Surprise surprise! Intel announced the new MinnowBoard Max BUT this time at a really nice price. From $199 down to just $99! This version has an Atom E3800 series and Intel HD400 vga. You can run Linux or Android 4.4 and 1gb of Ram should be enough for most of the applications. There will also be another version with dual core Atom and 2gb’s of Ram for “extreme” users. Dimensions are down to 3.9 inches square.
- Processor — Atom E3800 (Bay Trail-I) with Intel HD 4000 Graphics:
- Single-core E3815 @ 1.46GHz (5W TDP)
- Dual-core E3825 @ 1.33GHz (6W TDP)
- Dual-core E3826 @ 1.46GHz (7W TDP)
- Dual-core E3827 @ 1.75GHz (8W TDP)
- Quad-core E3845 @ 1.91GHz (10W TDP)
- RAM — supports 1GB, 2GB, or 4GB DDR3 RAM
- Flash — 8MB SPI flash (for UEFI/Coreboot/etc.)
- Coastline I/O:
- MicroSD slot
- Micro-HDMI port
- Gigabit Ethernet port (RJ45)
- Dual USB ports — 1x USB 3.0 host; 1x USB 2.0 host
- 1x SATA 3Gb/sec port
- Expansion connectors:
- Low-speed connector (26-pin) — SPI, I2C, I2S audio, 2x UARTs (TTL-level), 8x GPIO (2x supporting PWM), +5V, GND
- High-speed connector (60-pin) — 1x PCIe Gen 2.0 lane, 1x SATA 3Gb/sec, 1x USB 2.0 host, I2C, GPIO, JTAG, +5V, GND
- Other features — serial debug port (header); firmware flash port (header); heatsink; ACPI 5.0 support
- Operating temperature — 0 to 70°C
- Power — 5VDC
- Dimensions — 99 x 74mm (3.9 x 2.9 in.)
- Operating system — Debian GNU/Linux; Yocto Project Linux; Android 4.4