[Arm-netbook] arm netbook component pricing

[Michelle Konzack]

Hello Luke,

Am 2010-03-26 15:22:10, hacktest Du folgendes herunter:
> * 720mhz OMAP3530 + 256mb POP DDR2 RAM: $65.   insanely expensive.

How do you count the price and in which quantity?

I have bought an OMAP 3530 as sample for 58 Euro (incl. 19.6%  VAT)  and
now I am looking for the right Memory, but I find 256 MByte too small.

> * 833mhz S5PC100 + 256mb DDR2 RAM: $23.  good!  tolerable.

Do you reay mean, you get the MCU with MEM for 23 US$?  I realy can not
believe it.

> * 1ghz S5PV210 + 256mb DDR2 RAM: guesses - $32?  very good!  needs
> confirmation though.
> 
> i'm _guessing_ that the qualcomm snapdragon 1ghz and the 1ghz S5PV210
> are going to be around $24 each.  add approx $8 for 256mb DDR2 RAM,
> you have a price around $32.

Do they have an Iage-Interface?

The OMAP 3530 has one and this interface make the µC expensive

> michelle knows some prices for 1.2ghz Marvell Sheeva CPUs (i believe)
> and also maybe for the armada marvells.

As already mentioned, it has no TFT RGB interface.

Avnet-Memec/Marvel told me, better to use one of the Armada series where
I have a range from 600 to 2000MHz and if I realy want to use a  SO-Dimm
based system, the PCB can made compatibel to fit ANY Armada's.

> but, basically what i want to put together is a simple app which shows
> options + prices, and then if there are enough people who "vote" for
> that option, thus indicating to us and to everyone else that they will
> pay up-front enough to get what they want manufactured, it happens,
> simple as that.
> 
> so if people _want_ to pay for a more expensive 600mhz OMAP3530 i'm
> not going to stand in the way, but something tells me that they'll not
> exactly be interested :)

...but I do not suggest a 600MHz µC.  So if OMAP 3530 then a 720MHz.

Marvel is currently powering the Armada Series (I read it in there news)
and ongoing to build there own Netbook based on it.

Thanks, Greetings and nice Day/Evening
    Michelle Konzack
    Systemadministrator
    24V Electronic Engineer
    Tamay Dogan Network
    Debian GNU/Linux Consultant

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