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OrangePi releases AI Studio Pro, a single-board computer optimized for running the Qwen3.5-122B-A10B large language model.
A rare 'Special Value' Raspberry Pi 4, binned to run at a lower 1.25 GHz clock speed, was briefly listed by a reseller before being pulled. Jeff Geerling acquired two units and discovered they often run at full speed, highlighting the product's questionable value.
The Raspberry Pi 5 now comes with 16GB of RAM for $350, featuring a 2.4GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A76 processor, improved GPU, and enhanced I/O capabilities including USB 3.0 and Gigabit Ethernet with PoE support.
Radxa announces the Dragon Q8B single-board computer powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 SoC, with up to 32GB RAM. Early benchmarks show it outperforming the Raspberry Pi 5, though software is still maturing.
Sipeed's new K3 RISC-V single-board computers feature 32GB LPDDR5 and a 60 TOPS NPU, enabling local inference of large language models at up to 15 tokens per second.
Jeff Geerling tests the MetaComputing AI PC Arm mainboard for the Framework Laptop, featuring Cix's P1 SoC and 16GB LPDDR5 RAM. The board offers UEFI support and runs Ubuntu, with acceptable performance but higher idle power consumption compared to AMD alternatives.