02-06-2021, 04:42 PM
@mara Yes, I agree, the BeagleV is a GREAT start. Even the SiFive Unmatched is a great board, (for what it is, Mini-ITX). Much better than the Unleashed board from 2 years ago.
My hope is that later boards will have a bit more completeness. As I said for the BeagleV, little better storage, video & network. Nothing earth shattering. But I would pay $50 US more for those "improvements".
As for the Unmatched, it kind of needs a pair of SATA or SAS ports, at least 2 DIMM sockets, (instead of, or in addition to soldered memory chips), and a little bit better wired network. (Again, 2.5/5Gbps wired network, or even 100M, 1/2.5/5/10Gbps wired network.) Without those, (at least the SATA/SAS & DIMMs), it is more of a niche market board, (in my opinion). For those that don't know, the Unmatched does have a 16x, (8x electrical), PCIe slot. But, since the board does not otherwise have graphics, it's is expected that slot would be for a graphics card.
My hope is that later boards will have a bit more completeness. As I said for the BeagleV, little better storage, video & network. Nothing earth shattering. But I would pay $50 US more for those "improvements".
As for the Unmatched, it kind of needs a pair of SATA or SAS ports, at least 2 DIMM sockets, (instead of, or in addition to soldered memory chips), and a little bit better wired network. (Again, 2.5/5Gbps wired network, or even 100M, 1/2.5/5/10Gbps wired network.) Without those, (at least the SATA/SAS & DIMMs), it is more of a niche market board, (in my opinion). For those that don't know, the Unmatched does have a 16x, (8x electrical), PCIe slot. But, since the board does not otherwise have graphics, it's is expected that slot would be for a graphics card.
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Arwen Evenstar
Princess of Rivendale
Arwen Evenstar
Princess of Rivendale