12-11-2019, 06:14 AM
I would suspect that any RISC-V computer released by PINE64, would be a board level product first. Not a laptop. With a board level product, it's more straight forward to get all the details right for that set of I/O. Then, any integrated product released later, like a laptop or tablet, would be easier.
Looking around for the last year or so, I've not seen a single RISC-V64G board with desktop type I/O being sold. The one from Hi-Five is not just a $1,000, it's also low volume and requires additional support for normal desktop I/O. Ideally something akin to the current ARM boards would be produced, with a RISC-V64G CPU. Perhaps even an open source RISC-V GPU. But certainly something less than $200, (including power supply, simple case & dual storage).
Looking around for the last year or so, I've not seen a single RISC-V64G board with desktop type I/O being sold. The one from Hi-Five is not just a $1,000, it's also low volume and requires additional support for normal desktop I/O. Ideally something akin to the current ARM boards would be produced, with a RISC-V64G CPU. Perhaps even an open source RISC-V GPU. But certainly something less than $200, (including power supply, simple case & dual storage).
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Arwen Evenstar
Princess of Rivendale
Arwen Evenstar
Princess of Rivendale
