soundcheck wrote: > Hi guys. > > > Compulab seems to launch a microPC called Utilite in August. It'll start > at 99$. The heart is a Freescale-i.MX6 quad. 4GB RAM. 4 USB2. 2 > ethernet. WLAN-n. Hdmi, SPDIF and even bluetooth. > > CSOS might work on this fellow. Can you confirm it?? Obviously there > might be certain driver issues. > > For those who prefer a rather non-diy approach over Wandboard might find > an alternative with the Utilite - if it works. I at least was close to > order a Wandboard. When I read that Utilite > annoucement I was not sure anymore to go for the Wandboard, since I'm > using external converters anyway. What would still speak for the > Wandboard? > > Cheers
Hi Klaus, I have done a lot of business with Compulab before, when they say it is "starting at $99", that doesn't mean you can buy ONE for $99, that means that if you buy 100 of the stripped down bare bones versions you can get them for $99 each. Looking at the prices of the module it is based on and what has happened in the past with computers built around other modules my guess is the single unit cost is going to be in the $200 - $300 range depending on what options you get. It's still a nice little computer, but you are not going to get one box with a quad core with 4 gigs for $99, that is probably going to cost in the $300 range. That quad core 4G is the max configuration, they undoubtably will have single and dual core versions available at various memory sizes. The wandboard is a LOT cheaper and you can get one now. BTW that August date is not when they start shipping, it's when they start taking orders, a big difference. John S. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JohnSwenson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5974 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98544 _______________________________________________ unix mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/unix
