Comments on: FIT-PC2: a $250 miniature nettop PC http://ebiquity.umbc.edu/blogger/2009/03/18/fit-pc2-a-250-miniature-nettop-pc/ EBB is the ebiquity research group\\\'s blog at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). We focus on technologies that facilitate the design, implementation and control of distributed, intelligent information systems -- mobile and pervasive computing, ad hoc networking, multiagent systems, knowledge representation and reasoning, and the semantic web. As the tides of technology ebb and flow, we hope the good ideas wash up on our beach and the bad ones drift back out to sea. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:39:45 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: erik saule http://ebiquity.umbc.edu/blogger/2009/03/18/fit-pc2-a-250-miniature-nettop-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-28951 erik saule Sun, 29 Mar 2009 03:22:54 +0000 http://ebiquity.umbc.edu/blogger/?p=1810#comment-28951 the beagleboard is based on ARM processor. Not being x86 can be a problem. For instance, there is no flash player that runs well on ARM. pc fit2 has 512MB of RAM which is 4 times more than the beagleboard. The beagleboard is said to be HD capable, but I am not sure it can decompress H264 on the fly. Some more information ? the beagleboard is based on ARM processor. Not being x86 can be a problem. For instance, there is no flash player that runs well on ARM.
pc fit2 has 512MB of RAM which is 4 times more than the beagleboard.
The beagleboard is said to be HD capable, but I am not sure it can decompress H264 on the fly. Some more information ?

]]> By: Grant Wagner http://ebiquity.umbc.edu/blogger/2009/03/18/fit-pc2-a-250-miniature-nettop-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-28796 Grant Wagner Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:53:55 +0000 http://ebiquity.umbc.edu/blogger/?p=1810#comment-28796 Wow, I go looking for info for this device, and the first google response is my old Alma Mater! I am a little curious about this device, but I can't help but wonder what the nitch is that it is trying to fill. If you want something for a lower power server, thin client, light duty desktop or a rather powerful onboard robotics controller, the beagleboard makes for a better choice at 2W power draw and $150. At this price point and apparent usage case (general desktop), you might as well get a full atom based Asus EEE, such as the 1000ha right next to me. Then you have a full computer (no need for a monitor which will really drive the power usage and price up) with identical features. Go retrievers! Tell Dr. Rheingans I said hi! Wow, I go looking for info for this device, and the first google response is my old Alma Mater!

I am a little curious about this device, but I can’t help but wonder what the nitch is that it is trying to fill. If you want something for a lower power server, thin client, light duty desktop or a rather powerful onboard robotics controller, the beagleboard makes for a better choice at 2W power draw and $150.

At this price point and apparent usage case (general desktop), you might as well get a full atom based Asus EEE, such as the 1000ha right next to me. Then you have a full computer (no need for a monitor which will really drive the power usage and price up) with identical features.

Go retrievers! Tell Dr. Rheingans I said hi!

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