Except that it does not pack much power and uses a proprietary os from what I understand. Most of us are best off using a mini itx pc which is just 6 inches by 6 inches square.

Lol, you get what you pay for

It runs most forms of Linux, so not proprietary, but not any use for an EZ-B driven robot. I am thinking of getting one to run a simple web server that is currently running on a box that is way more powerful and power hungry for the job it is doing (it also runs some VM's, but unlike the web server, they don't need to be running all the time, so a RasPi would be a good low power alternative and I would just power up the server when I need the VM's).

Alan

Pi is great, for some things. I use one running Raspbmc for media streaming and it supports HD movies & TV very well (although no TOSLINK so no 5.1 surround).

But for EZB, the Pi isn't anywhere good enough to run it, last I saw someone managed to get Windows 98 running on one but not XP, Vista, 7 or 8.

@Alan it'll be perfect for a small web server but bear in mind, disc access is slow through SD Card even with a class 10.

hey beaglebone is great it will run win8 and support ez_builder better than pi's

you can use beagleboard if you need alot of processing power pi's aren't powerfull they are lazy computers

pico atx motherboard's are good when you need extreame power and connectivity win8 is better it is lighter than win7 or win_xp you can use an ssd

If you have a slow CPU and not enough RAM an SSD wont be a performance upgrade.

Is embedded Windows 7 on the BB stable? Personally I would always advise a MiniITX or better for running ARC for stability and processing power. Reading from ADCs, camera tracking, running scripts etc. all takes processor power.