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Cheapest PC War: CHIP can kill Raspberry Pi for $9?
By Josh Durso -
May 10, 2015
The first thing that consumers will notice when it comes to C.H.I.P. is its size. It’s tiny, but don’t let that small frame confuse anyone about what’s getting packed inside. It boasts a 1Ghz R8 ARM processor, as well as 512MB of RAM. As far as storage is concerned it has 4GB of eMMC storage on deck and brings new meaning to the words small computer since it runs a version of Debian Linux. That’s significant considering how inexpensive and powerful the device is when it’s broken down.
Comparing that to Raspberry Pi 2, which costs $35 to own – and brings a 900MHz Broadcom BCM2836 ARMv7 quad-core processor, as well as 1GB of RAM. Raspberry Pi 2 boasts support for four USB devices, as well as support for HDMI, but the added cost makes it less ideal for the type of application that a computer like this would be utilized for. Early indications are that the processor on C.H.I.P. is a little more powerful and more efficient than the Broadcom processor found on the Raspberry Pi 2. It also has a little more RAM memory. However, that doesn’t necessarily equate to a more effective piece of computing technology.