[ramshanker]

My ideal SERVER motherboard for home use: Raspberry Pi style.

1. Compute: A Quad core processor. A73 maybe? 2. Storage: 1 Sata Port to host 1 Hard disc. for Boot / Storage. 3. Network: 1 Gigabit Ethernet port. 4. Power: 1 Micro USB port. 5. RAM: 1 GB or optional 2 GB. 3. 1 USB for everything else.

That's it. No Audio port, No HDMI port, No GPIO Port. No Camera port, No extra USB ports. No MicroSD connector. Now considering Raspberry price of $35, I guess board could be done for <$20.

Every few days, I try to find one.

[lazyjones]

The Banana Pi M2 Berry fits the bill, unless you mind all the extra stuff it has.

http://www.banana-pi.org/m2ub.html

(Costs around $40: https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/New-products-BPI-M2...)

[no_protocol]

The PCEngines APU2C0 is their most stripped down APU2 model, it's $99.

https://www.pcengines.ch/apu2c0.htm

Quad-core, 2GB RAM, 2x Gigabit Ethernet, m-SATA, 12V DC power

No audio port, no HDMI port, this model leaves off the GPIO headers, no camera, 2 total USB ports, 1 MicroSD connector.

It's about $99 and the case is another $10. I have several.

[garmaine]

What does that have to do with this?

[Quequau]

What do you think of the new stuff from HardKernel?

[ramshanker]

Awesome. Thanks. ODROID-HC2 is on top of my list now. Waiting for my local retailer to catchup!