On: Intel unveils tiny $99 MinnowBoard Max open single-board computer

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The RPI is really obscenely slow, far slower than the clock rate would suggest even for an arm. The RPI is pretty exciting as a microcontroller, though it's power usage is very high, but as a computer it's a real disappointment.

The real comparison should be with the odroid boards: http://hardkernel.com/main/products/prdt_info.php?g_code=G13... a quad arm (cortex-a9) at 1.7GHz with 2GB ram for ~$60.