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> Prices for those in the US (like me) just tripled due to import tariffs (ordering the 32 GB model went from $400 to $1500). This was the biggest takeaway for
by jasoneckert 1y ago
> Prices for those in the US (like me) just tripled due to import tariffs (ordering the 32 GB model went from $400 to $1500).
This was the biggest takeaway for me in this post. In the past, to experiment with a particular piece of new hardware, we had to a) obtain the hardware, and b) obtain or create software for it. With a) fast becoming out-of-reach for most people, this puts a dampener on b).
- microtonal 1y agoThere are a lot of open source developers outside the US. While development will certainly take a hit, the world is larger than the US. For more niche boards, it may not even change things much - they are often hard to get due to limited supplies and now more boards will just end up in the hands of developers on other continents.
- _whiteCaps_ 1y agoI'm not so sure about that. I think it's also possible that these niche boards won't get built if they aren't able to sell them in the US market.
- buyucu 1y agoChina has 1 billion more people than the US. These board would still get built, it's just that you won't be able to read the manuals because they will be in Chinese.
- doawoo 1y agoReading this line made me so mad. I've been a huge fan of lower power ARM CPUs... this literally just halt/hampers progress in this country. I can't believe we have to put up with 4 full years of this crap. I would have purchased this board in a heartbeat otherwise. Ugh.
- cyanydeez 1y ago....atleast 4 years