[Arm-netbook] ARMADA 1500 (88DE3100)

[Bari Ari]

On 01/18/2012 04:28 PM, lkcl luke wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 8:40 PM, Bari Ari<bari at onelabs.com>  wrote:
>> ARMADA 1500 (88DE3100)
>>
>> http://www.marvell.com/digital-entertainment/armada-1500/
>>
>> http://www.marvell.com/digital-entertainment/armada-1500/assets/Marvell-ARMADA-1500-Product-Brief.pdf
>>
>> Dual core, with GPU, SATA-3.0, USB, HDMI v1.4, LVDS, audio, SDIO, SPI.
>   ok, it looks good.... but what's the pricing like?  or, let me put it
> another way: how many pins has it got, and what's the geometry?  if
> they have all the interfaces listed on the datasheet as outputs (none
> of them multiplexed) i'm guessing around 650 pins, which would place
> it somewhere around ... $18 to $25.
>
>   the thing about the EOMA initiative is, unfortunately, that there's
> pretty much nothing to hide behind on pricing.  i really don't
> understand why CPU manufacturers don't publish pricing.  you can't
> make decisions without knowing how much the damn thing costs!
>
>
That's part of the fun. They have to be in the same price range as other 
similar parts or they won't be able to sell them.

They don't want consumers to know how much margin is in products. Apple 
charges hundreds more for a few dollar difference in Flash for the iPad. 
You aren't supposed to know this! Then again since it is a status 
symbol, you're not supposed to care.

http://www.ipadnewsdaily.com/9-ipad-breakdown-whats-inside-and-what-it-costs-to-make.html

http://hothardware.com/News/Apple-iPad-Breakdown-Reveals-Sub300-Cost/

-Bari