The $9 CHIP computer, open source

[elecplus]

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/15 ... ideo_share

[andrewjoy]

i did see that, apparently the SoC is not super good under linux ( not that much support) and you have to buy a shield if you want HDMI or VGA but looks nice, could be worth fitting it inside a keybord

[Spikebolt]

I considered getting one. It'd be cool going to a client and saying "our software is so good that it is currently running on THIS server".

The 20$ hipping cost to Europe kinda kills it, though. I could buy a Raspberry Pi from a local store for a bit more (and I would get it today, not in 6 months).

[sth]

this is neat, the portable system is awesome. too bad the D-pad is on the right side or it could make a cute little emu station.

[Ace]

I really like these little things..........they accurately represent the kind of products I want my company to someday create.

[flabbergast]

What kills it for me is $20 shipping everywhere - so effectively it's not $9 but $29. Otherwise it does look good.

[matt3o]

buy 10. So the unit price is 11.9

[flabbergast]

I only wish I had so much money to spend (Now that I spend all my free cash on keyboards and keycaps...)

[Redmaus]

I hope these can get distributed to local hardware stores so shipping won't hurt so many people/

[Spikebolt]

I think you can't specify quantity, so each order has 20$ shipping.

[Redmaus]

I think you can't specify quantity, so each order has 20$ shipping.

Well that kind of kills the whole 9$ idea right? At that price I might be able to get a raspberry PI at your local electronics store.

[andrewjoy]

what i want is a board for the raspberry pi compute module that just has network and RS232 so i can use them to control stuff like a UPS wifi APs and so on, a backplane type thing would be cool where it already has the 232 and 10/100 and you just slot in a new compute module as needed.

[Miko]

I'm really tempted to buy the CHIP-Pocket as a replacment for a calculator. Then again, it would cost $60 \approx 60€. And on Aliexpress I'd get a full-featured

CHUWI VI8 Single Dual OS Ulitimate White 8 inch IPS 1280*800 Intel Z3735F Dual Boot Windows 8.1 Android 4.4 Tablet PC 2GB /32GB

for a mere 93€. Also the battery life seems to outrule to use it as a calculator. And I don't even want to know to the lcd is attaced. Proably via ISP that gives 10 frames per second and consumes 50% cpu just for communicating with the screen.

[flabbergast]

FYI, olimex (a respected company who develops, makes and sells embedded computers) analyses the price: https://olimex.wordpress.com/2015/06/05 ... -20-for-9/