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> They are using the same SoCs across the compute modules and the products in cases, a lot of stuff is shared between them. I'm aware, each device is essential
by bArray 5y ago
> They are using the same SoCs across the compute modules and the products in cases, a lot of stuff is shared between them.
I'm aware, each device is essentially a "copy and paste" PCB with hardware repositioned - but because it is repositioned, there is no clear upgrade path. When a board breaks, you need to wait for another manufacturing run. The SBC from a PineTab won't work in a PineBook or a PinePhone or a A64 LTS board, despite them all having very similar capabilities, power requirements, etc.
Each of the boards also has their own set of hardware revisions, as "copy and paste" is never so straight forwards in hardware. They literally already have the answer to this problem though: standardize the hardware platform into modules.