Allwinner

[nomadewolf]

Sorry but I won't look at youtube reviews made by disappointed individuals. I rely on my own experiences and the community.

And I buy stuff with normal warranty (pollin.de sells Hardkernel stuff and there are several CubieTech sellers here).

The Cubietruck is supported by mainline kernel and the same applies to the XU4 also (but still a bit experimental). Some stuff that works with the vendor's outdated kernels won't work with mainline (and some stuff might never work). But since I care more about headless/server mode that doesn't affect me that much.

In case you're searching for a good Linux desktop experience I would simply avoid ARM. I tried it several times but it always sucked. Especially since I'm used to do my usual desktop stuff within OS X (that makes massive use of GPU/VPU acceleration) I just get mad when looking at stuttering videos or sludgy window compositing and so on.

Thanks.
Might go with LattePanda instead.
Think that might have good Linux support? Since it's Intel Processor and graphics...