{"id":84199,"date":"2015-12-07T10:00:05","date_gmt":"2015-12-07T08:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=84199"},"modified":"2015-12-07T10:35:02","modified_gmt":"2015-12-07T08:35:02","slug":"itll-cost-you-r215-for-this-fully-capable-quad-core-computer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/84199-itll-cost-you-r215-for-this-fully-capable-quad-core-computer","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;ll cost you R215 for this fully capable quad-core computer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pine64.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">PINE64<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 a 64-bit quad-core\u00a0single-board computer \u2013 was unveiled recently, and will go on sale for $15.<\/p>\n<p>The PINE64 can run Linux, 64-bit Android 5.1.1, and other software, and has 4K HDMI output capabilites.<\/p>\n<p>The computer is the brainchild of TL Lim and Johnson Jeng, who said they set out to create a simple computer as affordable as two double Big Mac combo meals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy creating the world\u2019s first affordable 64-bit single-board supercomputer, we\u2019ve enabled your dreams to build the next invention,\u201d the company said.<\/p>\n<p>The PINE64 can be purchased with the latest Android software installed, or you can upload the latest version of Linux.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOut of the box, with Android Lollipop 5.1 version installed, you immediately get access to over 1.6 million apps on the Google Play market, downloadable in a few clicks.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>PINE64 versions<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>There are two versions of the PINE64, priced at $15 and $19 respectively. Both will go on sale in December.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" style=\"font-size: 8pt;\" border=\"1\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\" bgcolor=\"#0099ff\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>PINE64<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>$15 (R215)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>$19 (R273)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>64bit Quad Core ARM A53 1.2GHz CPU<\/td>\n<td>64bit Quad Core ARM A53 1.2GHz CPU<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dual Core Mali 400-MP2 GPU<\/td>\n<td>Dual Core Mali 400-MP2 GPU<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>512MB DDR3 SDRAM<\/td>\n<td>1GB DDR3 SDRAM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MicroSD Slot Supports up to 256GB<\/td>\n<td>MicroSD Slot Supports up to 256GB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10\/100 Mb Ethernet port<\/td>\n<td>10\/100\/1000 MB Ethernet port<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2 x USB 2.0 host<\/td>\n<td>2 x USB 2.0 host<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4K x 2K HDMI port<\/td>\n<td>4K x 2K HDMI port<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3.5mm Stereo Output mini-jack with Microphone Support<\/td>\n<td>3.5mm Stereo Output mini-jack with Microphone Support<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Multi-Channel Audio output through HDMI<\/td>\n<td>Multi-Channel Audio output through HDMI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Real-Time Clock capability built in<\/td>\n<td>Real-Time Clock capability built in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Built in 3.7V Lithium battery charging circuit<\/td>\n<td>Built in 3.7V Lithium battery charging circuit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<td>5 Megapixel Camera Port<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<td>4 lanes MIPI video Port<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<td>Touch Panel Port Included<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iYq-G4fn7XU\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>This article originally appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/hardware\/148651-quad-core-64-bit-computer-for-r215.html\" target=\"_blank\">MyBroadband<\/a> and is republished with permission.<\/h4>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>In other hardware news<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/84079-your-baby-is-slowing-down-your-wi-fi.html\">Your baby is slowing down your Wi-Fi<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/84067-radeon-r9-fury-x2-will-only-be-available-in-2016.html\">Radeon R9 Fury X2 will only be available in 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/83903-a-computer-for-just-r70-the-raspberry-pi-zero.html\">A computer for just R70: the Raspberry Pi Zero<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The PINE64 is a 64-bit quad-core computer, and can run Linux, 64-bit Android 5.1.1, and other software.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":226,"featured_media":84201,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[16597,15735,2065,16595,16599],"class_list":["post-84199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hardware","tag-4k-hdmi","tag-64-bit","tag-linux","tag-pine64","tag-quad-core"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84199","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84199"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84199\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84199"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}