$99 ARM-based PC for Ubuntu and Android

[froggyboy604]

"Utilite" has single- to quad-core Cortex-A9 chip and up to 512GB flash storage.

PC will have up to 4GB of DDR3 1066MHz memory, up to 512GB of SSD storage, and a microSD slot allowing another 128GB.

The PC can be purchased with either Ubuntu Linux or Android.

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This looks like a great little, and affordable PC for doing most daily task like typing homework, web browsing, playing video, casual gaming, and basic video editing.

 

[Lleyn]

Looks good, although they don't specify what exactly we will be getting for $99.

PC will have up to 4GB of DDR3 1066MHz memory, up to 512GB of SSD storage

Thats the maximum specs, but what's the minimum specs?

I checked their previous products and saw that the cheapest ones had no RAM, no SSD and no OS installed, so I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure that this is what we'll get for the $99.

 

[froggyboy604]

I think most likely, you get a lower sized SSD mSATA SSD or no SSD for the $99 version. The website at http://utilite-computer.com also does not really say how much RAM you get in the $99 version, but I guest there would be different models with no RAM or different amount of RAM like 1GB, 2GB, and 4GB depending on price.

I wonder could this computer startup from a MicroSD Memory card, USB external CD/DVD drive, or USB drive to run Ubuntu which can run from a USB drive, CD/DVD, or MicroSD card.

I bet this PC uses regular DDR3 laptop ram, so it should be pretty easy to find cheap used RAM from eBay, or take out a stick of DDR3 RAM from a laptop to use on this computer.

I notice you get a lot of ports, and connections with this computer since it has 2 Gigabit ethernet ports, HDMI, DVI-D, Wifi, 4 USB ports, 2 line-in/SPdif audio ports, USB OTG, and 2 RS232 ports.

It also only uses 3-8W of power.

 

[Lleyn]

Still the way they are advertising this can be misleading. I mean from the comments I've read, a lot of people are expecting to get 4GB or RAM and 512GB of storage for $99.
The least they could have done is specify what customers would be getting exactly for these $99.

Here's the order page of their Intense PC.

The lowest priced PC has no RAM, no SDD and no OS installed.
It was the same with all the other PC;s, and I've even seen one with no wireless option and no FACE module installed.