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Re: Raspberry Pi computer in action

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Post by joshu »

swah wrote: post #22
mirsadm wrote: post #11

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You can already buy ARM based dev kits from Nvidia, TI etc. They're much more powerful and suited towards that sort of goal (and more expensive). Edit: for eg http://pandaboard.org/

Those are very cool, but they are "development platforms". I don't want/can't design and produce my own hardware. I want to buy a little box (around 50-100 USD would be still good), attach an USB camera, and with software make an interesting project. In other words: Wifi and Linux (and its drivers) would make a great automation platform (having to connect to AC being the only problem left). For example, I could put o…

also check out the beagleboard-xM: http://beagleboard.org/

Re: Raspberry Pi computer in action

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Post by mirsadm »

nl wrote: post #18
mirsadm wrote: post #11

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You can already buy ARM based dev kits from Nvidia, TI etc. They're much more powerful and suited towards that sort of goal (and more expensive). Edit: for eg http://pandaboard.org/

Actually, they aren't that much more powerful (although it depends exactly how you measure).

The difference between the Panda and RasPI is pretty significant (as it should be given the price difference). Per clock the Panda is faster as it is based on the Cortex A9. It is also clocked at 1.2 ghz vs 700mhz for the RasPI.

I wouldn't be surprised if it was >2x the speed in single threaded benhmarks.

Re: Raspberry Pi computer in action

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Post by ktizo »

excuse-me wrote: post #25

It's the enabling technology aspect. A small cheap machine with PC class power, video, networking and Linux Imagine if instead of spending $1Bn on an app to make photos worse - Facebook had given away one of these to every household in America and bundled an app that constantly streams your Facebook experience on your TV. That would have wiped out the TV networks overnight.

The death of the current paradigm is in physical devices, haptics, ergonomics. This is definitely an enabling technology for this.

Re: Raspberry Pi computer in action

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Post by elviejo »

jdietrich wrote: post #24
illumen wrote: post #19

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The OLPC has a battery, case, power supply, storage, keyboard, track pad, screen. It also releases source code to the OS binaries they ship. The raspberrypi needs a £150 TV, plus lots of other accessories to do anything. It's nice to see another player in the educational computer market though. I don't think it's fair to compare to OLPC yet, because the raspberrypi has not finished their educational version.

I think that the Raspberry Pi is actually a perfect solution for developed countries. The peripherals needed to make a Pi work can usually be scrounged for free, or picked up very cheaply. 99.9% of UK households have a suitable TV. The vast majority have at least one HDTV with HDMI inputs. Mice, keyboards, wireless adapters and SD cards can be bought at computer fairs for a couple of pounds each, or scavenged as hand…

Exactly used TV markets are huge in africa and asia. So cheap that if they break they just buy a new one. Like can be appreciated in this image: http://i01.i.aliimg.com/img/pb/524/456/106/106456524_529.jpg

Re: Raspberry Pi computer in action

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Post by nl »

mirsadm wrote: post #32
nl wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Actually, they aren't that much more powerful (although it depends exactly how you measure).

The difference between the Panda and RasPI is pretty significant (as it should be given the price difference). Per clock the Panda is faster as it is based on the Cortex A9. It is also clocked at 1.2 ghz vs 700mhz for the RasPI. I wouldn't be surprised if it was >2x the speed in single threaded benhmarks.

Yes, but by all accounts the GPU on the RasPI is more powerful than the Panda.
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