9. PINE A64: The $15 64-Bit Single Board Supercomputer
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pine64/pine-a64-first-15-64-bit-single-board-super-comput?ref=popular How do you fancy getting your hands on a powerful computer, for the price of a round of drinks? PINE A64 is an open source, 64-bit single board computer. It is claimed to be as powerful as some of the best on the market, but for a fraction of a cost. Okay, it doesn't look like a laptop, and I wouldn't recommend getting it for your gran, but if you're of the technosexual persuasion then this could be perfect for you. The PINE64 CPU is a quad-core ARM A53 64-bit processor that runs at 1.2GHz. The GPU is a dual-core MALI-400 MP2 and runs at 500MHz, capable of 1.1 Gpixel/s throughput ... still with us? Basically, it's nippy, it's versatile, and it has better graphics capabilities than the original Xbox. It's modular, making it easy to customise, and you can hook it up to pretty much anything you want, with pretty much any OS you choose - all for a stingy $15 (about £10). Check out their Kickstarter page
here.