[Arm-netbook] Mele doing updates of the A1000 with A20 (Dual-Core) and A31 (Quad-Core)

[luke.leighton]

On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 3:52 PM, Albert ARIBAUD
<albert.u.boot at aribaud.net> wrote:
> Hi Jean-Luc,
>
> On Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:33:34 +0700, Jean-Luc Aufranc
> <cnxsoft at cnx-software.com> wrote:
>
>> On Friday, April 12, 2013 12:30 AM, luke.leighton wrote:
>> > well, a nice surprise: someone from mele contacted me, because they
>> > were surprised i think by the large interest shown in the A1000, so
>> > they'd like to build on that and so would like to offer engineering
>> > types the opportunity to buy the A20-based and A31-based versions of
>> > the same product.
>> >
>> > as with all these things the spec needs lots of clarification :)  the
>> > A31 version definitely has SATA in the spec, i've a query outstanding
>> > about the A20 version.  yes to the RJ45 on both.  yes to built-in
>> > 802.11n WIFI on both.  yes to SD/MMC Card reader on both.  the A31
>> > version has 2gb RAM and 8gb NAND, 3 USB2s and 1 USB-OTG, as well as an
>> > SATA Dock.  the A20 version is listed as 1GB RAM, 4GB NAND and 1 USB2
>> > - no mention of SATA yet.
>> >
>> > i'll try and push them on the SATA for the A20 version.
>> >
>> > so.
>> >
>> > question!
>> >
>> > please spread the word: who would be interested to buy early versions
>> > of these as developer systems?
>> >
>> > l.
>> >
>> Let's try to "recruit" a few more people then:
>> http://www.cnx-software.com/2013/04/12/mele-a1000g-quad-set-top-box-features-allwinner-a31-soc/
>>
>> It's about $140 on Aliexpress with shipping, hopefully, they can provide
>> a discount to developers.
>
> Alright... Where do developers apply?

numbers / declarations of interest at the moment (although as
jean-luc's found the mele aliexpress link you could probably just
order one!)

 i can use the numbers / declarations of interest to get better
pricing for you from mele.

l.