Ah, the wonders of miniaturization. The Raspberry Pi has done a pretty good job in the world of small, low powered computers, retailing for just $35 a pop although you will need to provide the rest of the parts yourself in order to come up with a full fledged computing device. Having said that, the Raspberry Pi is already a couple of years old – and in the world of computers, this is a very, very long time. Perhaps it is time for a long overdue update in this department? Hardkernel steps in with their ODROID-C1, where this happens to be a quad-core mini computer – and guess what? It carries a $35 price tag.
The ODROID-C1 packs a 1.5GHz Amlogic S805 ARM Cortex-A5 quad-core CPU based on ARMv7 architecture, where it will be accompanied by an ARM Mali-450 MP2 graphics chipset, 1GB RAM, Gigabit Ethernet, a trio of USB 2.0 ports, a micro USB port, a micro HDMI port, an infrared receiver, as well as the ability to handle microSD cards, in addition to eMMC 4.5 flash storage and 40 GPIO pins. You will need to come up with your own storage solution though, and if you would like to have it feature Wi-Fi or Bluetooth connectivity, a USB dongle would have to be relied upon.
Expect the ODROID-C1 to measure approximately 3.35″ x 2.2″, as it tips the scales at approximately 1.4 ounces.
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