Re:Raspberry Pi Zero W, with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, priced at $10
by astrodust on Tuesday February 28, 2017 @05:09PM
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If you're producing a product where you need thousands of something maybe getting a custom-built ARM board is a better plan than using a Raspberry Pi.
Making your own ARM board is fairly expensive for one-off things, but for volume it's not a huge obstacle. There are any number of vendors capable of producing these for you to almost any specification.
Re:Raspberry Pi Zero W, with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, priced at $10
by candiodari on Tuesday February 28, 2017 @05:52PM
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Nope. I think when people want to design stuff with a $5 computer, a $40 ($30 in bulk) module probably won't cut it. The difference is too great.
Re:Raspberry Pi Zero W, with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, priced at $10
by sperglord on Tuesday February 28, 2017 @09:42AM
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He's not talking about creating a commercial venture that would necessitate thousands of devices. He's talking about an in-house project on the scale of dozens. Would contacting them directly get me that quantity at that price?
Complaining on HN is not the right solution here; if you genuinely want to fill a production run of thousands of devices with embedded Pi, speak to the foundation directly.