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Oh I don't know, they have the best marketing/word of mouth. Yes, the price is excellent, but like all things in tech, it should be advancing. When is the newe
by drzaiusapelord 14y ago
Oh I don't know, they have the best marketing/word of mouth.
Yes, the price is excellent, but like all things in tech, it should be advancing. When is the newer SoC coming out for this, if ever? Its a tempting device but currently a bit too slow for what I'd like to do with it. The newer SoC's are out there and perform well. Heck, that ARM11 chip on there has a 2004 release date!
For reference, they were taking pre-orders in Aug of 2011 and its going to be 2013 in two weeks. So, I don't think its unreasonable to ask if they're going to replace that long in the tooth broadcom SoC soon.
Also I question the utility of being bottom basement. The ODROID-U is $69.99 retail. Is $34 more worth it for tons more performance? I'd say yes, but to each his own.
- nacs 14y agoTo me $35 is far more 'disposable' than $70. This is why I bought a Raspberry pi a few days ago. I have no real need for it but I can imagine some (likely permanently hooked up to my TV). At $35, if the device is never used for more than a few minutes to tinker with, it is OK by me which would not be true if the device was $70 (and twice as fast). From what I've read, the device is capable of doing full 1080p which alone is a huge feat and opens up a lot of possibilities. One of my earliest PCs was a Pentium 2 at 400Mhz with a video card that I doubt could even do 720p video and cost $1600. The Pi is running at 700Mhz and does full 1080p so I don't feel the need for anything faster for what I need at this time.
- drzaiusapelord 14y agoAgreed. $35 is impulse-buy territory and $70 is "let me think about it" territory. I'm leaning towards the ODROID now for a fancy little HTPC. Figure an extra $35 bucks won't hurt me, but slow performance drives me crazy.