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what's the market for this thingy? you need a larger storage, a wireless keyboard/mouse, and assuming a hdmi-display is somewhere ready for use, with all that i

by xxiao 14y ago

what's the market for this thingy? you need a larger storage, a wireless keyboard/mouse, and assuming a hdmi-display is somewhere ready for use, with all that i could just bring a 7" tablet or a 10" netbook, or a smartphone. the only place i see is schools, every student can carry one and use it in the computer lab for projects., but then it might get lost, and you probably end up with more management issues comparing to a thin-client setting or a multi-head configuration. in short, i don't see a good market for it, no matter how cheap that is.

voodoochilo 14y ago
"I think there is a world market for maybe five computers"
- xxiao 14y ago
  what's your exact point? I'm in talk with some minipc vendors myself and am not sure where the market is for that.
  - voodoochilo 14y ago
    my exact point is: don't judge too early. btw: the freedombox (https://www.freedomboxfoundation.org/ https://www.freedomboxfoundation.org/) is one possible market from my pov
vonmoltke 14y ago
> you need a larger storage Why? > [you need] a wireless keyboard/mouse Why? You are presuming a certain use case here. I don't think there is a market for this product as a portable, general-purpose computing device. I do think there are a number of other use cases, though: - Limited functionality, interactive kiosk/infowall type systems - Remote logging and processing systems, particularly for complex sensors - Embedded industrial or robotics systems
- xxiao 14y ago
  by minipc i think it's trying to be a portable PC? 2GB NAND might be too limited for any PC, thus the storage. If it's for a IP STB, you still need storage for media files. without a wireless keyboard/mouse, how can I use it as a consumer electronic device? The rest are actually good example, i wish it exposes more IO pins for robotic and industrial usage, but meanwhile the chip needs to be industrial-qualified, not all tablet/cellphone chips can be used in industrial, if at all
heartbreak 14y ago
It can drive digital signage. That's a pretty giant market, actually.

by xxiao 14y ago

voodoochilo 14y ago

"I think there is a world market for maybe five computers"

xxiao 14y ago
what's your exact point? I'm in talk with some minipc vendors myself and am not sure where the market is for that.
- voodoochilo 14y ago
  my exact point is: don't judge too early. btw: the freedombox (https://www.freedomboxfoundation.org/ https://www.freedomboxfoundation.org/) is one possible market from my pov

vonmoltke 14y ago

> you need a larger storage Why? > [you need] a wireless keyboard/mouse Why? You are presuming a certain use case here. I don't think there is a market for this product as a portable, general-purpose computing device. I do think there are a number of other use cases, though: - Limited functionality, interactive kiosk/infowall type systems - Remote logging and processing systems, particularly for complex sensors - Embedded industrial or robotics systems

xxiao 14y ago
by minipc i think it's trying to be a portable PC? 2GB NAND might be too limited for any PC, thus the storage. If it's for a IP STB, you still need storage for media files. without a wireless keyboard/mouse, how can I use it as a consumer electronic device? The rest are actually good example, i wish it exposes more IO pins for robotic and industrial usage, but meanwhile the chip needs to be industrial-qualified, not all tablet/cellphone chips can be used in industrial, if at all

heartbreak 14y ago

It can drive digital signage. That's a pretty giant market, actually.