[Arm-netbook] Thoughts on form factor

[Baybal Ni]

Push pull edge connectors will have durability equal at least to USB
pins. Female type connectors are available with different durability
levels.

EMI shield stamping >
http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/471801802/hot_stamping_shield.html

Solder on EMI shield are now a stock item in industry. They are damn
cheap, even custom ones.



On 31 December 2011 08:50, lkcl luke <luke.leighton at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at 4:25 PM, Bari Ari <bari at onelabs.com> wrote:
>> On 12/31/2011 05:29 AM, Baybal Ni wrote:
>>> And quite a lot of other stuff. The advantage of an edge connector
>>> that it cuts connectivity costs in two, as only female type connector
>>> is needed.
>>>
>>>
>> Do you have an example part number for the female type connector with a
>> durability rating of at least 1K insertion/removal cycles like PCMCIA?
>> Do you also have several suppliers in China with tooling that is already
>> already paid for to make the matching enclosure for the connector and PCB?
>
>  mhhrrmmm... it's a good point, bari - one thing i hadn't planned
> ahead for (or, voiced yet) was: what about when this takes off, what
> then?  theoretically there should be enough $ to create a standard.
> that's if it's desirable to do so.  i kinda like the "re-use" concept,
> as even in mass-volume it'd keep the pricing down.
>
>  l.
>
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