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Re:$99 Parallella Supercomputer is Now Open Source Hardware by cottonseed on Monday July 01, 2013 @10:28PM (#5975414)
I don't understand electronics component pricing. The entry level board cost $99, but the cheapest Zynq-7 costs over $100 (Octopart)? Or maybe it's just Xilinx. How does Adapteva manage these prices?
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Re:$99 Parallella Supercomputer is Now Open Source Hardware by cnxsoft on Tuesday July 02, 2013 @05:51AM (#5976707)
They build several thousands so they get cheaper components prices. Yet it's still surprising they can get it that much cheaper.

Edit: Zynq-7010 is just about $55 in DigiKey.

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