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There are a few affordable [[ARMv8]] AArch64 systems becoming available. For more information, see the [http://96boards.org/ 96boards] website.
== Consumer Edition (CE) ==
The CE boards are credit-card sized and are based on the type of chips used in consumer electronic devices such as media players, tablets, and smartphones. They do not have ethernet or SATA ports, but wired network devices and disks can be attached via USB. Note that some of these boards have USB limitations also.
As of September 2015, these boards are available:
* HiKey - This is a 64-bit HiSilicon Kirin 620 board with eight Cortex-A53 cores, 1GB RAM, HDMI video, USB, WiFi, and Bluetooth. The price from Circuitco's distributors is ~$129USD; a clone board by LeMaker has been announced for ~$75USB but is not yet shipping.
* Dragonboard 410c - This is a 64-bit Samsung Snapdragon 410 board with four Cortex-A53 cores, 1gb ram, HDMI video, USB, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, FM radio, and audio. The price is ~$75USD.
== Enterprise Edition (EE) ==
These boards are 12x16 cm and are based on the type of chips used in enterprise server systems. They do not have graphics or wireless connectivity, but these features can be added through USB or PCIe interfaces.
As of September 2015, this board has been announced but is not yet shipping:
* AMD A1100 board - This is a board based on the AMD A1100 "Seattle" processor, with four to eight Cortex-A57 cores, SATA, x8/x16 PCIe, and gigabit ethernet.