[Arm-netbook] SO-DIMM Upgrade Proposal: CT-PC89E with an 833mhz S5PC100 and 1gb of RAM - anyone interested?

[Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton]

On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 4:12 PM, Michelle Konzack
<linux4michelle at tamay-dogan.net> wrote:
>> For the new so-dimm what I think we need is:
>> 1. 1GHz processor
>> 2. 512MB RAM
>> 3. Micro SD card slot for the hard drive - which means it is
>> possible to always upgrade memory to the highest available
>> 4. Nand flash can be included on the so-dimm if there is space - but
>> i cannot see the point of having this if we are going to have a
>> micro-sd slot
>
> I think, this is no problmen, because in some days I will  get  the  new
> 2 GBit and 4 GBit DDR2 from Micron.  It is woking  for  the  Armada  300
> (2000MHz)

 hooraaay :)

> but I do not know, with your Samsung µC.

 we use hynix for the samsung, it works, james has used that for the
PDA, so we stick with that.

>  With  the  MLC  NAND
> Flash I have to wait because the 256 Gbit are not available currently.
>
> I get them from my distributor as samples but I have no prices yet.

 one very important thing, michelle: we _must_ be able to publish the
prices, and there _must_ be no NDAs or any "firmware".

 i am talking with richard stallman, to get the project certified as
100% free software compatible.  if people have to sign NDAs to know
how to use the CPU, then we cannot use it.  and there is the
possibility of ... thousands of people being interested in a low-cost
2ghz ARM netbook, _wow_ that would be something.


> However, the OMAP 3530 for example support up to 3 SD cards  and  I  use
> already three microSDHC with 32 GByte each.

 :)

> Maybe a Disadvantage:
>    You have to put them on the bottom side of the SO-DIMM and there
>    is no space left between the PCB and the SO-DIMM.

 on the CT-PC89E there is abouuuut.... 1.5mm maybe 2mm if you are
veery lucky.  yes, i think 1.5mm you will be safe, 2mm is risky.

l.