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dredge on Oct 25, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Raspberry PI alternative: Cubieboard 1Ghz 1GB RAM

You may already know this, but the Ethernet controller on the Pi is actually a USB device, built into the LAN9512 [0] USB controller/hub.

The TS-7800 has a dedicated Ethernet controller, which presumably explains some of the difference.

[0] http://www.smsc.com/index.php?tid=300&pid=135

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