Trimslice just started a opensource developer program. They'll give you a unit for 175usd plus shipping. -- ~Jeff Hoogland http://JeffHoogland.com
On Wed Aug 10 2011 07:42:33 AM CDT, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, Aug 6, 2011 at 1:35 PM, David Given <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Are there any decent-looking Cortex A9 boards out or upcoming which > > support ethernet and SATA? So far I've found: > > > > PandaBoard --- $180, ethernet, no SATA. > > > > Samsung Origen --- $250, no ethernet, no SATA. > > > > Igloo Snowball --- $209, ethernet, no SATA (but other than that a very > > nice looking device). > > > > Trimslice --- $199, ethernet, may have SATA (they mention it a lot but > > it's unclear whether there's an actual socket or not). Comes in a box! > > > > Anything else worth investigating? > > ok... yes, i can ask. > > question (for everyone): if there existed a board which used a > single-core 800mhz Cortex A9, maximum hard limit of 512mb RAM, but > also had SATA-II and 10/100 Ethernet, would it be of interest, and how > much would you pay for it? similar spec / design / size / interfaces > as the pandaboard, origen etc. just with a single-core Cortex A9 > rather than dual-core. > > the CPU i have in mind is the AML-8726-M (which is fantastic but is > hardware-limited to 512mb RAM) and i am in contact with an ODM/OEM > whom i believe i could persuade to create such a board if there is > sufficient interest in purchasing it. i've already explained to them > that there are benefits to them i.e. Free Software Developers en-masse > writing software based around the board etc. etc. > > btw when responding please don't take the piss on a price you'd be > happy to pay! apart from anything it has to be enough to encourage > them to go ahead with the board. the beagleboard price (A8, 720mhz, > 512mb) is a fair guide. unlike x86 systems the CPU isn't the major > component cost with these embedded boards. > > l. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [email protected] Archive: > http://lists.debian.org/capweedz5uxymlp02w+a0l1tchu9mnswn06mckgvtn2ty8ys...@mail.gmail.com >
