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Re: Tiny quad-core system-on-module for makers and hardware startups

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Post by hengheng » Sat, Feb 24, 2018, 8:29 AM UTC

Hasz wrote: post #53

No idea why anyone would want to use this. There's dozens of SBCs with 2x better specs than a Pi, but the Pi is arguably the most dominant board out there. For makers (for anyone really), documentation is king. Working code, lots of examples, and good forums make the SBC, not the hardware. As for the other group, "hardware startups": Why on earth would you lock yourself into another startup for the brains of your new…

Well, Intel Edison was a different story. The elephant in the room is chip availability for the Allwinner CPU. Is that guaranteed to be in stock 5 years down the line?

Re: Tiny quad-core system-on-module for makers and hardware startups

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Post by Fnoord » Sat, Feb 24, 2018, 5:30 PM UTC

StavrosK wrote: post #93

lorenzhs wrote: post #87

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Nobody claimed it was $5 including shipping . It's still £3.82 ($5.32) without VAT (deducting it since US prices never include sales tax, either) and shipping at Pimoroni UK right now.

It's not $5 plus $5 shipping unless I can buy three for $20. Otherwise it's just $10 including shipping. Since you can't buy more than one, "shipping" is just a way to get the price up. It's like those eBay sellers who sell a $10 item for $1 and charge $12 for shipping, per item.

Its also a problem for warranty related reasons. Those eBay sellers who sell an item, will only have to reimburse $1 if the item becomes damaged. Same with $5 item + $5 S&H but different proportions of price and therefore severity.

Re: Tiny quad-core system-on-module for makers and hardware startups

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Post by lorenzhs » Sun, Feb 25, 2018, 7:49 PM UTC

StavrosK wrote: post #93

lorenzhs wrote: post #87

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Nobody claimed it was $5 including shipping . It's still £3.82 ($5.32) without VAT (deducting it since US prices never include sales tax, either) and shipping at Pimoroni UK right now.

It's not $5 plus $5 shipping unless I can buy three for $20. Otherwise it's just $10 including shipping. Since you can't buy more than one, "shipping" is just a way to get the price up. It's like those eBay sellers who sell a $10 item for $1 and charge $12 for shipping, per item.

It’s not like these shops only sell Pi Zeros, the shipping costs are the same for other Raspberry Pis and accessories. But you’re right, limiting saws to one per order raises the effective price to $10.