There seems to be no end in sight to the march of the tiny, sub-$100 Linux PCs arriving on the market this year, and recently two more contenders were added to the mix.
Now, there are two more to consider: the $49 Cubieboard and the $89 UG802.
Intrigued? Then read on.
The Cubieboard
With a price tag that nearly rivals that of the Raspberry Pi, the $49 Cubieboard features a 1GHz AllWinner A10 Cortex A8 ARM processor, Mali 400 graphics, and 1GB of DDR3 RAM.
Combine the Cubieboard with a USB keyboard and mouse and output to a monitor via HDMI and you’ve got a small PC. Alternatively, load Android Ice Cream Sandwich and switch the HDMI output to a TV, and you’ve got an Android TV. With SATA and 100M Ethernet, meanwhile, the device can serve as a Network Attached Storage system.
For just $49, it would be hard to go wrong.
The UG802
Similar in many ways to a faster version of the MK802, meanwhile, the UG802 is a diminutive PC-on-a-stick powered by a Rockchip RK3066 Cortex A9 dual-core ARM processor, according to a Liliputing report.
Also featuring Mali 400 graphics, the device reportedly offers 1GB of DDR3 RAM, 4GB of storage, USB ports, a microSD card slot, and an HDMI connector allowing the device to be plugged directly into a display.
Running the $89 UG802 by default is Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich; access to the Google Play Store is reportedly included.
The video below shows the device in action. South African distributor Reno Botes–who narrates the video–also sells the device.