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I think the issue is more demand than supply. I'm currently working on an embedded software project where the arm based SoC supports 2 x4 pcie buses, 3 usb por
by chocolatebunny 10y ago
I think the issue is more demand than supply. I'm currently working on an embedded software project where the arm based SoC supports 2 x4 pcie buses, 3 usb ports, sata and ddr. The evaluation board looks like a normal motherboard with 2 pcie slots, a ddr slot and usb and eSata ports. And it was running ubuntu.
People know how to build non-x86 desktops. Building non-x86 desktops is not difficult to do or expensive. People just don't want it.
- wolf550e 10y agoWhat's the price of that evaluation board? Can the CPU run faster than in embedded scenario thanks to better cooling?
- pjc50 10y agoA comparable example: https://boundarydevices.com/product/nitrogen6x-board-imx6-arm-cortex-a9-sbc/ https://boundarydevices.com/product/nitrogen6x-board-imx6-ar... This kind of thing is stuck in a volume trap: you need to produce enough units to make it cheaper than a PC, but nobody will buy it until you do. In the meantime, people are buying ARM tablets and 'mini-PC's from various Chinese OEMs, but they're non-modular units. The modularity of the PC is almost an accident of history.