perfect energy efficient HTPC.

PS, power is supplied by a DC adaptor, no PSU here

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