Product Review

We're RPi lovers, and the UP board is nice... but it's about price and performance. We feel there's a market for cost-effective x86 maker board. Thus was born the ATOMIC Pi. Genuine Intel Atom x5-Z8350 quad core with 2M Cache. Runs up to 1.92GHz with a 480MHz GPU. Eats RPi for dessert. Beats some desktops. Loaded with memory: 2GB DDR3L-1600, 16GB eMMC, slot for SD expansion (up to 256Gb). Full HDMI port with Intel HD Graphics & audio out USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 ports On board peripherals include: Fast dual band WiFI b/g/n 2.4 & 5GHz WiFi RT5572 IPX connectors on board Bluetooth 4.0 CR8510 Gigabit hardwired RJ45 Ethernet RTL8111G 9-axis inertial navigation sensor with compass BNO055. TTL serial debug and expansion serial ports up to 3.6Mbps Real time clock. JST style connectors and a 26-pin header for power & GPIO. Runs on 5V. Typically 4-15 watts. Power supply sold separately. You will need to add a well regulated 2.5 to 5A, 5 volt power supply depending configuration. Webcam and small breakout board are included. Legitimate licensed BIOS boots from SD, USB, or Ethernet. Linux comes pre-loaded in flash. Well documented at the component level.