If you have been patiently waiting for the arrival of the previously unveiled open source Orange Pi 3 Allwinner H6 mini PC will be pleased to know that the mini PC measuring just 90 x 64 mm is now available to purchase priced at $29.90 with 1GB RAM, $34.90 with 2GB RAM or 1GB RAM with 8GB eMMC, or $39.90 with 2GB RAM, 8GB eMMC. The small mini PC supports a variety of different operating systems including Android 7.0, Ubuntu and Debian images with support for experimental Linux 4.19 available from Armbian.
Features of the Orange Pi 3 Allwinner H6 mini PC include support for 802.11ac (WiFi 5) and Bluetooth 5.0 and the main PC is supplied with an external antenna to increase connectivity range. Ports include HDMI 2.0a port, an audio AV jack, a mic interface, and an IR receiver, 4 x USB 3.0, microUSB 2.0 and micro-USB OTG.
Specifications listed for the Orange Pi 3 include:
Processor — Allwinner H6 (4x Cortex-A53); ARM Mali-T720 MP2 GPU with OpenGL ES3 and DirectX 11
Memory — 1GB or 2GB LPDDR3 RAM
Storage — microSD slot; optional 8GB eMMC
Wireless – Ampak AP6256 module with 802.11a/b/g/n/ac and Bluetooth 5.0; antenna
Networking — 10/100/1000Mbit Ethernet port
Media I/O:
HDMI 2.0a with audio and HDCP 2.2 output
3.5mm audio output jack with CVBS AV
Mic input
Other I/O:
4x USB 3.0 ports
USB 2.0 host port
Micro-USB 2.0 OTG port with power
3-pin GPIO with UART and ground
26-pin GPIO expansion connector
Other features — IR receiver; power and status LEDs
Power — DC barrel jack with +5V @ 2A; supports micro-USB power; PMU (AXP805); power button;
Weight — 75 g
For more details jump over to the official Orange Pi project website via the link below.
Source: OPi : Linux Gizmos
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