Solu Mini Computer Runs Linux on Tegra K1
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That is really neat,.. and I would really like to have one.
But what (still) gets me is the subscription ..
I know SAM Paying to constantly moving forward, new tools and apps, etc....
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With that spec of hardware and form factor I would imagine battery life is measured in minutes unless they nerf everything hard when unplugged.
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@MattSpeller said:
With that spec of hardware and form factor I would imagine battery life is measured in minutes unless they nerf everything hard when unplugged.
It's a mobile phone CPU and screen. Should get many hours.
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@scottalanmiller Tegra k1 is rated at 11watts, combined with ~2w from the DDR3L and add a screen on top... I have my doubts.
Ex: Nexus5 has 3.7v 2500mah battery = 9.25 watt hours with a snapdragon800 at about 3w absolute max.
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I definitely see some value in a device like this, especially for content developers.
I'd have some pause too with the $22/month forever cost of it though. A unit like this would likely be an awesome replacement to the mouse we all use.
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$22/m is a whopping amount for a device that I might not use regularly. If this was my main desktop, sure. But for a toy, which is mostly would be, I don't see it flying.
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Now wait, the device is not $22/mo. That's the online service. The device is just $388.
Early bird Kickstarter packages for the Solu are available through Nov. 14 for 349 Euros ($388), a discount from the eventual retail price of 449€, with shipments starting in May 2016. The price includes three free months of access to Solu’s cloud platform, which will normally cost 20€ (about $22) per month. A 749€ package gets you an early version in January.
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@scottalanmiller said:
Now wait, the device is not $22/mo. That's the online service. The device is just $388.
Early bird Kickstarter packages for the Solu are available through Nov. 14 for 349 Euros ($388), a discount from the eventual retail price of 449€, with shipments starting in May 2016. The price includes three free months of access to Solu’s cloud platform, which will normally cost 20€ (about $22) per month. A 749€ package gets you an early version in January.
I saw the cost and missed the per month when I read over it last night.
I do wonder if you could use it without the monthly subscription.
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Yes, they said that in the article too.
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How is this overly different than continuum on Windows phone?
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@Dashrender said:
How is this overly different than continuum on Windows phone?
Full desktop rather than a mobile OS for a start. Not that the Windows phone isn't pretty capable, but this isn't a phone or a phone OS, it's a desktop. A bit of a grey area, I will admit, but there is a different mentality between the two.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@Dashrender said:
How is this overly different than continuum on Windows phone?
Full desktop rather than a mobile OS for a start. Not that the Windows phone isn't pretty capable, but this isn't a phone or a phone OS, it's a desktop. A bit of a grey area, I will admit, but there is a different mentality between the two.
Does that really matter? It's running on phone hardware, who cares if the OS is mobile or not? Does it run a flavor of linux that allows it to run all linux apps, most importantly GUI based linux apps?
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@Dashrender said:
Does that really matter? It's running on phone hardware, who cares if the OS is mobile or not?
Phone hardware? Looks like desktop hardware to me. It's a desktop, not a phone. It's does some blending, but it isn't mobile hardware. That it uses a battery is interesting, though. So more like a laptop.
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@Dashrender said:
Does it run a flavor of linux that allows it to run all linux apps, most importantly GUI based linux apps?
That's what a full OS is. That was the point that it's not a phone OS but a full desktop.
