Friday, May 18th 2012
FXI Cottoncandy Faces Real Competition in $74 MK802 ICS PC on Stick
For those waiting for the $200 FXI Cottoncandy Android-driven PC on stick with no concrete availability in sight, its competitor already took shape. Discovered on trading and B2B portal AliExpress (from Alibaba), the MK802 is an Android 4.0 PC on a stick, which is priced at US $74 a pop ($70 a piece in >5 quantities). Measuring 88 x 35 x 12 mm, and weighing less than 200 g, the device is powered by a 1.50 GHz AllWinner single-core ARM SoC.
Compared to the Cottoncandy, there are a few things you'd have to do without. To begin with, the MK802 doesn't have an HDMI standard connector sticking out, which lets you plug it directly to TVs, instead it has a mini-HDMI port, so you'd need an HDMI cable. The device packs 4 GB of storage, which can be expanded by a microSD. Connectivity includes one full-size USB 2.0 ports, a mini-USB, with USB host support; and 802.11 b/g WLAN, which makes it an ideal internet-TV device.
Sources:
CNX Software, Liliputing
Compared to the Cottoncandy, there are a few things you'd have to do without. To begin with, the MK802 doesn't have an HDMI standard connector sticking out, which lets you plug it directly to TVs, instead it has a mini-HDMI port, so you'd need an HDMI cable. The device packs 4 GB of storage, which can be expanded by a microSD. Connectivity includes one full-size USB 2.0 ports, a mini-USB, with USB host support; and 802.11 b/g WLAN, which makes it an ideal internet-TV device.
15 Comments on FXI Cottoncandy Faces Real Competition in $74 MK802 ICS PC on Stick
1080p shouldnt be an issue - at least I havent seen any complaints when it comes to using the same CPU in 7-10" Android pads and there are hundreds of them out on the market
I do want.........
most of the cpu's have inbuild hardware video acceleration but most of the time its not used because of lacking kernel modules and drivers in android os and no you just can't hack another one....
sometimes the cause is licensing, these devices tend to run android as an vm image and not an actual install which makes it a pain to develop on them. ( you should run the vm ware to test your apps on windows like they are already running on real hardwar like an emulator)
just buy it
run mx video player, if it crashes here you go! left with hope for the modding roms :D
Baum
Edit:
PS. Does anyone know if you can install windows on this device?
Seriously though, does windows support ARM procs? Im not sure :o