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How is that Hat $20 when the entire board itself is only $35?
by ars 7y ago
How is that Hat $20 when the entire board itself is only $35?
- mbreese 7y agoI'd guess primarily the lower volume of the PoE HAT would play a role here. But, it's also a fully isolated power supply with a fan. To me, it looks like this couldn't be made on a fully automated line, so there would need to be manual assembly, which is also more expensive.
- gangstead 7y agoI also balked at the PoE Hat and ended up going with a $10 PoE splitter (with USB out). Works with any Pi (until this RPi4 with USB-C).
- TaylorAlexander 7y agoOooh I need to try this. Thanks for the idea!
- ethbro 7y agoEmbedded economics. How many million hats are they going to sell?