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From: erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net>
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 14:35:29 -0400
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Subject: Re: [9fans] Mini PCs
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On Tue Jun 12 13:27:58 EDT 2012, bakul@bitblocks.com wrote:
> I have a different view on this.
>
> Boards like the RaspberryPi are just fine as a hobbyist
> hardware hacking/embedded platform.  At $25 to $35 a pop I can
> buy a bunch of them and put them to different uses.

good points.

> If you design any small board with a few ICs & a microproc, it
> can end up costing in the same range or more in parts alone
> (even if you make a few hundred to sell, per board cost will
> not be much lower).

definately.

> With the raspi I only have to add app

unfortunately for me, none of the apps i've got in mind
work well with that h/w.

- erik