open-source ARM hardware needs to be more affordable and have higher capacity features
It's disappointing that all the ARM hardware manufacturers are still pushing older slower hardware specs through deceptively misnamed "Mini-PC"/TV Box and deliberately not mentioning the hardware is 32-bit CPU core based rather than the currently available 64-bit CPU-cores. Be vigilant about this when shopping around.
A "PC", a personal computer, is a computer users/hobbyists may use for whatever purpose they deem to use for. My experience with "mini-pc"/tv boxes based on ARM SOC's are highly DRM-constrained/DIGITAL-FREEDOM-constrained. BE VIGILANT in preserving your DIGITAL-FREEDOMs when purchasing your computer hardware. Look for statements from the manufacturers addressing your DIGITAL-FREEDOM concerns. If they don't address these, don't buy the hardware. NOVENA's laptop is DIGITAL-FREEDOM preserving laptop because NOVENA uses the Debian GNU/Linux operating system so it's certainly recommended to buy it.
The only constructive criticism I have towards any ARM-based general-purpose "mini-PC"/laptop including NOVENA:
-use 64+-bit ARM CPU core hardware instead of 32-bit ARM core CPU.
-design for 16+GB DDR3+ RAM sockets....SCALABILITY for RAM
Here is an ARM motherboard that's 64-bit, but is it affordable? The RAM capacity features are where I would expect a mini-PC and not just a server should be in 2015!
http://b2b.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5422#ov
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