Cubieboard vs Raspberry Pi: Hardware
- In terms of Hardware, the Raspberry Pi has clearly a Disadvantage. The ARMv6 processor with 512 MByte RAM is not like the Cortex-A7 Dual-Core Chip of the current Cubieboard 3 with 2 GByte of RAM.
- Both the Raspberry Pi and the Cubieboard 3 can play Videos in 1080p.
- The Raspberry Pi has, in the most common variant, two USB 2.0 ports and a 10/100-MBit/s Ethernet Controller. The Cubieboard has USB inputs, a SPDIF interface, and supports Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. The Ethernet Controller of the Cubieboard allows 10/100/1000-MBit/s Connections.
Cubieboard vs Raspberry Pi: the Software
- In terms of Software, the advantages are on the side of the Raspberry Pi. Thanks to the great Community, numerous Open Source operating systems available.
- Around the Cubieboard there is no such active Community and thus currently only a few Software-side extensions for the pre-installed Android System. However, after all, Lubuntu on Cubieboard install.
Cubieboard vs Raspberry Pi: the size & price
- The Raspberry Pi is with a size of 8.6 × 5,6 × 2,1 centimeters, slightly smaller than the Cubietruck with 11 x 8 x 1.4 inches.
- In terms of price there are significant differences between the two ARM mini computers: While the Raspberry Pi in the Online trading around 35 Euro cost for the Cubietruck around 100 Euro to.
Conclusion: Stronger Hardware against a reasonable price
Whether the Cubieboard or Raspberry Pi is more suitable for you, depends on the purpose of use. Who has enough Know-How and strong Hardware, the Cubietruck (Cubieboard 3). The Raspberry Pi is much cheaper, but also much weaker. For the Pi the wide range of application, however, are possibilities, as well as the active Community. If you want to buy for the first Time a mini-computer, should make the beginning, therefore, perhaps with the Raspberry Pi.
In the next articles we will provide you with more Alternatives to Raspberry Pi before.
