Since I'm posting links to random things, here's another upcoming laptop product:
https://www.pine64.org/?page_id=3707
It's clearly not comparable to the EOMA68 laptop because it lacks the modularity, and is obviously not as flexible as a result, and it's fairly limited in terms of the interfaces and expansion options it offers.
However, because it's so cheap, it might be a bit of a worrying development for vendors who are selling laptops based on boards like the Raspberry Pi, because some of the sales of those go to people who just want a cheap laptop rather than people who want to use them in educational settings.
It shows how low prices can get, and that is perhaps more interesting for EOMA68 because it suggests a price point that a mass-market laptop could aim for.
David
--- crowd-funded eco-conscious hardware: https://www.crowdsupply.com/eoma68
On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 1:02 PM, David Boddie david@boddie.org.uk wrote:
Since I'm posting links to random things, here's another upcoming laptop product:
well... this list _is_ called arm-netbooks :)
It's clearly not comparable to the EOMA68 laptop because it lacks the modularity, and is obviously not as flexible as a result, and it's fairly limited in terms of the interfaces and expansion options it offers.
and uses a processor which cannot be brought up without a proprietary binary-only bootloader, yippeee!
It shows how low prices can get, and that is perhaps more interesting for EOMA68 because it suggests a price point that a mass-market laptop could aim for.
yeahyeah. it's not hard... it just needs volume.
l.
Wow, that's cheap, thanks David :)
On 12 January 2017 at 13:09, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton lkcl@lkcl.net wrote:
crowd-funded eco-conscious hardware: https://www.crowdsupply.com/eoma68
On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 1:02 PM, David Boddie david@boddie.org.uk wrote:
Since I'm posting links to random things, here's another upcoming laptop product:
well... this list _is_ called arm-netbooks :)
It's clearly not comparable to the EOMA68 laptop because it lacks the modularity, and is obviously not as flexible as a result, and it's fairly limited in terms of the interfaces and expansion options it offers.
and uses a processor which cannot be brought up without a proprietary binary-only bootloader, yippeee!
It shows how low prices can get, and that is perhaps more interesting for EOMA68 because it suggests a price point that a mass-market laptop could aim for.
yeahyeah. it's not hard... it just needs volume.
l.
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2017-01-12 14:09 GMT+01:00 Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton lkcl@lkcl.net:
On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 1:02 PM, David Boddie david@boddie.org.uk wrote:
It's clearly not comparable to the EOMA68 laptop because it lacks the modularity, and is obviously not as flexible as a result, and it's fairly limited in terms of the interfaces and expansion options it offers.
and uses a processor which cannot be brought up without a proprietary binary-only bootloader, yippeee!
Is an Allwinner A64 SoC. The linux-sunxi community is almost done with a
open boot0/1 replacement:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/linux-sunxi/XQGd7O-ZhWo
The thing that bugs me the most is the 2GiB limit.
Currently it's more capable than my "poulsbo", Dell inspiron mini 1010, netbook. 1. KMS drivers. 2. Motion video codec acceleration. http://linux-sunxi.org/Cedrus 3. Small hopes for open 2D/3D drivers. http://limadriver.org 4. Better price.
--- crowd-funded eco-conscious hardware: https://www.crowdsupply.com/eoma68
On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 7:37 AM, mike.valk@gmail.com mike.valk@gmail.com wrote:
2017-01-12 14:09 GMT+01:00 Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton lkcl@lkcl.net:
On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 1:02 PM, David Boddie david@boddie.org.uk wrote:
It's clearly not comparable to the EOMA68 laptop because it lacks the modularity, and is obviously not as flexible as a result, and it's fairly limited in terms of the interfaces and expansion options it offers.
and uses a processor which cannot be brought up without a proprietary binary-only bootloader, yippeee!
Is an Allwinner A64 SoC. The linux-sunxi community is almost done with a open boot0/1 replacement:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/linux-sunxi/XQGd7O-ZhWo
oh good! with - once again - absolutely zero assistance from allwinner, no doubt. jaezuss when are allwinner going to get it that this is destroying their reputation
The thing that bugs me the most is the 2GiB limit.
yeahhh, i know.... that's why i went with the RK3288 as it goes up to 4GB. it's also a faster SoC than the A64. EOMA68-RK3288 PCB arrived yesterday: http://rhombus-tech.net/rock_chips/rk3288/news/
l.
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