{"id":195422,"date":"2017-01-23T08:21:50","date_gmt":"2017-01-23T06:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=195422"},"modified":"2017-01-23T08:23:18","modified_gmt":"2017-01-23T06:23:18","slug":"asus-launches-raspberry-pi-3-competitor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/hardware\/195422-asus-launches-raspberry-pi-3-competitor.html","title":{"rendered":"Asus launches Raspberry Pi 3 competitor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Asus has launched a competitor to the Raspberry Pi 3 &#8211; the Asus Tinker Board &#8211; which is <a href=\"http:\/\/cpc.farnell.com\/asus\/90mb0qy1-m0eay0\/tinker-board-2gb-1-8ghz-4k-gb\/dp\/SC14363\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>on sale<\/strong><\/a> for \u00a355.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"http:\/\/hexus.net\/ce\/news\/gadgets\/101686-asus-tinker-board-designed-trump-raspberry-pi-3\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>reports<\/strong><\/a> and published <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/NiyaziSARAL\/asus-tinker-board\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>presentations<\/strong><\/a>, the Tinker Board is &#8220;almost 2-times faster&#8221; than the Raspberry Pi 3 in benchmark testing.<\/p>\n<p>The Tinker Board features a quad-core 1.8GHz ARM Cortex-A17 CPU, 2GB of RAM,\u00a0Gigabit LAN and Bluetooth 4.0, and four\u00a0USB 2.0 ports.<\/p>\n<p>A power supply (5V\/2A Micro USB) is not included with the device.<\/p>\n<p>Asus said the Tinker Board has support for 4K resolution, higher SoC performance than the Pi 3, and flexibility for the memory size.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Specifications<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Processor<\/strong> &#8211; Quad-core 1.8GHz ARM Cortex-A17 CPU<\/li>\n<li><strong>RAM<\/strong> &#8211; 2GB Dual-channel LPDDR3<\/li>\n<li><strong>Connectivity<\/strong> &#8211; Gigabit LAN, Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi<\/li>\n<li><strong>USB<\/strong> &#8211; 4x USB 2.0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Audio<\/strong> &#8211; 3.5mm jack<\/li>\n<li><strong>CSI<\/strong> &#8211; port for camera connection<\/li>\n<li><strong>DSI<\/strong> &#8211; port supporting HD resolution<\/li>\n<li><strong>Display<\/strong> &#8211; HDMI 2.0 supports 4K resolution<\/li>\n<li><strong>Storage<\/strong> &#8211; MicroSD port<\/li>\n<li><strong>OS<\/strong> &#8211; Supports Debian OS with KODI<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Asus-Tinker-Board-Article.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-195464 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Asus-Tinker-Board-Article.jpg\" alt=\"Asus Tinker Board\" width=\"640\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Asus-Tinker-Board-Article.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Asus-Tinker-Board-Article-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Asus-Tinker-Board-Article-595x400.jpg 595w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Asus-Tinker-Board-Header.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-195466 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Asus-Tinker-Board-Header.jpg\" alt=\"Asus Tinker Board\" width=\"640\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Asus-Tinker-Board-Header.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Asus-Tinker-Board-Header-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Asus-Tinker-Board-Header-595x400.jpg 595w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Now read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/hardware\/195300-aoc-launches-agon-35-inch-curved-g-sync-monitor.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">AOC launches AGON 35-inch curved G-Sync monitor<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asus has launched a competitor to the Raspberry Pi 3 &#8211; 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