[Noisebridge-discuss] [Fwd: $100 wallwart linux computer]

[Mikolaj Habryn]

(resent after fixing subscription address, natch)

On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 3:27 PM, Andy Isaacson <adi at hexapodia.org> wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 03:07:02PM -0800, Michael Shiloh wrote:
>> a friend turned me on to this. seems incredibly cool, and i'm surprised
>> the linux lists aren't lighting up. perhaps i'm missing some huge flaw.
>
> It's "just" another ARM SoC.  The BeagleBoard is a competitive product
> from TI -- a bit more powerful, a bit more expensive ($150 with DVI,
> audio, and more peripherals).  The Gumstix are a previous generation, up
> to 400 MHz and in the same $100-$200 price range.
>
> So this isn't exactly a groundbreaking product.  It's nice, but we've
> been here for a while.  Good of Marvell to join us. :)

Really? Leaving aside the generous quantities of ram and flash, I've
been waiting for <$100 drop-in SBCs (ie, including case, power
adapters, etc) with USB host ports for *years*. Did I miss some
somewhere?

m.
>
> -andy
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