Intel's 4-inch "Next Unit of Computing" to cost $400

Re:Intel's 4-inch "Next Unit of Computing" to cost $400 by astrodust on Friday June 08, 2012 @12:37PM (#4084990)

I would've thought that Intel could make something like this for a much lower price-point. That's not even price-competitive with a small Dell unit.

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Re:Intel's 4-inch "Next Unit of Computing" to cost $400 by ajross on Friday June 08, 2012 @01:05PM (#4085129)

A quick check shows the cheapest sub-ATX machine on dell.com right now at $399, and they have a mini-ATX box for $299. Both are configured with Pentium- or Celeron-branded (the "value" lines -- higher power, some features like AVX and VT-x disabled, etc...) Sandy Bridge CPUs, not the low power Ivy Bridge in this box.

This really isn't a bad price for what you're getting, though it isn't out of range of what you'd pay for the same components (in a bigger box) from newegg.

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Re:Intel's 4-inch "Next Unit of Computing" to cost $400 by sp332 on Friday June 08, 2012 @12:44PM (#4085023)

Very small form factor computers cost more than that. And good luck hitting the 17W target.

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Re:Intel's 4-inch "Next Unit of Computing" to cost $400 by riffic on Friday June 08, 2012 @02:04PM (#4085430)

What you see now is an initial price. This is not what the machines will cost 6-12 months down the road. In all likelihood you'll see these drop in price pretty quickly, perhaps after xmas.

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Re:Intel's 4-inch "Next Unit of Computing" to cost $400 by astrodust on Friday June 08, 2012 @11:00PM (#4087022)

If it's a product for industrial applications, I doubt there's a Santa factor.

For whatever reason, embedded components seem to fight Moore's Law tooth and nail.

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