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ARMv6 still? I don't see how that's necessary to save on the BOM. I hope legacy code was not the deciding factor here.
Can't wait to get my hands on the hardware
-Shea
ARMv6 still? I don't see how that's necessary to save on the BOM. I hope legacy code was not the deciding factor here.
I wish they would release one with DMA based gigabit Ethernet. That always seems to be the bottleneck for me.
What's the same: - Same form factor as the model B+ (your enclosures and daughter boards should still fit). - Same full size HDMI port - Same 10/100 Ethernet port - Same CSI camera port and DSI display ports - Same micro USB power supply connection What has changed: - A new turbocharged Broadcom BCM2836 900MHz quad-core system-on-chip with performance at least 6x that of the B+. - 1GB of RAM Source: http://raspberry.…
I stocked up on B+s over Christmas - oh well...
The "at least 6x" performance claim should be "at least 3x" by the way, and even that is an estimate, not a guarantee. The 3x is on a single thread comparison, the 6x is on a somewhat synthetic multicore benchmark test.
ARMv6 still? I don't see how that's necessary to save on the BOM. I hope legacy code was not the deciding factor here.
What's the same: - Same form factor as the model B+ (your enclosures and daughter boards should still fit). - Same full size HDMI port - Same 10/100 Ethernet port - Same CSI camera port and DSI display ports - Same micro USB power supply connection What has changed: - A new turbocharged Broadcom BCM2836 900MHz quad-core system-on-chip with performance at least 6x that of the B+. - 1GB of RAM Source: http://raspberry.…
Under the "Same" column, it looks like you need to add "Same price - $35". I stocked up on B+s over Christmas - oh well... The "at least 6x" performance claim should be "at least 3x" by the way, and even that is an estimate, not a guarantee. The 3x is on a single thread comparison, the 6x is on a somewhat synthetic multicore benchmark test.
Awesome!! I just wish they would release one with onboard Wifi instead of ethernet. I have no statistics to back this up, but I'm pretty sure that USB Wifi adapters would be the most common accessory.
The most important info is missing: does it still require a non-free blob to even just boot Linux?
Broadcom is still Broadcom.
As far as openness is concerned the RPi is basically a smartphone/tablet SoC devboard, with most of the hardware proprietary - while its Chinese competitors (Allwinner, Mediatek, Rockchip, etc.) are officially quite closed too, the docs for many of their SoCs are available (admittedly leaked; but they seem to be turning a blind eye to it.) They're also at least a Cortex-A7.
I wonder how the RPi2 compares to this:
https://www.olimex.com/Products/OLinuXino/A20/A20-OLinuXino-...
Dual 1GHz A7s, 512MB, SATA, HDMI, USB, Ethernet (integrated on SoC, not through USB), fully open-source, in the same price range.