A couple of companies have started promoting new Android mini PCs
featuring dual core Rockchip RK3066 ARM Cortex-A9 processors over the
past week. Now South African distributor Reno Botes has received his
first shipment from the manufacturer, and he plans to start filling
orders tomorrow.
But he’s also taken the time to share a few photos with us, so we can get a better look at what the little computers look like.
The
mini PC is the size of a large USB flash drive — if a flash drive had a
dual core CPU, 4GB of storage, and 1GB of RAM, as well as a microSD
card slot, full and micro-sized USB ports, 802.11n WiFi, and an HDMI
connector.
The little computer runs Google Android 4.0 and it’s
designed to be plugged directly into the HDMI port on a TV. You can hook
up a mouse and/or keyboard to navigate through the Android interface.
There case is pretty much covered with vents, which should help keep the little computer from overheating.
Botes
also included a few photos of the retail packaging and images of what
the mini PC looks like when you remove its plastic shell if you want to
go for that Raspberry Pi-esque look.
Reno Botes isn’t the only one offering this sort of product. This week US retailer Oval Elephant started taking pre-orders for an identical android mini PC for $90. It’s expected to start shipping in September.
Meanwhile, a company called Minix plans to launch a similar device called theMinix NEO G4 soon.
Like the other two mini PCs, it features a Rockchip RK3066 dual core
processor. But the Neo G4 comes with 8GB of storage instead of 4GB. The
case design is also a little different.
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