Hi! I did a video for appreciating the performance of Lubuntu into a Cubieboard 2.
Cubieboard Pros:
- Use as server or desktop.
- A7 Dual-Core CPU, then you can use the native ARM Ubuntu version.
- 1GB RAM.
- As desktop it'll works really good for watching show TVs & movies, listening music, view/edit documents, web browsing and chat.
- As server I have one without a reboot in months.
- Power: Just 5V & 2A! Have your home server all the year for a few dollars!
- Price: ~60$.
- Works with Lubuntu Desktop or Ubuntu Server!
- Totally silent, no fans.
- Really small.
- Really fast for its specifications, because it uses a NAND memory as hard disk.
- Connect a SATA hard disk directly to the motherboard (you'll need a more powerful adapter that 1A).
- 4GB for Ubuntu (2GB free with extra codecs & apps), but you can use a microSD as external storage. I'm using a microSD as /home with all documents.
Cubieboard Contras:
- It's a little computer. Don't forget it isn't a i7 ;P
- This is a problem of this distro version (1.07 / Lubuntu 13.04): As server it works perfect, but as desktop, when you open an application some times the screen blinks. The cubieez distro fixed this. I can't research this problem yet. But do not bother, it's happen once in a great while, it isn't happen with videos.
You can watch here the Lubuntu performance:
The Lubuntu version is 13.04 from this image.