Supporting 64-bit ARM systems

Posted Jul 11, 2012 11:29 UTC (Wed) by kskatrh (guest, #73410)
In reply to: Supporting 64-bit ARM systems by ringerc
Parent article: Supporting 64-bit ARM systems

> They're sure to have low cost entry-level parts available directly or
> via licensees from the beginning. They'll be be focused on keeping costs
> low,

The number I've heard bandied about was $15K for the some of the first Aarch64 boards/systems. Perhaps that was for one of the big Calxeda boxes, fully populated?

Contrast that with a $60 gooseberry or a $45 Raspberry Pi (if my order ever gets filled.)

I'll be much more interested when I can get something for <$200.

Supporting 64-bit ARM systems

Posted Jul 11, 2012 13:55 UTC (Wed) by khim (subscriber, #9252) [Link]

The number I've heard bandied about was $15K for the some of the first Aarch64 boards/systems.

I think you are comparing apples and oranges. I don't believe in $15K Aarch64 system for a nanosecond. Boards, sure, this is about what you can expect from brand-new architecture. I remember how we've developed software for $5 cryptogadget (that's retail price, bulk prices were about 2-3 times smaller and CPU itself was well below $0.5). Development board for a CPU was $5K.

Supporting 64-bit ARM systems

Posted Jul 11, 2012 16:35 UTC (Wed) by Cyberax (✭ supporter ✭, #52523) [Link]

$15k is probably the price of a devkit. It's a bit high, but not outrageously so.

I fondly remember paying several thousand dollars for development boards, with retail prices of the end-user hardware below $200.