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    Solu Mini Computer Runs Linux on Tegra K1

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    • scottalanmillerS
      scottalanmiller @MattSpeller
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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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      • MattSpellerM
        MattSpeller @scottalanmiller
        last edited by MattSpeller

        @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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        • DustinB3403D
          DustinB3403
          last edited by

          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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          • scottalanmillerS
            scottalanmiller
            last edited by

            $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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            • scottalanmillerS
              scottalanmiller
              last edited by

              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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              • gjacobseG
                gjacobse @scottalanmiller
                last edited by

                @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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                • scottalanmillerS
                  scottalanmiller
                  last edited by

                  Yes, they said that in the article too.

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                  • DashrenderD
                    Dashrender
                    last edited by

                    How is this overly different than continuum on Windows phone?

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                    • scottalanmillerS
                      scottalanmiller @Dashrender
                      last edited by

                      @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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                      • DashrenderD
                        Dashrender @scottalanmiller
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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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                        • scottalanmillerS
                          scottalanmiller @Dashrender
                          last edited by

                          @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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                          • scottalanmillerS
                            scottalanmiller @Dashrender
                            last edited by

                            @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.

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