On Sat, Aug 6, 2011 at 1:35 PM, David Given <d...@cowlark.com> 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 debian-arm-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/capweedz5uxymlp02w+a0l1tchu9mnswn06mckgvtn2ty8ys...@mail.gmail.com
