Pine64
| Introductory price | US$15/$19/$29 |
|---|---|
| Operating system | Armbian,Debian, Ubuntu, Android, RemixOS, FreeBSD |
| System on a chip | Allwinner A64 |
| CPU | 1.152 GHz 64-bit quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 |
| Memory | 0.5/1/2GB |
| Storage | MicroSD slot |
| Graphics | Mali-400 MP2 |
| Power | DC 5V @ 2A, 3.7V |
| Website | www |
Pine64 is a family of single-board computers and the name of the company that produces them. Their first single-board computer, the Pine A64, was designed to compete with the Raspberry Pi in both power and price. Its name descends from the constant variables pi and Euler's constant.[1] The A64 was first funded through a Kickstarter crowdfunding drive in December 2015,[2] where the company raised over $1.4 million.[3]
The computer was released in three feature variations.[4][5] While the 512 MB model only works with Arch Linux and Debian Linux distributions, the models with more memory can run distributions including Android, Remix OS, Windows 10,[6] FreeBSD,[7] and Ubuntu.[8]
Its Linux.com reviewer was surprised at his ability to have the full, albeit slow, Mate desktop environment at the A64's price.[8] Make wrote that the A64's closest analog was the SnapDragon-based DragonBoard, at two to three times the A64's price.[9] Yahoo News said that the A64 continued the Raspberry Pi's trend of breaking barriers for engineers.[10]
See also
References
- ^ "About – PINE64". www.pine64.org. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ^ "PINE A64 is a $15, 'high-performance' take on the Raspberry Pi". Engadget. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ^ Matney, Lucas. "The Pine A64 Is A $15 PC With Endless Possibilities".
- ^ Shah, Agam. "The $15 Pine 64, a Raspberry Pi 3 competitor, finally ships". Computerworld. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ^ "Meet the Raspberry Pi's new rival: The $15 Pine 64 finally ships with 4K video support". PCWorld. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ^ "Microsoft Azure IoT Device Catalog". catalog.azureiotsuite.com. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
- ^ "FreeBSD on Pine64 experience". Retrieved February 28, 2017.
- ^ a b "Build a $20 Computer with PINE64". Linux.com | The source for Linux information. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ^ "The $15 PINE64 Just Launched on Kickstarter, and it's Already Funded - Make:". December 9, 2015.
- ^ Epstein, Zach (December 9, 2015). "Meet Pine A64, a 64-bit quad-core supercomputer that costs just $15". BGR. Retrieved January 10, 2017.