This Tiny PC Runs Linux and Android 4.0–and Costs Just $74 - mcnamaragulay1979

Over the past few months thither take up been no fewer than three tiny, cheap Linux PCs fashioning headlines, and now there's a fourth to add to the list.

First we saw the Raspberry Private eye and the Cotton Candy devices emerge; so, almost exactly a calendar month past I wrote virtually the Mele A1000, a small ARM device that sells with Humanoid only can be configured to run Ubuntu Linux as well.

The latest to appear? No differently the MK802 little-PC, a USB-sized device priced at $74 that runs Android 4.0 and Linux.

This is turn into a veritable smorgasbord of choices, and I believe information technology's just the beginning of a real revolution in computing.

1080p HDMI Video Output

Featuring a single-core 1.5GHz AllWinner A10 Pallium A8 ARM C.P.U., Android 4.0, 512MB of DDR3 in flood-capacity memory, and WiFi connectivity, the MK802 is now available on Aliexpress for $74 including free shipping to the Agreed States via China Post.

The MK802 (Credit: CNXSoft. Click image to expound.)

With a MALI400 graphics processing unit, the device from Chinese brand rikomagic features 4GB Flash storage, a microSD slot, and two USB ports: matchless full-orange-sized and one micro, according to CNXSoft. TV output is via 1080p HDMI–an HDMI cable system needs to be added separately–and users can tap either an Android virtual keyboard or add a wireless shiner and keyboard.

Perhaps best of all is that users can run Ubuntu, Debian, or other Linux distribution of their choice via microSD card.

A New Category of PCs

It's true that this device is much expensive than the $35 Bir Pi, merely information technology's also cheaper than the $199 Spun sugar. It's very comparable to the $70 Mele 1000.

The worst line, though, is that this is up to now another choice for those seeking a low-cost calculation option, and once again IT's steam-powered by ARM and Linux–both the Android assortment and more traditional forms, if and then desired.

There will certainly continue to comprise a place for the many malodourous-priced computing options therein universe, but it's endlessly exciting to imagine what new innovations these tiny, cut-price, Linux PCs will enable.