[nmglug] meeting tonight;

[Sam Noble]

On Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 05:34:23PM +0000, James Hemsing wrote:
> I looked long and hard for am ARM based system with u-boot (objective: FOSS
> all the way down), but one cannot be found with dual gig-E for less than
> $200, much less one with Mini PCI-E slots and expandable RAM. (Any VCs out
> there want to start a company making MIPS/ARM FOSS routers with dual gig-E
> and mini PCI-E? I am a system board designer...)

What's the downside to the Atheros mips SoC routers with u-boot? Is
there some big advantage to ARM in this scenario? Or is price the issue?
The Netgear WNDR7/800s have a great big sticker price, but I recommended
one to a coworker last month and he picked one up on ebay for $19.
And I'm pretty sure my previous router a Buffalo ( WHR-HP-G300N I think)
also an Atheros SoC with u-boot was barely over $50, but I bought it
several years ago so maybe availability is low, or I could be
mis-remembering pricing.

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sam (Not a VC)