Quote from: ewibit on January 04, 2013, 10:39:45 AM

Quote from: stevegee58 on December 02, 2012, 12:26:47 PM

Regarding power consumption, I did some research and here's what I found from various Interwebs sources:

Raspberry Pi Model B: 3.5 Watts (Wikipedia)
BeagleBone: 1.5 @idle, 2.5 @peak during boot (BeagleBone reference manual PDF)
MK802: 3 Watts peak (Couldn't find definitive source. This from http://romanrm.ru/en/a10/mk802-server)

would be nice to know on which devices it is possible to install Linux (e.g. Ubuntu on http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Rikomagic-MK802-IIIS-Mini-PC-Blue-Tooth-Mobile-Remote-Control-STB-box-RK3066Cortex-A9-1GB-RAM/708073648.html)

well the Raspberry will not run ubuntu but it will run debian and the 3.5w is basically when it is running at full tilt
the model A [coming next month ? maybe] will be less power but will not have network and only 1 USB -
the MK802 will run Ubuntu - and it is about that wattage - though my RPi is more stable than the MK802 over long periods