Solid State Drives (SSD) Upgrade – 5 Things You Should Know

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3c3c3c; font-family: 'Droid Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">If you’re thinking of getting a Solid State Drive (SSD) for your desktop or laptop computer, here are a few things you should know before taking the plunge. In general, SSD are hard drives without any moving parts. It’s like a memory card used in digital cameras (but on steroids). The lack of moving parts allows <strong>data to be transferred at maximum speeds</strong>.</span><br /><div class="sContent intxt" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3c3c3c; font-family: 'Droid Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="sw" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.15em; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.65em; margin-bottom: 1.8em; margin-top: 0.55em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="solid state drives" height="350" src="http://media02.hongkiat.com/solid-state-drives-upgrade/solid-state-drives.jpg" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; max-width: 640px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="600" /><br /><em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">(Image Source: <a href="http://www.fotolia.com/id/30367330/partner/201861868" rel="external" style="border: 0px; color: #133c9a; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Fotolia</a>)</em></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.15em; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.65em; margin-bottom: 1.8em; margin-top: 0.55em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Some of you may think that it is expensive and may be unwilling to upgrade, unaware of the improvement it could afford you. Others might also feel that a 128GB or 256GB capacity is insufficient for all their programs and files. Whatever your concerns are, we will try our best to<strong>explain the common concerns one has towards buying a solid state drive</strong>.</div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.15em; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.65em; margin-bottom: 1.8em; margin-top: 0.55em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Here are five things you should know about solid state drives.</div><h3 style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: #252525; font-family: 'Droid Serif', Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 2.3em; font-style: inherit; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 35px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-transform: capitalize; vertical-align: baseline;">1. Speedy Performance Expectations</h3><div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.15em; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.65em; margin-bottom: 1.8em; margin-top: 0.55em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">If you are thinking about upgrading your current desktop or laptop with a solid state drive here’s what you should expect to see from the first reboot. Startups will be a lot faster, especially with the improved start up coding in Windows 8. Programs and files will launch or load faster, and your search results will also turn up faster. For those with loud laptops, you might notice the drop in the sound department, as SSD do not contain moving parts.</div><div class="sw" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.15em; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.65em; margin-bottom: 1.8em; margin-top: 0.55em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" height="224" src="http://media02.hongkiat.com/solid-state-drives-upgrade/ssd-speed-test.jpg" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; max-width: 640px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="500" /><br /><br /><em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">(Image Source: <a href="http://thessdreview.com/hardware/notebooks/macbook-air-mid-2012-mba-ultra-review-part-two-samsung-and-toshiba-sandforce-ssds-test/5/" rel="external" style="border: 0px; color: #133c9a; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">thessdreview.com</a>)</em></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.15em; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.65em; margin-bottom: 1.8em; margin-top: 0.55em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">However, to be clear, having a SSD on your system <strong>will not allow you to render a video while playing a PC game</strong>. It will also not make a game’s graphics smoother or load webpages faster. It’s important that you manage your expectations well within reason. One good thing that you will probably notice on the long run is that, SSD also <strong>uses less electrical power</strong> than conventional hard drives do – this means <strong>longer battery life for laptops.</strong></div><h3 style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: #252525; font-family: 'Droid Serif', Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 2.3em; font-style: inherit; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 35px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-transform: capitalize; vertical-align: baseline;">2. OS & App Migration</h3><div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.15em; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.65em; margin-bottom: 1.8em; margin-top: 0.55em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">If you are getting the SSD with a brand new laptop, you can skip on to the next section. This section is for those who are doing an upgrade with the SSD. You’ll need to look into the migration of your current operating system as well as your applications.</div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.15em; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.65em; margin-bottom: 1.8em; margin-top: 0.55em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Some SSD manufacturers include disk cloning or migration software, a <strong>software that clones or migrates your entire operating system drive</strong> into your solid state drive. The box comes with the CD and a device that allows you to connect your SSD to your PC via USB for the migration process. Once you’re done, you can then install the SSD into your system and it’ll be ready to go.</div><div class="sw" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.15em; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.65em; margin-bottom: 1.8em; margin-top: 0.55em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="Migration Kit" height="319" src="http://media02.hongkiat.com/solid-state-drives-upgrade/migration.jpg" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; max-width: 640px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="500" /><br /><em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">(Image Source: <a href="http://www.crucial.com/store/partspecs.aspx?imodule=CT128M4SSD2CCA" rel="external" style="border: 0px; color: #133c9a; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Crucial M4</a>)</em></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.15em; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.65em; margin-bottom: 1.8em; margin-top: 0.55em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">However, <strong>migration is not recommended</strong>. Transferring all the contents without installing programs properly may lead to problems. The best way about it is to <strong>reinstall</strong> your operating system and reinstall all your necessary programs after that.</div><h3 style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: #252525; font-family: 'Droid Serif', Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 2.3em; font-style: inherit; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 35px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-transform: capitalize; vertical-align: baseline;">3. Prices Don’t (Really) Burn Your Pocket</h3><div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.15em; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.65em; margin-bottom: 1.8em; margin-top: 0.55em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">When Solid State Drives first came out in the market, it was very expensive and it became the item that only enthusiasts will buy and benefit from. However, <strong>prices have been dropping</strong> year after year, and many brands have come up with <strong>consumer grade SSDs which are cheaper</strong> yet provides great performance.</div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.15em; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.65em; margin-bottom: 1.8em; margin-top: 0.55em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">You can easily tell them apart by the price when (for example) a 64GB SSD costs as much as a 128GB drive – the 64GB drive is for ‘pro’ users. Solid State Drives today come in a variety of storage capacities: from 20GB all the way to 1TB. The way to get your money’s worth is to <strong>determine the price per GB</strong> and also <strong>how much storage space you require</strong>. The sweet spot would be about $0.80-0.85 per GB and maybe even less when it’s on sale.</div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.15em; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.65em; margin-bottom: 1.8em; margin-top: 0.55em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Treat it as a <strong>long term investment for your system</strong> and research on particular brands and models that are nicely priced for your budget. There are plenty of websites or YouTube videos of tech experts that have performance and user reviews for popular brands and models of SSDs.</div><h3 style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: #252525; font-family: 'Droid Serif', Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 2.3em; font-style: inherit; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 35px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-transform: capitalize; vertical-align: baseline;">4. Storage Limitations</h3><div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.15em; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.65em; margin-bottom: 1.8em; margin-top: 0.55em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ideally, 128GB (and in some situations 64GB) is enough for the operating system, programs and some games. You shouldn’t store media (like music, videos or pictures) on a Solid State Drive because the fuller the SSD gets, the slower it will run.</div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.15em; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.65em; margin-bottom: 1.8em; margin-top: 0.55em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">You won’t feel a significant change when starting your PC or launching programs, but file transfer speeds might slow down a little, which is why a SSD should be used only for the installation of operating system and applications.</div><div class="sw" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.15em; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.65em; margin-bottom: 1.8em; margin-top: 0.55em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="Laptop Hard Drive Caddy" height="286" src="http://media02.hongkiat.com/solid-state-drives-upgrade/caddy.jpg" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; max-width: 640px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="500" /></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.15em; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.65em; margin-bottom: 1.8em; margin-top: 0.55em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Another reason not to store media on SSDs is because the more you write (or transfer files) into the drive, the shorter your SSD lifespan is.<strong> </strong>However, heavy stress tests on SSD by manufacturers have concluded that 10GB of writing every day would still need 10 years to do your SSD in.</div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.15em; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.65em; margin-bottom: 1.8em; margin-top: 0.55em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Laptop users worried about storage space can look for a compatible laptop caddy to <strong>replace their laptop’s CD drive</strong>. This allows the user to install their existing drive, giving them two hard drives where your formatted existing drive is used mainly for storage. Alternatively, you could turn tocloud storage to save space on your system.</div><h3 style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: #252525; font-family: 'Droid Serif', Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 2.3em; font-style: inherit; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 35px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-transform: capitalize; vertical-align: baseline;">5. Installation & Warranty</h3><div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.15em; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.65em; margin-bottom: 1.8em; margin-top: 0.55em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">If you know how to install a hard drive onto your desktop PC, then installing a Solid State Drive should not be a problem; it is practically the same. However, there are a few things to note when installing a SSD onto a laptop.</div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.15em; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.65em; margin-bottom: 1.8em; margin-top: 0.55em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Laptops are all built differently and some might require you to unscrew a lot to install a SSD. Here’s where it gets a little technical. It is also very important that <strong>you access your BIOS and change or configure the SATA settings from IDE to AHCI</strong>.</div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.15em; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.65em; margin-bottom: 1.8em; margin-top: 0.55em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">It is sometimes called <strong>SATA Mode Selection or SATA Mode</strong>. Each system will name it differently but you’ll easily find it with a little exploring around the BIOS. This ensures that you get <strong>maximum performance</strong> from your SSD.</div><div class="sw" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.15em; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.65em; margin-bottom: 1.8em; margin-top: 0.55em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="AHCI" height="286" src="http://media02.hongkiat.com/solid-state-drives-upgrade/ahci.jpg" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; max-width: 640px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="500" /><br /><em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">(Image Source: <a href="http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/OPTING-RAID-LEVEL-MIGRATION,1594-3.html" rel="external" style="border: 0px; color: #133c9a; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Tom’sHardware</a>)</em></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.15em; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.65em; margin-bottom: 1.8em; margin-top: 0.55em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Where possible, do check with your local shop to see if they can install it for you. Asking them to do it for you also ensures that you do not void your laptop warranty.</div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.15em; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.65em; margin-bottom: 1.8em; margin-top: 0.55em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Most Solid State Drives also come with a number of years of warranty. Obviously no one wants to go through the warranty process, so it is advisable to follow these <a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2727880" rel="external" style="border: 0px; color: #133c9a; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">few tips from Microsoft</a> to ensure you get a <strong>long lifespan with speedy performance</strong> out of your Solid State Drive.</div></div></div>

Solid State Drives (SSD) Upgrade – 5 Things You Should Know

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Draw Circuits On Paper With Circuit Scribe

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><h1 style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #252525; letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: 1.15em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-transform: capitalize; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></h1><div class="sContent " style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3c3c3c; font-family: 'Droid Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.65em; margin-bottom: 1.8em; margin-top: 0.55em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Have you ever wished there was another way to prototype or teach about electronic circuits other than breaking out the old-school and decidedly low-tech breadboard? Something quicker, simpler and a lot more fun? Well, you can stop wishing, because there’s a new product from </span></span><strong><a href="http://www.electroninks.com/" rel="external" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #133c9a; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Electroninks Incorporated</span></span></a></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> that just might do the trick for you.</span></span></div><div class="sw" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.65em; margin-bottom: 1.8em; margin-top: 0.55em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="360" scrolling="no" src="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/electroninks/circuit-scribe-draw-circuits-instantly/widget/video.html" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="480"></iframe></span></span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.65em; margin-bottom: 1.8em; margin-top: 0.55em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The </span></span><a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/electroninks/circuit-scribe-draw-circuits-instantly" rel="external" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #133c9a; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Circuit Scribe</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> is a pen that you can use to </span></span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">draw working circuits on any piece of paper</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. No more dealing with breadboards to prototype circuits; with Circuit Scribe you can simply draw a circuit directly in your notebook or on any piece of paper, and have it work instantly.</span></span></div><h3 style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #252525; font-style: inherit; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 35px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-transform: capitalize; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">What Is Circuit Scribe?</span></span></h3><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.65em; margin-bottom: 1.8em; margin-top: 0.55em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Although Circuit Scribe is certainly not the first conducive-ink pen on the market, the ink used in Circuit Scribe sets it apart from other similar products on the market. The ink is a </span></span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">water-based and non-toxic</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> silver ink, which makes it perfect for classroom and educational use.</span></span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.65em; margin-bottom: 1.8em; margin-top: 0.55em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">In addition, the makers claim that, unlike competing products, the Circuit Scribe’s ink </span></span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">does not smell</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">is not viscous</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and </span></span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">dries quickly</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. This means that there’s </span></span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">less chance of smudging your circuits</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, and less time spent waiting for your circuits to dry.</span></span></div><div class="sw" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.65em; margin-bottom: 1.8em; margin-top: 0.55em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="" height="277" src="http://media02.hongkiat.com/draw-circuits-circuit-scribe/circuit-scribe-comparison.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 640px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="500" /></span></span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.65em; margin-bottom: 1.8em; margin-top: 0.55em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">In addition to the Circuit Scribe itself, the makers also provide </span></span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">a series of components</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> that you can use in conjunction with the pen to </span></span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">make fully-fledged circuits</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. These range from basic components such as LED boards all the way to more advanced components such as potentiometers, 555 timers and sound buzzers. These components will </span></span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">snap directly onto your circuits</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, provided you have something magnetic behind your paper circuit.</span></span></div><div class="sw" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.65em; margin-bottom: 1.8em; margin-top: 0.55em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="" height="467" src="http://media02.hongkiat.com/draw-circuits-circuit-scribe/circuit-scribe-components.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 640px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="500" /></span></span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.65em; margin-bottom: 1.8em; margin-top: 0.55em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Circuit Scribe will also </span></span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">work with open-source hardware platforms</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> such as Ardunio and Makey Makey, so you can integrate your paper circuits into a larger project.</span></span></div><div class="sw" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.65em; margin-bottom: 1.8em; margin-top: 0.55em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="" height="318" src="http://media02.hongkiat.com/draw-circuits-circuit-scribe/circuit-scribe-arduino.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 640px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="500" /></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.15em; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.65em; margin-bottom: 1.8em; margin-top: 0.55em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Circuit Scribe pens will have enough ink to draw between </span></span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">60-80 meters</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> worth of circuits, and the lines will have a conductivity of </span></span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">50-100 milliohms per square per mil</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. The Circuit Scribe is currently being funded on Kickstarter, and is well on its way to reaching its $80,000 goal. You can get your own Circuit Scribe by pledging just </span></span><a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/electroninks/circuit-scribe-draw-circuits-instantly" rel="external" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #133c9a; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">$20</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> if you’re in the United States.</span></span></div></div></div>

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="post" id="post-25164"><h2><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">DM&P Group has begun shipping an Arduino compatible boardset and mini-PC equipped with a new computer-on-module based on a new 300MHz x86 compatible Vortex86EX system-on-chip. The new SoC and COM are available as part of a $39 “86Duino Zero” boardset that mimics an Arduino Leonardo, in a $49 “86Duino Educake” mini-PC, and will soon be available in a more I/O-rich, $69 “86Duino One” boardset.  </span></h2><div class="entrytext"><img align="right" height="100" hspace="10" src="/files/dmp-vortex86ex-thm.jpg" vspace="5" width="100" /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">DM&P has been minting its low-power, x86-based Vortex processors for the embedded market for over a decade. The Vortex86EX SOM-128-EX COM is built around DM&P’s most recent Vortex SoC, the Vortex86EX, which appears to replace the similarly 300MHz <a href="http://www.dmp.com.tw/" target="new">Vortex86SX</a> for low-power applications. The Vortex86EX chip began shipping in September, according to an email from DM&P’s Anthony Lu. (DM&P also offers faster, 1GHz Vortex86DX and Vortex86MX processors, with the latter adding a GPU.)<br /> </span><br /><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Vortex86EX SoC</span></b><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Compared to the Vortex86SX, the Vortex86EX adds an L2 cache (4-way 128KB) and moves up to DDR3 memory support, among other enhancements. The Vortex86EX is presented in a 288-pin LBGA package, and integrates a 16KB write-through, 4-way L1 cache. Typical power consumption is claimed to be 2 Watts, ranging up to a 3-Watt maximum.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The full set of functions offered by the Vortex86EX SoC are shown in its block diagram, below.</span><br /><center><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/files/dmp-vortex86ex-diag.jpg" target="new"><img hspace="5" src="/files/dmp-vortex86ex-diag-sm.jpg" vspace="10" /></a><br /><b>Vortex86EX SoC block diagram</b><br />(click image to enlarge)</span></center><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Vortex86EX processor features a 2.5GHz PCI-Express bus, Fast Ethernet and SD/SATA controllers, as well as a USB 2.0 host interfaces. Additional I/O includes xISA, I2C, SPI, FIFO UART, and IPC (Internal Peripheral Controllers with DMA and interrupt timer/counter).<br /> </span><br /><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">SOM-128-EX COM</span></b><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">DM&P’s Linux-ready SOM-128-EX computer-on-module brings out most of the Vortex86EX SoC’s interfaces, with a subset of functions available via a configurable 80-pin multi I/O connector, says DM&P. The COM ships with 128MB of DDR RAM, 8MB of SPI flash, and a Fast Ethernet controller. </span><br /><center><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/files/dmp-som-128-ex.jpg" target="new"><img hspace="5" src="/files/dmp-som-128-ex-sm.jpg" vspace="10" /></a> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/files/dmp-som-128-ex-diag.jpg" target="new"><img hspace="5" src="/files/dmp-som-128-ex-diag-sm.jpg" vspace="10" /></a><br /><b>Vortex86EX SOM and connector details</b><br />(click images to enlarge)</span></center><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The COM also offers PCI-Express (PCIe) control and target interfaces, and supports operating temperatures ranging from 0 to 60℃. A Vortex86EX SOM-128-EXm COM variation appears to be available, and is said to be based on a similar Vortex86EXm processor.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Specifications listed for the Vortex86EX SOM-128-EX module include: </span><br /><ul><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Processor — Vortex86EX (1x 32-bit x86 core @ 300MHz) </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Memory — 128MB DDR RAM; 8MB SPI flash </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Networking – 10/100 Ethernet MAC + PHY </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Standard I/O: </span><ul><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">SATA </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">USB 2.0 </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">10x COM </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">8x ADC </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">80x GPIO </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">DMA and interrupt controllers </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">MTBF counter</span></li></ul></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Configurable I/O (not all available at the same time): </span><ul><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">COM with TX/RX only </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">RS485 auto direction </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">SPI 1 or 2 </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Parallel port </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">SD/eMMC </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I2C, CAN, PS/2 </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">HD audio </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Ethernet LED, watchdog </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">MCM (motion control module)</span></li></ul></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Expansion buses: </span><ul><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">PCIe control and target interfaces </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">xISA bus</span></li></ul></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Operating temperature — 0 to 60℃ </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Operating system — Linux, Windows Compact 7.0, QNX, VxWorks, DOS</span></li></ul><br /><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Pre-integrated boardsets</span></b><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Vortex86EX SOM-128-EX COM is available pre-integrated in a pair of boardsets — the 86Duino Zero and the 86Duino One — which are based on two open source baseboards. In addition, there’s a breadboard-based enclosed mini-PC configuration called the 86Duino Educake. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Like a number of recent embedded boards, including Intel’s <a href="http://linuxgizmos.com/intel-launches-arduino-compatible-galileo-board/" target="new">Quark-based Galileo SBC</a>, the 86Duino boardsets further integrate Arduino circuitry for applications such as robotics and motor control. The hardware and software for both boardsets are available under open source licenses.<br /> </span><br /><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">86Duino Zero boardset</span></b><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The currently available 86Duino Zero boardset combines the Vortex86EX SOM-128-EX module with a baseboard that contains a few standard interfaces, plus Arduino compatible circuitry and expansion connectors. In fact, the board itself adopts the Arduino Leonardo form-factor, as shown above. </span><br /><center><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/files/dmp-86duino-zero.jpg" target="new"><img hspace="5" src="/files/dmp-86duino-zero-250.jpg" vspace="10" /></a> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/files/arduino-leonardo.jpg" target="new"><img hspace="5" src="/files/arduino-leonardo-250.jpg" vspace="10" /></a><br /><b>86Duino Zero (left) compared to Arduino Leonardo</b><br />(click images to enlarge)</span></center><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Zero’s real-world ports include USB 2.0 host and device coastline ports, as well as a 10/100 Ethernet port and a microSD slot on the bottom of the board. The Zero’s baseboard also provides a 7-12V power jack, a reset button, and a PCIe expansion connector.</span><br /><center><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/files/dmp-86duino-zero-pinout.jpg" target="new"><img hspace="5" src="/files/dmp-86duino-zero-pinout-sm.jpg" vspace="10" /></a> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/files/dmp-86duino-zero-details.jpg" target="new"><img hspace="5" src="/files/dmp-86duino-zero-details-sm.jpg" vspace="10" /></a><br /><b>86Duino Zero pinout and connector details</b><br />(click images to enlarge)</span></center><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Zero supplies 14 digital I/O pins, half of which provide 32-bit PWM output, as well as six 11-bit analog input pins. Each standard I/O pin runs on 16mA DC current, while the 3.3V pins run on 400mA, says DM&P.<br /> </span><br /><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">86Duino One boardset</span></b><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The upcoming 86Duino One is similar to the Zero, but its baseboard is larger and offers more connectivity. The One may also ship with a Vortex86EX SOM-128-EX module with twice the RAM, at 256MB, according to Lu. He said this has yet to be confirmed, however. </span><br /><center><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/files/dmp-86duino-one.jpg" target="new"><img hspace="5" src="/files/dmp-86duino-one-sm.jpg" vspace="10" /></a><br /><b>86Duino One boardset</b><br />(click image to enlarge)</span></center><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The One implements a superset of the Zero’s I/O ports. It offers far more digital I/O pins, with 45 pins, 11 of which have 32-bit PWM. There are seven 11-bit analog input pins, one more than on the Zero (see pinout details, below). </span><br /><center><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/files/dmp-86duino-one-pinout.jpg" target="new"><img hspace="5" src="/files/dmp-86duino-one-pinout-sm.jpg" vspace="10" /></a> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/files/dmp-86duino-one-details.jpg" target="new"><img hspace="5" src="/files/dmp-86duino-one-details-sm.jpg" vspace="10" /></a><br /><b>86Duino One connector pinout</b><br />(click images to enlarge)</span></center><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The One’s baseboard design also moves up to 6-24V input, although DC pin voltage is identical.<br /> </span><br /><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">86Duino Educake mini-PC</span></b><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The 86Duino Educake mini-PC offers an integrated breadboard with expanded digital and analog inputs identical to those of the One baseboard. The 78.0 x 78.6 x 28.3mm chassis exposes the pin I/O through holes on its top. </span><br /><center><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/files/dmp-86duino-educake-front-back.jpg" target="new"><img hspace="5" src="/files/dmp-86duino-educake-front-back-sm.jpg" vspace="10" /></a><br /><b>86Duino Educake mini-PC</b><br />(click image to enlarge)</span></center><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Educake’s real-world ports are similar, but the Ethernet and microSD connections have been moved from the bottom to the sides of the device, and it appears the microSD slot may have been replaced with a full-sized SD slot. New ports include headphone and mic ports and a COM port.<br /> </span><br /><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Further information</span></b><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The 86Duino One baseboard and the 86Duino Educake are available now for $39 and $49, respectively. The One will be available in January for $69. All prices include the integrated Vortex86EX SOM-128-EX module, which itself is listed at approximately $32, but is only available without a baseboard under special arrangement. More information may be found at the DM&P Group’s <a href="http://shop.dmp.com.tw/INT/products-516" target="new">86Duino shopping page</a>, as well as <a href="http://www.86duino.com/?page_id=11" target="new">86Duino’s product page</a>.<br />  </span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> </span><br /><div class="crp_related" id="crp_related"><ul><li><br /></li></ul></div><span style="clear: both; display: none;"><img alt="" height="0" src="http://linuxgizmos.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-spamfree/img/wpsf-img.php" style="border-style: none; display: none; height: 0px; width: 0px;" width="0" /></span></div></div></div>

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><table><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black;">Raspberry Pi is indeed one magic mini PC, but ever wondered what else could be used in its place? We are sure you know a few alternatives already, but here we bring to you 9 brilliant alternatives of Raspberry Pi. Have a look: <br /><br /> </span> </span></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img alt="Open Source, Linux, Raspberry Pi, Raspberry pi alternative, alternatives of raspberry pi, Open source hardware, open source board" border="1" height="150" src="http://www.efytimes.com/admin/useradmin/photo/MkCt80840PM9252013.jpg" width="150" />                              </span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> 1. <a href="http://apc.io/products/">APC Rock</a>: $79, Via Technologies, 800MHz Cortex-A9 Wondermedia<br /><br />APC integrates memory, storage, and a full set of consumer I/O features in a small footprint Neo-ITX motherboard that can be connected to a TV or monitor. <br /><br />APC combines an optimized version of Android with a rich hardware package to deliver the best of the internet to users. With the inclusion of hardware acceleration for the most demanding video formats, the APC delivers stunning HD quality multimedia, either streamed from sites such as YouTube or stored locally and delivers a great gaming experience on a large screen monitor or TV. <br /><br />Key Features:<br />- Optimized Android OS<br />- HD TV support<br />- Hardware acceleration of the most demanding video formats<br />- VGA and HMDI display ports<br />- Four USB 2.0 ports<br />- One microSD slot<br />- One 10/100 Ethernet port<br />- Audio-out/ Mic-in<br />- VIA WonderMedia ARM 11 SoC<br />- 2GB NAND Flash<br />- 512 DDR3 SDRAM<br />- 15W power adaptor<br /><br />2. <a href="http://beagleboard.org/Products/BeagleBone%20Black">BeagleBone Black</a>: $45, BeagleBoard.org, 1GHz Cortex-A8 TI Sitara AM3359<br /><br />BeagleBone Black is a $45 MSRP community-supported development platform for developers and hobbyists. Boot Linux in under 10 seconds and get started on development in less than 5 minutes with just a single USB cable. <br /><br />Key Features:<br />- 512MB DDR3 RAM<br />- 2GB 8-bit eMMC on-board flash storage<br />- 3D graphics accelerator<br />- NEON floating-point accelerator<br />- 2x PRU 32-bit microcontrollers<br />- USB client for power & communications<br />- USB host<br />- Ethernet<br />- HDMI<br />- 2x 46 pin headers<br />- Compatible with Ångström Linux, Android, Ubuntu, Cloud9 IDE on Node.js w/ BoneScript library, plus much more<br /><br />3. <a href="http://www.phytec.com/products/single-board-computers/">Cosmic+</a>: $65, Phytec, 500MHz Cortex-A5 Freescale Vybrid<br /><br />The Cosmic Board is a richly featured and community-supported development platform for engineers to immediately develop applications with Linux and MQX on Vybrid. The Cosmic Board concept is unique from any other community-supported board because it’s much more than a low cost hobbyist tool. At the center of the Cosmic Board is an industrial rated, production-ready, System on Module (SOM).<br /><br />Key Features:<br /><br />- phyCORE-Vybrid System on Module<br />- ARM Cortex-A5 @ 500MHz<br />- ARM Cortex-M4 @ 167 MHz (Cosmic+)<br />- 512 MB NAND / 256 MB DDR3<br />- HS USB OTG / HS USB Host<br />- RS-232<br />- 10/100 Ethernet<br />- Micro SD<br />- Micro HDMI<br />- 4x User Buttons<br />- 4x User LEDs<br />- OpenSDA Debug Circuit (Cosmic+)<br />- Dual power source: Wall or USB<br />- 2x 60-pin Expansion Connectors<br />- LCD and WiFi add-on expansion coming soon!<br /><br />4. <a href="http://store.r0ck.me/collections/home-slide/products/cubieboard2">Cubieboard 2</a>: $59, Wang And Tom Development Ltd. (Allwinner), Cortex-A7 dual-core Allwinner A20<br /><br />Cubieboard2 is a upgrade of the cubieboard, which is based on Allwinner A20 SoC, small size (10cmx6cm), hacker friendly, extendable and very low-cost. Compare with Raspberry Pi, it has higher performance, SATA supported and 96 extended interface. <br /><br />Key Features:<br /><br />- Dual core ARM cortex-A7 processor, NEON, VFPv4, 512KB L2 cache<br />- Mali400mp2, OpenGL ES GPU<br />- 1GB DDR3 @480MHz<br />- HDMI 1080p Output<br />- 100M Ethernet<br />- 4Gb Nand Flash<br />- 2 USB Host, 1 micro SD slot, 1 SATA, 1 ir<br />- 96 extend pin including I2C, SPI, RGB/LVDS, CSI/TS, FM-IN, ADC, CVBS, VGA, SPDIF-OUT, R-TP..<br />- Running Android, Ubuntu and other Linux distributions<br /><br />5. <a href="http://www.zedboard.org/product/microzed">MicroZed</a>: $199, Avnet, Xilinx Cortex-A9/FPGA Zynq-7010<br /><br />MicroZed is a low-cost development board based on the Xilinx Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoC. Its unique design allows it to be used as both a stand-alone evaluation board for basic SoC experimentation, or combined with a carrier card as an embeddable system-on-module (SOM). <br /><br />MicroZed contains two I/O headers that provide connection to two I/O banks on the programmable logic (PL) side of the Zynq-7000 AP SoC device. In stand-alone mode, these 100 PL I/O are inactive. When plugged into a carrier card, the I/O are accessible in a manner defined by the carrier card design.<br /><br />Key Features:<br /><br />- 1 GB of DDR3 SDRAM<br />- 128 Mb of QSPI Flash<br />- Micro SD card interface<br />- 10/100/1000 Ethernet<br />- USB 2.0<br />- USB-UART<br />- 2x6 Digilent Pmod compatible interface providing 8 PS MIO connections for user I/O<br />- Xilinx PC4 JTAG configuration port<br />- PS JTAG pins accessible via Pmod<br />- 33.33 MHz oscillator<br />- User LED and push switch<br /><br />6. <a href="http://www.minnowboard.org/">MinnowBoard</a>: $199, MinnowBoard.org (Intel), 1GHz Intel Atom E640<br /><br />The MinnowBoard is an Intel Atom processor-based board which introduces Intel Architecture to the small and low cost embedded market for the developer and maker community. It has exceptional performance, flexibility, openness and standards.<br /><br />Key Features:<br /><br />- Intel Atom E640 (1GHz, 32bit)<br />- 1 GB DDR2 RAM<br />- 4 MB SPI Flash<br />- 1 -Micro SD <br />- 1 -SATA2 3Gb/sec <br />- 2 -USB (host) <br />- 1 - USB-B (device) <br />- 1 - Serial debug <br />- 10/100/1000 Ethernet<br />- Angström Linux Distribution (Yocto Project v1.3 Compatible)<br />- Board Dimensions 4.2 inches x 4.2 inches<br /><br />7. <a href="http://www.hardkernel.com/renewal_2011/products/prdt_info.php?g_code=G137510300620&tab_idx=1">Odroid-XU</a>: $149/$169, Odroid Project (Hardkernel), Samsung Exynos 5410 Octa (8-core Big,Little Cortex-A15 and –A7)<br /><br />Self acclaimed world’s first big.LITTLE architecture based bare-board computer. <br /><br />Key Features:<br /><br />- Exynos5 Octa Cortex-A15 1.6Ghz quad core and Cortex-A7 quad core CPUs<br />- PowerVR SGX544MP3 GPU (OpenGL ES 2.0, OpenGL ES 1.1 and OpenCL 1.1 EP)<br />- 2Gbyte LPDDR3 RAM PoP<br />- USB 3.0 Host x 1, USB 3.0 OTG x 1, USB 2.0 Host x 4<br />- HDMI 1.4a output Type-D connector<br />- eMMC 4.5 Flash Storage<br /><br />8. <a href="http://pandaboard.org/">PandaBoard</a>: $182, PandaBoard.org (TI), TI 1.2GHz Cortex-A9 OMAP4460<br /><br />The PandaBoard is a low-power, low-cost single-board computer development platform based on the Texas Instruments OMAP4430 system on a chip (SoC). The board has been available to the public at the subsidized price of US$174 since 27 October 2010. It is a community supported development platform. The PandaBoard ES is a newer version based on the OMAP4460 SoC, with the CPU and GPU running at higher clock rates. <br /><br />- Dual-core 1 GHz ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore CPU<br />- 304 MHz PowerVR SGX540 GPU<br />- IVA3 multimedia hardware accelerator with a programmable DSP<br />- 1 GiB of DDR2 SDRAM<br />- SD Card slot allowing SDHC cards up to 32 GB to be used<br />- wired 10/100 Ethernet as well as wireless Ethernet and Bluetooth connectivity.<br />- output video signals via DVI and HDMI interfaces<br />- 3.5 mm audio connectors<br />- USB host ports and one USB On-The-Go port, supporting USB 2.0<br />- Weight 74 g (PandaBoard)<br />- Dimensions 4.5 by 4.0 inches (114.3 mm × 101.6 mm)<br />- Android, Mozilla OS and other Linux distro support<br /> <br />9. <a href="http://www.wandboard.org/">Wandboard Quad</a>: $79/$99/$129 Wandboard.org (Freescale), Freescale 1GHz Cortex-A9 i.MX 6Quad<br /><br />BigData is all about bringing processing close to storage. Because of that they made an energy efficient board which still has plenty of memory and most importantly, a SATA connector to connect a 2.5” harddisk. The Wandboard fits most of the needs. Comes in solo, Dual and quad core versions.<br /><br />Visit: <a href="http://www.wandboard.org/index.php/details">http://www.wandboard.org/index.php/details</a> to view features. <br /><br /><b><i>Source: Internet</i></b></span><br /><br /></div>

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><table><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black;">Raspberry Pi is indeed the hot favorite amongst all the single-board computers and DIY electronics. It runs free and open source software and has huge support of hardware add-ons and peripherals, all thanks to the incredibly large and active user community. And there is indeed no end to the creativity that the creators have been using on it. Ad if you are also hunting for a project for your Pi, here we bring to you 8 resources to hunt down a Raspberry Pi project idea. <br /><br /> </span> </span></td> <td valign="top"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Open Source, Linux, Raspberry Pi, Raspberry pi project, raspberry pi inventions, Open source hardware, open source board, raspberry pi ideas" border="1" height="200" src="http://www.efytimes.com/admin/useradmin/photo/1XQq115059AM10262013.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="" width="200" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pi</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> </span></td> </tr></tbody></table><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8159282563998270729" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8159282563998270729" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8159282563998270729" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8159282563998270729" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8159282563998270729" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8159282563998270729" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8159282563998270729" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8159282563998270729" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8159282563998270729" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8159282563998270729" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black;"> <a href="http://learn.adafruit.com/category/raspberry-pi">Adafruit Learning System</a>: Adafruit Learning System is partially an online store, partially a knowledge base and partially a social community. Limor "Ladyada" Fried's Adafruit Industries is a hardware hacker's paradise. And while there's much more to Adafruit than Raspberry Pi-related products and information, the project ideas you'll find in the Learning System are particularly powerful because they're based around lessons that teach you the skills you need for more complex tasks down the road.<br /><br /><a href="http://elinux.org/RPi_Projects">Embedded Linux Wiki</a>: It's really a cliche to say that sometimes quality is more important than quantity, but, often, that really is the case. The RPi Projects section of the Embedded Linux Wiki may not be the largest list around, but that doesn't mean these aren't some of the more interesting ideas you'll run into. Plus, the tabular format with information about each project's difficulty makes finding a project suited to your skill level much easier.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.themagpi.com/">The Magpi</a>: What started as an idea being kicked around an online forum by some hardcore Raspberry Pi enthusiasts has grown into a print magazine, fan community, and a branded Raspberry Pi case. Issues of this magazine include much more than project ideas, so it's a great way to stay up on current Raspberry Pi news while looking for your next project idea.<br /><br /><a href="http://blog.makezine.com/category/electronics/raspberry-pi/">MAKE</a>: MAKE Magazine is now a well-established in the world of DIY electronics hobbies. The brand now includes the print magazine, Maker Faire, and tons of free online content. And, it's in that online content that you'll find some great project ideas for your Raspberry Pi board.<br /><br /><a href="http://opensource.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/XJ&zTi=1&sdn=opensource&cdn=compute&tm=359&f=22&su=p284.13.342.ip_&tt=2&bt=2&bts=2&zu=http%3A//www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewforum.php%3Ff%3D15">Raspberry Pi Foundation</a>: With so many fans and user communities popping up all over, it's easy to forget that the official Raspberry Pi forums right on the Raspberry Pi website have a whole section dedicated to project ideas. It's an active group that's well worth checking out.<br /><br /><a href="http://plus.google.com/communities/113390432655174294208/stream/44f03421-6cfa-48f9-bf50-91932724c322">Raspberry Pi on Google+</a>: Open source is alive and well on social networks. And, Raspberry Pi is certainly no stranger to things that people love to talk about on Google+. With a fan community boasting over 25,000 members, this is a great resource for connecting directly with some of Raspberry Pi's most vocal and active users while also picking up tips and ideas for your next project.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.raspians.com/">Raspberry PI Community Projects</a>: The large, well-known media outlets generally provide consistent and informative data about Raspberry Pi, but overlook the small independent bloggers, and you might just miss out. This blog is updated regularly and provides posts not only about project ideas but also general interest information but also curates with all the passion and care that can make blogs so much fun to read.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.raspberrypi-spy.co.uk/">Raspberry Pi Spy</a>: This blog has purely been created for the love of Raspberry Pi. Spy delivers content on hardware of interest, tutorials, and project ideas related to Raspberry Pi boards. The posts are more inclined towards the tutorials than general project ideas but you will definitely find some inspiration here.<br /><br /><i>Courtesy: about.com</i> <br /><br /> </span> </span><br /><br /></div>

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