Group: Hardware/Computers/Single Board Computers/Plug Computers
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Plug Computers are computers that fit in a small form-factor and are power-efficient. Most of the time, Plug Computers use a System-on-a-Chip (SoC) with an ARM processor, run a GNU/Linux system and are used as domestic servers.
Software freedom comparaison
While some Plug Computers can be used with fully free software running on the main processor, not all of them are perfect. Hence, here is a comparaison of different models of Plug Computers and their flaws regarding software freedom.
| Name | Manufacturer | Bootloader | Kernel | WiFi | Bluetooth | Graphics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SheevaPlug | Globalscale | U-Boot | Linux | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| DreamPlug | Globalscale | U-Boot | Linux | Non-free loaded firmware | Non-free loaded firmware | N/A |
Hardware features comparaison
| Name | Manufacturer | SoC | CPU frequency | RAM | Internal storage | External storage | USB | PCI | Ethernet | WiFi | Bluetooth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SheevaPlug | Globalscale | Kirkwood 88F6281 | 1.2 Ghz | 512 Mb | 512 Mb | SD card slot | 1xUSB2 | N/A | 1x10/100/1000 | N/A | N/A |
| DreamPlug | Globalscale | Kirkwood 88F6281 | 1.2 Ghz | 512 Mb | 4 Gb (µSD card) | e-SATA | 2xUSB2 | N/A | 1x10/100/1000 | Yes | Yes |
Software features comparaison
| Name | Manufacturer | Architecture | Bootloader | Kernel | GNU/Linux |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SheevaPlug | Globalscale | armel | Upstream U-Boot | Upstream Linux | Upstream Debian |
| Dreamplug | Globalscale | armel | Upstream U-Boot | Upstream Linux | Upstream Debian |
