@ VersaModule - No worries you are not going to get on my bad side, unless you say something about my kids.
#1) It’s an ecosystem of products, with different partners. The pricing for the ecosystem must make sense for the entire family of products and not just one particular product.
#2) When determining the price of a product there is a lot more to consider than the physical price of the components.
#3) You currently can’t make a fair comparison the OSD3358x family of products to the BeagleBone in pricing because of form factor and how the product is used.
#4) IMHO, I disagree with that and the razor analogy. I think that while you may look at it that way, the general “development board” customer view it differently. I could be wrong but what is the likely hood of that! :whistle:
I agree that Raspberry Pi f*ed it up for everyone else. There is no way they could sell for $35 if they weren’t a non-profit and worked out a “helluva deal” with the chip manufacturer.
@ Mr. John Smith, It is what it is. It just sucks for me because with something that costs that much I cannot just simply buy it to check it out without a reason for work, and it’s to much for me to spend my own money on it for curiosity sake.
I have to justify purchases like this it to my boss. When things get >$150 I better have a reason to get it other than saying I want to check it out.
@ VersaModule - I think at some point you have to accept that you’re not in the target market. I’m not in the target market either; that’s ok, there are target markets I AM in, this just isn’t one of them.
#4) IMHO, I disagree with that and the razor analogy. I think that while you may look at it that way, the general “development board” customer view it differently. I could be wrong but what is the likely hood of that! Whistling
I have to disagree. We have many products that I feel could benefit from using the GHI module. But I am not so willing to gamble $300 to find out if it will work for us.
For those on a budget, the TH board has the GXP header (to be announced shortly) and this can be easily connected to a display of your choice. You can get the SiP/SoM evaluated, with a display, for under $150. We try our best to fulfill every budget, while still providing awesome quality made in USA products
@ GUS and all others. Sorry for my ramblings. I’ll stop. FWIW, I was just so excited to get this, and when I saw the $300 price it just pulls the wind out of my sails is all. I’ll just wait to see what goodies show up next.
On a side note, just want to say thank you GHI for taking on the embedded Linux arena, i am sure it will not be disappointing for you.
Ya know as I get older I voice my opinion stronger, and I need to remember to stop doing that. I don’t want to piss anyone off here.
Yup, I’ll wait. I hope it has a PHY on it as well. and there is a new smaller kit with minimal hardware connectors on it that takes the module as a plugin. So when I am done with the kit I can remove the module and re-use it
@ VersaModule - I am sorry I still do not see your point. The Dev board is for evaluation and will not be used in your product nor it is required to have. We have other means for you to evaluate on a budget. Isn’t the goal, for you, to have a 1Ghz processor running your product? The Dev board may not be the right product for you but this will not stop you from making the next amazing thing
Gus, Somehow either with my poor verbal skills or something else I you misunderstand me. I’ll try to clarify.
When you want to check out a new product to see if it will work in the ways you think it will you buy a dev kit, I get that and am used to this. Like you said, once you proven it will it’s usually never used again.
However, since one cannot use the module by itself for evaluation you have to buy the kit. Now is the rub for me personally is because the kit is $300 I have to spend $300 to check it out. Since this is a new product, if it does not work out then I’ve wasted $300. This is why I am saying a lower cost kit would be better than a full blown large one with LCD, so that it does not sting so much if it does not work out.
