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For teachers one big issue is that you don't know if you can buy 100% compatible devices in a year's time in comparable conditions (price, bulk, availability et
by bayesianhorse 12y ago
For teachers one big issue is that you don't know if you can buy 100% compatible devices in a year's time in comparable conditions (price, bulk, availability etc). With Raspberry Pi you know you can.
- userbinator 12y agoI wouldn't be so sure about that - the article hints that they're trying to move away from the BCM2835, and in a few years' time the BCM2836 would probably suffer the same fate. In any case I don't think I've seen anything from them about how long they'll continue making Pis, since they depend on Broadcom to provide the SoC. On the other hand, AllWinner's answer about how long it will produce its SoCs... is surprising: https://olimex.wordpress.com/2014/11/27/how-long-olinuxino-with-allwinner-socs-will-be-produced-again-now-we-know-the-answer-forever/ https://olimex.wordpress.com/2014/11/27/how-long-olinuxino-w...
- vidarh 12y agoThe answer does not really give people much reason to feel certain, on the other hand. How many OEMs will be able to continue to order 50k lots of A10's for very long? For that answer to give confidence, you will need to find an OEM you have reason to trust will be able to maintain that kind of volume.
- Narishma 12y agoThey said they'll continue making the older models as long as people are buying them, so not anytime soon. The only model they have stopped making thus far is the original model A, which wasn't selling very well.
- bayesianhorse 12y agoYes, but such an "end of life" event will be relatively late and rare. The new boards have the same dimensions as the old ones and are very comparable, so even when the original B becomes unavailable, it's not too much of a transition.