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Re:Jetson Nano Developer Kit by dejv on Wednesday October 28, 2020 @03:06PM (#24922830)
You don’t want to buy via distributor as a non-hobby person anyway. NVIDIA have a strong partner programs that hook you up with boards you need and with different pricing.
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Re:Jetson Nano Developer Kit by dheera on Wednesday October 28, 2020 @04:00PM (#24923465)
How much do those partner programs save you though?

For 1000 boards, from a distributor you're paying 1000 * $99 = $99000 and you are done with the order in 2 minutes.

To go through the partner program, hiring someone to have coffee and meetings and phone calls with NVIDIA for 6 months = $50000

Will going through the partner programs save you more than $50000?

Or can NVIDIA provide a pushbutton NLP bot that navigates their partner program for you and deals with all the necessary phone calls such that 1000 Nanos arrive at your doorstep for less than $99000?

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Re:Jetson Nano Developer Kit by dejv on Wednesday October 28, 2020 @04:27PM (#24923734)
It is more like email or two to get what you need. No need to employ fulltime person to handle it.
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