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I'm in for one (laptop version), but wondering just how close one could get off-the-shelf. If you had $1999 to build your own version of the novena, thats as p
by jedahan 12y ago
I'm in for one (laptop version), but wondering just how close one could get off-the-shelf.
If you had $1999 to build your own version of the novena, thats as portable/powerful/free as you can make it, what could you make?
minimum requirements: 13" 1080p IPS, xilinx spartan 6 fpga or better, quad core 1.2Ghz cpu, dual 1gb nic, usb otg support, high speed gpio, 240gb intel 530 ssd
freedom bonuses: hackable case, replaceable battery, open source bios/eproms, open source gpu
My best guess is some older thinkpad + xilinx fpga eval kit + beaglebone black + usb3 gigabit ethernet dongles will still cost around $1600 but have a faster cpu/gpu and memory, but wouldn't be nearly as free/open source as this one.
Or, how much would you really save trying to start with the $500 board and make the laptop-tier version?