Kickstarter spawned a very interesting board ,
it’s called Le Potato from the company Libre Computer Board
this board is designed to offer exactly the same layout as the RPI3 , but absolutely destroy it in term of performance
‘the powerful cpu and the large amount of ram enable usages forbidden by the low power of the RPI3.
- A powerful web server
- A NAS
- A fast VPN gateway
- A local media server
- A torrent downloader
- A media encoder
- A IP camera storage server
- Or a lightweight desktop computer
The cpu is a Quad 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 CPU + ARM Mali-450 GPU it will need a active CPU cooling , which is provided in the 65$ option.
The specs given by the manufacturer are
HDMI 2.0
4 USB 2.0 Type A
RJ45 100Mb Fast Ethernet
CVBS
Infrared Receiver
S/PDIF Header
UART Header
I2S + ADC Header
40 Pin Header for PWM, I2C, I2S, SPI, GPIO
eMMC Daughter Board Connector with the option for a 64GB emmc in the 99$ reward
MicroSD Card Slot with UHS Support
In some multiusers cases the 100 mbps ethernet port might limit the usage as a NAS. But in most cases, it should be fine as a NAS for 1 or 2 simultaneous users
But the hdmi 2 port is great if you think using it as a media machine connected to a TV for example
The lack of wifi connectivity is disappointing. And one of the 4 USB ports will be reserved for a Wi-Fi adapter
They justify this decision because of a lengthy certification process.
The maker plan on releasing a Wi-Fi + Bluetooth mezzanine in the future witch will address the lack of radio connectivity