To me $35 is far more 'disposable' than $70. This is why I bought a Raspberry pi a few days ago. I have no real need for it but I can imagine some (likely permanently hooked up to my TV).
At $35, if the device is never used for more than a few minutes to tinker with, it is OK by me which would not be true if the device was $70 (and twice as fast).
From what I've read, the device is capable of doing full 1080p which alone is a huge feat and opens up a lot of possibilities. One of my earliest PCs was a Pentium 2 at 400Mhz with a video card that I doubt could even do 720p video and cost $1600. The Pi is running at 700Mhz and does full 1080p so I don't feel the need for anything faster for what I need at this time.
Agreed. $35 is impulse-buy territory and $70 is "let me think about it" territory. I'm leaning towards the ODROID now for a fancy little HTPC. Figure an extra $35 bucks won't hurt me, but slow performance drives me crazy.
At $35, if the device is never used for more than a few minutes to tinker with, it is OK by me which would not be true if the device was $70 (and twice as fast).
From what I've read, the device is capable of doing full 1080p which alone is a huge feat and opens up a lot of possibilities. One of my earliest PCs was a Pentium 2 at 400Mhz with a video card that I doubt could even do 720p video and cost $1600. The Pi is running at 700Mhz and does full 1080p so I don't feel the need for anything faster for what I need at this time.