AB07-USB3FMC: The $1.65k eval board they can't be bothered to test

Re:AB07-USB3FMC: The $1.65k eval board they can't be bothere... by giobox on Friday November 20, 2020 @03:21PM (#25164518)

There is so much x86 stuff alone that will easily run linux and outperform a Pi4 for that budget, used and new.

Pi 4 as home server value proposition gets bad fast for me at least once cases, power supplies, storage etc factored in.

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Re:AB07-USB3FMC: The $1.65k eval board they can't be bothere... by zrail on Friday November 20, 2020 @04:32PM (#25165258)

I would love to hear suggestions for x86 stuff in that budget. Bonus points for PoE.

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Re:AB07-USB3FMC: The $1.65k eval board they can't be bothere... by luma on Friday November 20, 2020 @10:04PM (#25167595)

Check eBay for corporate standard desktops which are dumped on there regularly. Dell OptiPlex is a good starting point, scale the price with age and you'll still wind up with a lot of compute for not a lot of money.

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Re:AB07-USB3FMC: The $1.65k eval board they can't be bothere... by centimeter on Friday November 20, 2020 @04:37PM (#25165322)

APU2 is slightly above that price range, but incredibly good in basically every respect.

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Re:AB07-USB3FMC: The $1.65k eval board they can't be bothere... by zrail on Friday November 20, 2020 @04:49PM (#25165473)

APU2 is 3x the cost, which isn't really "slightly" in the space that the raspberry pis play in.

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Re:AB07-USB3FMC: The $1.65k eval board they can't be bothere... by hifly on Friday November 20, 2020 @06:10PM (#25166239)

second vote for APU2. or APU4.

I've got more than a thousand of the previous unit in production. just ramping up on APU units. yes they are higher power than a Pi, but still very low. easy to develop for (amd64). tons of Ethernet ports. easy to use reliable storage. USB3, SATA, mpcie ports, SIM slots. openly available schematics

Not a lot not to like!

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