On 01.03.2016 10:22, Peter Robinson wrote: >>>>> Built-in WiFi, Bluetooth, 64 bit processor. Is this finally the Raspberry >>>>> Pi >>>>> that Fedora will run unmodified on? Sure hope so... >>> At some point, I have to wonder if Raspberry Pi is just trolling us >>> with each hardware release. >> >> I just dont understand why they insist on having everything onboard >> (specially wireless) when usb dongles for wifi and BT can be had for a >> couple of dollars. Plus, having those EXTERNALLY means you can update >> to newer specs without switching mainboard. > > If they're aiming it at IoT products, which they seem to be doing: > 1) dedicated bandwidth to BT/WiFI > 2) more stable > 3) cheaper when on board > 4) generally less problematic > >> Much more interesting, IMHO would be the addition of a SATA port AND USB 3.0. >> Then one can hook as many external devices as needed. Want to turn the >> Raspi4 into a gigabit router? just hang a pair of USB 3.0->GigE >> adapters and youre done. > > Again of no use for the target market, both USB-3 and SATA are > expensive from the $ to license the IP and the cost of board > components not to mention the power use, besides there's other issues > with the bcm823x design where the bandwidth is about as strong as an > asthmatic ant with heavy shopping. If SATA/usb3/GigE networking is > what you want there's dozens of ARM SBCs that are an order of > magnitude better than a RPi. Basically you get what you pay for.... Technically -and- financially wise, what is most complete/compatible/friendly hardware/software arm based product/solution towards Fedora/GPL? _______________________________________________ arm mailing list arm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/arm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
