| From: Tim <ignored_mailbox@xxxxxxxxxxxx> | On Thu, 2009-03-12 at 22:55 -0600, Frank Cox wrote: | > http://beagleboard.org/ | | Are they a | reasonable alternative to an ordinary computer? In what sense? For most cases where one would use an ordinary computer (PC) they are not a good alternative. - a bare PC board doesn't fit well on most desks or tables. - it has no ethernet interface. They recommend a Linksys USB to Ethernet adapter. One more thing on your desk. - it gets power from something not included in the picture: either from USB or a wall wart (your choice). - a 600MHz ARM isn't as nearly as fast as current PCs. Probably not as fast as the OLPC XO's CPU (guess). - 128M of RAM is tight these days - At US$149 for the bare board, it doesn't compare well to a Dell Mini 9 netbook which has gone for as low as US$200. Remember that the netbook includes a case, power supply, faster processor, more RAM, "disk", display, and keyboard, all pre-configured. On the other hand, the Beagleboard looks to be quite interesting for some projects. A regular PC would be out of place on such projects. The question is a bit like asking if a wheelbarrow is a reasonable alternative to a pickup truck. Generally, they are best suited to different problems even though there is some overlap. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
