On 11/27/2012 03:39 PM, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: > On Nov 27, 2012, at 9:05 PM, Bill Broadley wrote: > >> On 11/27/2012 07:46 AM, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: >>> i dug around in price of ARMs and development boards. >>> >>> If you just buy a handful most interesting offer seems to be >>> >>> http://www.hardkernel.com/renewal_2011/products/prdt_info.php? >>> g_code=G133999328931 >>> >>> it's $129 and has a quad core ARM cortex A9 at 1.4Ghz and a mali gpu >>> on it. >>> >>> So from raw cpu cores this is by far best offer on the market, >>> nothing even gets close to it, >> Maybe if you want the maximum cores per $ regardless of performance. >> >> Atom boards are likely to give you: >> * substantially better CPU performance >> * 10x the network bandwidth >> * 4x the memory size >> >> Like say the $70 board with a D2500 (1.86GHz dual core) or the $80 >> D2700 >> (2.1 GHz dual core/4 thread). > Atom D2700 is 10 watt TDP and with intel you never know whether they > over that or not. > > That's really too much man for a robot that runs on a battery and > wants to get a beer for you from the fridge while you watch > your favourite (sport)show on TV. > > Also it's price of $52 a piece is a tad high. >
I don't know. This looks like it's worth $52: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVyLuosZ1rY -- Prentice _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org sponsored by Penguin Computing To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
