Thank you for confirming what I have been saying all along. We are going to raise the price so we can get more capacity. How much we are not sure as of yet, but it will be as little as possible to allow us to bring more CMs on line and to make sure we can handle future cost issues in components. The DDR and eMMC markets for example are very volatile.
Gerald On Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 9:23 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Gerald, I have looked into both producing our own boards and System on >> Module <http://phytec.com/products/system-on-modules/phycore/am335x/>type >> platforms with the AM3559 chipset. The system on module setups are >> about $125 in quantity with a 12 week leadtime. To produce our boards it >> would be a minimum of about $100 pre board to do our own production. The >> latter does not factor in parts availibility, capital required, etc. >> Finally, if you just look at single chip costs for the AM2559 you are >> looking at $34 - http://www.ti.com/product/AM3359! The $45 pricing for >> the BBB is really unbelieveable and quite possibly unsustainable? I would >> have no problem paying $75 for this board if we could guarantee >> availibility and continued support (ie being able to stay in business). >> > > >> In regards, to designing this into a product, based on the above >> pricing it seems that to a small company with limited funds there is really >> no alternative. You all have done such a good job designing in >> peripherals, friendly pin output etc it is really hard to beat. I can also >> say that everywhere I turn (cookies) I am blasted with advertisements to >> buy the Beaglebone Black. Either from Digikey, Make website, Hackaday, >> trade magazines, your marketing department is really pushing the Beaglebone >> hard. Either way you have made this chipset/device extremely capable and I >> am looking to support the community (both "makers" and "people putting the >> BBB into products). I see alot of people who are using this in products >> and giving back their code to the community. So I don't necessary see this >> as a negative if you are giving back despite placing high demands on >> supply. Let me know if there is anything I can do to help out or provide >> input. I really think you and Jason are doing a great job, either way! >> > -- > For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "BeagleBoard" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
