[Arm-netbook] IMX6 prices?

[lkcl luke]

On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 8:37 AM, Tsvetan Usunov - OLIMEX Ltd
<usunov at olimex.com> wrote:
>> I have got some indications from a distributor:
>>
>> i.MX6 Solo 1GHz: ~$11 @ 10k+
>> i.MX6 Dual 1GHz: ~$23 @ 1k+
>> i.MX6 Dual lite: ~$16 @ 1k+
>>
>> The quad I don't know but perhaps around $35 or so..?
>>
>> This is a very interesting processor indeed, also for industrial
>> applicatons.
>>
>>
> prices for 10K pcs:
>
> Part Number Product Description 2013  @ 10Ku
> MCIMX6S5DVM10AA i.MX 6Solo Consumer  - 1GHz w/ VPU&GPU ~$11
> MCIMX6U5DVM10AA i.MX 6DualLite Consumer  - 1GHz w/ VPU&GPU ~$16
> MCIMX6D5EYM10AB i.MX 6Dual Consumer Ext. Temp - 1GHz w/ VPU&GPU ~$21
> MCIMX6D5EYM12AB i.MX 6Dual Consumer Ext. Temp – 1.2GHz w/ VPU&GPU ~$23
> MCIMX6D7CVT08AB i.MX 6Dual Industrial  Temp – 800MHz w/ VPU&GPU ~$24
> MCIMX6Q5EYM10AB i.MX 6Quad Consumer Ext. Temp - 1GHz w/ VPU&GPU ~$26
> MCIMX6Q5EYM12AB i.MX 6Quad Consumer Ext. Temp – 1.2GHz w/ VPU&GPU ~$29
> MCIMX6Q7CVT08AB i.MX 6Quad Industrial  Temp – 800MHz w/ VPU&GPU ~$30
>
> i.MX6Solo at $11 is with better price than A10

 how is $11 better than $7? (bearing in mind that demand for the A10
has been so high that allwinner have had to increase the price
temporarily whilst they get the supply increased from TSMC on TSMC's
standard 90-day delay, where the request for increase in supply was
made approximately 90 days ago)

> for same quantity and have Gigabit Ethernet

 ... *maybe* in september.  they're fixing the latest round of bugs.
there's no guarantee that there will not be another round of bugs for
freescale to have to fix.  whereas the A10 is a stable known quantity
and has been shipping for some time.

 what we don't know about the A10 is its long-term support lifetime
roadmap.  we know for a fact that freescale will have a specified and
guaranteed lifetime for its products.

l.