wraggster
July 16th, 2012, 23:59
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/07/kontron-ktt30-tegra-3.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/15/kontron-preps-first-tegra-3-based-mini-itx-board/)
Believe it or not, there's a potentially cheaper (and more customizable) way to get NVIDIA's quad-coreTegra 3 (http://www.engadget.com/tag/Tegra3/) into your life than to spring for a Nexus 7 (http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/28/nexus-7-review/). Kontron is readying a rare Mini-ITX (http://www.engadget.com/tag/MiniITX/) motherboard, the KTT30, that combines the ARM-based chip with expandable RAM and a trio of mini PCI Express slots for expansion like a micro SATA drive or a 3G modem. The external ports are more the kind you'd find on a do-it-yourself x86 PC (http://www.engadget.com/tag/diy,pc), too: full-size HDMI, USB and even Ethernet make a show at the back. The only hurdles are an unusually throttled back 900MHz processor speed and, quite simply, the lack of release details. Kontron hasn't promised more than a release "coming soon" -- with much more complete Tegra 3 devices now hitting the $199 mark, though, we can't see the KTT30 putting much strain on any budding hobbyist's wallet.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/15/kontron-preps-first-tegra-3-based-mini-itx-board/
Believe it or not, there's a potentially cheaper (and more customizable) way to get NVIDIA's quad-coreTegra 3 (http://www.engadget.com/tag/Tegra3/) into your life than to spring for a Nexus 7 (http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/28/nexus-7-review/). Kontron is readying a rare Mini-ITX (http://www.engadget.com/tag/MiniITX/) motherboard, the KTT30, that combines the ARM-based chip with expandable RAM and a trio of mini PCI Express slots for expansion like a micro SATA drive or a 3G modem. The external ports are more the kind you'd find on a do-it-yourself x86 PC (http://www.engadget.com/tag/diy,pc), too: full-size HDMI, USB and even Ethernet make a show at the back. The only hurdles are an unusually throttled back 900MHz processor speed and, quite simply, the lack of release details. Kontron hasn't promised more than a release "coming soon" -- with much more complete Tegra 3 devices now hitting the $199 mark, though, we can't see the KTT30 putting much strain on any budding hobbyist's wallet.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/15/kontron-preps-first-tegra-3-based-mini-itx-board/