> > Yeah, me too. The CHIP for $9 is certainly interesting, at least at first. > Allwinner is kind of a so-so chip vendor, known for making cheap crap such > as these > tablets: > http://www.amazon.com/9-inch-Android-AllWinner-Capacitive-Multi-touch/dp/B007SZNY80/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top?ie=UTF8
Made in China where chips cost less than the identical parts purchased here in the US. The $9 is just a little module, you need to add more to it to really do anything. We are using BBB in a place where we need reliable operation 24/7 and availability for 5+ years. Good luck with the CHIP on both of those fronts. Have you been following the number of Kickstarter and Indiegogo scams and implosions? Such as http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/03/04/kickstarter_triggertrap/ and https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-body-dryer#/story so it seems there is "more dollars than sense" in the crowdfunding world. It's like the patent medicine hawkers in the Wild West. yes, I know there are many legitimate developers and reasonable projects - but these are the ones with the good teams behind them, with actual development experience, not just stars in their eyes and the "make it cheap in China" magic wand. Seeedstudio just clones OSHW and arguably adds no value - no support, driver or app development, etc. It's a parastic company. Contrast that with Adafruit who produce here in the US, do their own designs, and create a LOT of value. Or PRJC.com, or the BBB, of course. I won't start a whole rant on how the embedded industry has changed over the last 25 years: some for the better, some not. At the end of the day, you usually get what you pay for, if you spend your money wisely. I hope attempts to make a fairly priced, supported, good quality product, like BBB, prosper. It's going to be an interesting next few years as we all sort this OSHW thing out. -- 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.
