[nmglug] meeting tonight;

[James Hemsing]

No downside to MIPS. I said ARM because it's more common.

On Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 5:00 PM Sam Noble <s at mnoble.net> wrote:

> 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.
>
> --
> sam (Not a VC)
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