[Arm-netbook] $25 computer

Bari Ari bari at onelabs.com
Fri Sep 2 15:49:06 BST 2011


On 09/02/2011 05:55 AM, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote:
>   so although it sounds very very naive of them, the significant
> advantage of the raspberrypi approach is that it breaks open that
> stupid, stupid myth that ARM-based devices, despite being
> good-to-excellent quality, *have* to be expensive.
Is this what everybody was thinking!? Popular devices using ARM such as 
tablets have been getting 200-300% margins since their race to the 
bottom is just beginning. Some smartphones however are selling now for 
<$100 us featuring 1GHz cortex a8's.
>
>   so - heads-up, folks: ARM11 Telechips CPU used in the raspberrypi:
> under $11.  Cortex A9 800mhz AML-8726-M: $13.
>
>   that means that within about two months, i can get you, for quotes
> $35 quotes, an 800mhz Cortex A9, 512mb RAM, in a desktop PC
> form-factor.  excluding case, 5v power supply, tax, shipping, customs
> duty, profit margins and sales commissions.
>
Is there a wiki for any specific projects yet?

-Bari



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