Is there such a thing like a cheap x86 computer at the size of a Raspberry Pi?

[Lord Athetos]

I'm planning to build a tablet like device with some operating systems for ethical hacking. I dont want to Ho on the cheap, and i dont want to use a laptop. Anyone knows if something like this exists?

[JustAStrangeGeek]

6 minutes ago, Lord Athetos said:

Even if you could source the necessary components for a tablet. It wouldn't be on the cheap. The easiest way to do that, would probably be to use the RPI3 and attach a 7" (more or less) display in some sort of housing. You would need to chop of the ports that will add unnecessary height to the device.

[Lord Athetos]

5 minutes ago, JustAStrangeGeek said:

Even if you could source the necessary components for a tablet. It wouldn't be on the cheap. The easiest way to do that, would probably be to use the RPI3 and attach a 7" (more or less) display in some sort of housing. You would need to chop of the ports that will add unnecessary height to the device.

I dont mind about the extra height, the power bank that i will use is pretty big as well, i just need a board like a RPI3, but that supports x86 operating systems without using emulators. 

[JustAStrangeGeek]

2 minutes ago, Lord Athetos said:

I dont mind about the extra height, the power bank that i will use is pretty big as well, i just need a board like a RPI3, but that supports x86 operating systems without using emulators. 

But the RPi3 model b has native support for x86, doesn't it?

[Lord Athetos]

6 minutes ago, JustAStrangeGeek said:

But the RPi3 model b has native support for x86, doesn't it?

It has an arm processor, the only way x86 could work on a RPi3 os via emulators

[JustAStrangeGeek]

1 minute ago, Lord Athetos said:

It has an arm processor, the only way x86 could work on a RPi3 os via emulators

Ok then, I think your out of luck. Unless you can find a BGA CPU and MOBO somewhere.

[manikyath]

4 minutes ago, JustAStrangeGeek said:

But the RPi3 model b has native support for x86, doesn't it?

not in the way that you think. it can somewhat emulate x86, but the performance REALLY isnt there.

 

on topic: 

there's some platforms out there, but they never quite took off so they're hard to find and support is limited.

 

if i'd have to point out the least unsuccessful one, i'd say the intel compute stick.

[JustAStrangeGeek]

1 minute ago, manikyath said:

not in the way that you think. it can somewhat emulate x86, but the performance REALLY isnt there.

Yeah I did notice the performance when I installed Ubuntu and raspbian on it. Really isn't capable of much other than programming LEDs and watching YouTube.

[manikyath]

1 minute ago, JustAStrangeGeek said:

Yeah I did notice the performance when I installed Ubuntu and raspbian on it. Really isn't capable of much other than programming LEDs and watching YouTube.

its capable of a load more than that, in fact youtube is not really something it does very well.

[JustAStrangeGeek]

5 minutes ago, manikyath said:

its capable of a load more than that, in fact youtube is not really something it does very well.

Agreed. It's actually WAY more capable compared to the iPad 2nd gen, I am having so mch trouble with it right now. Can barely type a few words before it overheats. My Skylake machine slays this thing to the other side of the galaxy Lol.

 

[manikyath]

1 minute ago, JustAStrangeGeek said:

Agreed. It's actually WAY more capable compared to the iPad 2nd gen, I am having so mch trouble with it right now. Can barely type a few words before it overheats. My Skylake machine slays this thing to the other side of the galaxy Lol.

 

to be honest.. that sounds like something you're doing wrong...

[JustAStrangeGeek]

Just now, manikyath said:

to be honest.. that sounds like something you're doing wrong...

I know right. Thinking to upgrade to a high end laptop. This tablet can't even watch YouTube 1 hour straight without crashing atleased once.

[cluelessgenius]

best chance i see is get a old / cheap notebook and strip it down into a new chassis of some sort.

 

[porina]

Look up the Intel compute stick, would that be any good? Otherwise there may be some industrial embedded computing modules that could fit, but I don't have a specific example for that.