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No gig-e? :(

What would you do if it had gigabit Ethernet that you can't do now?

Use it as an HTPC/Streaming PC? A lightweight desktop replacement? Digital signage? Home automation? Home server? Built in b/g/n is a nice touch but most prefer the ease of installation, reliability, and goodput of ethernet over wifi for anything important.

I suppose you could use a USB ethernet adapter, but now you're just sacrificing a USB port to have a less capable XU4. I'm not sure what market they're targeting here. I suppose you're just supposed to build mobile devices around this.

Yeah, ethernet is nice for a bit of reliability but it's not that important.

But I was focusing more on the 'gigabit' part, and what you listed generally doesn't need it.

If you are looking for GigE. https://developer.nvidia.com/jetson-tk1

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