[Hamara-devel] Raspberry Pi Zero Costs 5$

[Vikas Tara]

On 26/11/15 13:09, Vikas Tara wrote:
> On 26/11/15 13:07, Jonas Smedegaard wrote:
>> Quoting Gurvinder (2015-11-26 13:35:07)
>>> http://gadgets.ndtv.com/laptops/news/raspberry-pi-zero-is-a-tiny-computer-that-costs-just-5-770274 
>>>
>> Interesting.
>>
>> Seems built around same SoC as previous Raspbeery Pi models, which means
>> it it requires non-free binary blob to even boot.
>>
>> Also, it comes without ethernet and no builtin USB hub, making it
>> comparable not with Debian-supported and blob-free boards like OLinuXino
>> LIME2, but rather the Rikomagic MK802 (available for more than a year,
>> apparently at ~5$ nowadays).
>>
> The RPI foundation have seem to have a better budget for reaching the 
> press :)
>
> Am with you on the binary blob front, why on earth would they want to 
> do that..
>
Gurvinder - do you want to get one of their boards in:
http://logsunonline.com/embedded-development-boards-tools/olininuxino

Go for one that has the most comparable specs to the RPi2

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