Hi Bob, Pablo, -----Original message----- > >> Finally, the main thing about that board (about that SoC actually), > >> is that SATA is not native, it is an integrated SATA-USB, so > >> performance may be an issue. > >> > > > > Ouch. this is for a mail server that has extensive disk I/O. So > > forget this board. > > > >> Personally I love the BananaPi M2Ultra, 2G RAM, 4 Cores and native > >> SATA. The only problem is that SATA support is not integrated yet in > >> any kernel, so it needs external patches. > > Of course if there is a quad core 64-bit ARM with sata under $100 that > > runs at 5V; that would do nicely! It costs more than $100 and I'm not sure if it's 5V or 12V but the new LattePanda boards might be interesting: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/139108638/lattepanda-alpha-soul-of-a-macbook-in-a-pocket-siz/description BR, Patrick