[Discuss] Raspberry PI 2

[kentborg at borg.org (Kent Borg)]

On 02/22/2015 12:11 PM, markw at mohawksoft.com wrote:
> Quad Core 900MHZ CPU 1 1G of RAM
> Solid state storage (SD Card)
> DC power supply
> A theoretical price of $35 (currently obtainable at $45)
>
> Seriously, how is this not an ideal platform for 99% of computer projects?

Amazing specs, if you ask me.

The RAM is not soldered on the board, it is in the same component as the 
CPU (package-on-package I think it is) which I should think would be 
faster than the specs might otherwise suggest. Certainly reduced board 
area and cost.

And not just any CPU, but an A7, which clock-for-clock a better core 
than that in the previous Raspberry Pi.

So just one CPU will be noticeably faster than the previous one--and you 
have three more to play with at the same time.

> Maybe I'm old, but this much computing capability the size of a pack of
> playing cards for $35 in quantities of one, seems like a HUGE enabling
> technology for a new boom in hardware products.

Don't forget the hackability. The traditional office computers of the 
last many years don't have handy GPIO lines.

-kb