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What does affordable mean in that context? There is no price on the website. edit: CNX Software has some more info [0] - it's $119, still a far cry from a Rasp

What does affordable mean in that context? There is no price on the website. edit: CNX Software has some more info [0] - it's $119, still a far cry from a Raspberry Pi or Orange Pi [0] https://www.cnx-software.com/2021/01/13/beaglev-powerful-open-hardware-risc-v-linux-sbc-targets-ai-applications/ https://www.cnx-software.com/2021/01/13/beaglev-powerful-ope...

messe 6y ago
$149 for 8GB of RAM on a RISC-V board is very affordable compared to the previous options.
- StreamBright 6y ago
  For that price you can get a decent SOC with ARM64 too.
  - pjc50 6y ago
    You pay more to have something Free. Software people have yet to realise this reality of the hardware market.
  - patrec 6y ago
    That's not the point. Risc-V machines are not yet price competitive, but presumably will be at some point. This is for people who are interested enough in Risc-V to spend some time and a ~$100 on it, but not thousands of of dollars. And the main reason many people are interested in Risc-V over Arm is that it's open and license free.
brucehoult 6y ago
Raspberry Pi 4 with 8 GB RAM is $75, and that's not counting a power supply, SD card, or HDMI cable. Adding those at pishop.us (16 GB card) takes the price to $95.85. We don't know whether the BeagleV price includes those necessary items or not but either way coming within a factor of 2 of Raspberry Pi price is pretty impressive at this stage. Up until now you've paid $3000 for a 1.5 GHz RISC-V setup with HDMI and USB etc, if you've got one actually in your hands (HiFive Unleashed plus MicroSemi HiFive Expansion board), or $665 for one that will start delivery in March (HiFive Unmatched). There is also the $499 Icicle which is quad core but only single-issue (like the HiFive Unleashed) and only 600 MHz. Prices are plummeting.

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What does affordable mean in that context? There is no price on the website. edit: CNX Software has some more info [0] - it's $119, still a far cry from a Rasp

by pantalaimon 6y ago

messe 6y ago
$149 for 8GB of RAM on a RISC-V board is very affordable compared to the previous options.
- StreamBright 6y ago
  For that price you can get a decent SOC with ARM64 too.
  - pjc50 6y ago
    You pay more to have something Free. Software people have yet to realise this reality of the hardware market.
  - patrec 6y ago
    That's not the point. Risc-V machines are not yet price competitive, but presumably will be at some point. This is for people who are interested enough in Risc-V to spend some time and a ~$100 on it, but not thousands of of dollars. And the main reason many people are interested in Risc-V over Arm is that it's open and license free.
brucehoult 6y ago
Raspberry Pi 4 with 8 GB RAM is $75, and that's not counting a power supply, SD card, or HDMI cable. Adding those at pishop.us (16 GB card) takes the price to $95.85. We don't know whether the BeagleV price includes those necessary items or not but either way coming within a factor of 2 of Raspberry Pi price is pretty impressive at this stage. Up until now you've paid $3000 for a 1.5 GHz RISC-V setup with HDMI and USB etc, if you've got one actually in your hands (HiFive Unleashed plus MicroSemi HiFive Expansion board), or $665 for one that will start delivery in March (HiFive Unmatched). There is also the $499 Icicle which is quad core but only single-issue (like the HiFive Unleashed) and only 600 MHz. Prices are plummeting.