Nvidia has done a great job porting Linux to their Tegra K1, and it’s one of the only ARM processor with a GPU supporting OpenGL, which helps a great deal with Unity for example. Nexus 9 supports Ubuntu (somewhat), and platforms like Jetson TK1 board are suitable to developers, but as I and others wondered why nobody ever made a Tegra K1 mini PC, I’ve been informed that such device existed already with PC Partner’s N258N1-F mini PC.
N258N1-F technical specifications:
- SoC – Nvidia Tegra K1 quad-core ARM Cortex A15r3 processor with Kepler GPU
- System Memory – 2 GB RAM
- Storage – 16 GB eMMC + SD card slot
- Video Output – HDMI up to 3840×2160 @ 30Hz, 4096×2160 @ 24Hz or 3200×2000 @ 60 Hz
- Audio I/O – HDMI, headphone jack, and microphone jack
- Connectivity – Gigabit Ethernet and Wi-Fi (with external antenna connector)
- USB – 2x USB 2.0 host ports, 2x USB 3.0 ports
- Misc – Power button and LED, COM port
- Dimensions – 127 x 127 x 45 mm
- Weight – N/A
- Temperature Range – 0 ℃ ~ 40 ℃
- Relative Humidity – 20% to 95%
Via Tech Report, and thanks to Peter for the tip.
Jean-Luc started CNX Software in 2010 as a part-time endeavor, before quitting his job as a software engineering manager, and starting to write daily news, and reviews full time later in 2011.
I commend Nvidia he has everything, Kernel 3.10.40, and even the “VPU” (GStreamer) ! : http://developer.download.nvidia.com/mobile/tegra/l4t/r21.2.0/sources/gstomx_src.tbz2
Too bad that other manufacturers do not invest as much (eg Rockchip).
@CSylvain
I keep reading praise about K1 from developers, but for some reasons, there aren’t that many K1 products on the market, and no mini PCs that can be bought by individuals.
@cnxsoft
Jean Luc any words about mediatek big step on the box / stick’s market the sony mediatek joint venture?
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/sony-android-tv-mediatek-mt5595,28349.html
@ovidiu
It’s a TV chip. Interesting, but it’s probably not something most people will play around.
Bricking a $1,000 TV might not be such as fun experience…
Why no SATA?
And will it be cheaper than the Jetson TK1 board?
I sent an inquiry and got the following :))))
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@fossxplorer
That’s a start 🙂
N258N1-F for 450 bucks, yikes:
http://nttxstore.jp/_II_AJ14881325
It looked pretty much like a “clone” of ZBOX CI321 nano and ZOTAC turned out to be under PC Partner Group as shown below:
http://www.pcpartner.com/En/index.php?m=Brands
http://www.minimachines.net/actu/ces-2015-zotac-presente-le-zbox-ci321-nano-fanless-25173
They’re a local company here so I’ll ask them directly if N258N1-F were available in Hong Kong or otherwise:
http://www.pcpartner.com/En/index.php?m=Contact
Liliputing reports it may be sold as ZBOX N258N1-Q in the US.
http://liliputing.com/2015/01/pc-partner-launches-linux-mini-pc-tegra-k1.html