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by jhardcastle 4096 days ago
More details on Cnet - http://www.cnet.com/uk/products/asus-chromebit/

Bluetooth 4.0, WiFi 802.11AC, USB 2.0 for accessories, 2GB of RAM and 16GB SSD

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Wow. AC wireless in a $100 device. Now I'm interested.

What does it do for power? Through the USB port like most other similar devices I'm assuming?

You can get AC routers for under $80 now, and they are basically just Linux boxes.
It apparently has a full-size USB and microUSB port for power purposes.
> The Raspberry Pi is a nearly stick-like mini computer that can run Windows or Linux.

What? Is this about the future version of Windows that will run on ARM?

Windows has been running on ARM since version 8 (the ARM-specific version was called Windows RT). Since then, Microsoft announced a “special” version of Windows that's intended for the new Raspberry Pi 2.
If I remember correctly, it's more of a runtime for some .NET programs with access to the Pi's GPIO pins than a full-fledged OS.
Amusing that it has a more useful port than the new Macbook.