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The Pi is a cheap device based on phone SoCs, so it's limited to what typical smartphones can have.
by TazeTSchnitzel 11y ago
The Pi is a cheap device based on phone SoCs, so it's limited to what typical smartphones can have.
- makomk 11y agoThe Pi 2 and later use custom chips designed and manufactured solely for use in the Pi. The real reason is that for whatever reason, Broadcom don't seem to be interested in any upgrades beyond sticking a faster ARM CPU in.
- TazeTSchnitzel 11y agoThey are made specifically for the Pi, yes, but they're still basically customised phone SoCs.
- mkesper 11y agoYes but others (hardkernel, olinuxino...) don't need to put all i/o over slow usb
- mschuster91 11y agoSo if they're already customized, I don't see the problem in adding an eSATA or "real" Ethernet/MII IP core.