Octa-core RISC-V CPU
Ubuntu pre-installed
SpacemiT K1 SoC
Does it sound like a good testing machine for puppy linux and something which has a future ?
We hear a lot about ARM but ARM needs a lot of royalties from hardware vendors.
RISC-V is royalties free, open source. Many hardware companies are turning to it instead of ARM.
Re: DC-ROMA RISC-V LAPTOP II
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2024 4:43 pm
by BologneChe
It seems interesting but the cost is still comparable to equipment under Intel, AMD or ARM.
And for the rowalties, it's paid out of the pockets of the consumer who generally doesn't care if it works under ARM, Intel or others
It seems interesting but the cost is still comparable to equipment under Intel, AMD or ARM.
And for the rowalties, it's paid out of the pockets of the consumer who generally doesn't care if it works under ARM, Intel or others
That laptop costs at least 400 DOLLARS in the USA
Royalties for ARM are not good for hardware vendors, and also ARM is not open source and has many patents and some companies (QUALCOMM) were sued by ARM. VERY BAD.
It seems interesting but the cost is still comparable to equipment under Intel, AMD or ARM.
And for the rowalties, it's paid out of the pockets of the consumer who generally doesn't care if it works under ARM, Intel or others
That laptop costs at least 400 DOLLARS in the USA
Royalties for ARM are not good for hardware vendors, and also ARM is not open source and has many patents and some companies (QUALCOMM) were sued by ARM. VERY BAD.
$546 (CAN) for 32 Go of storage and 8 Go of RAM.
$820 (CAN) for 1Tb SSD and 16 Go of RAM...
So go for it! I'll give you my place! And I'm not staying in the USA!
OK, it was an idea for those wanting to test ubuntu and puppy linux under risc-v, which is quite rare.
I will try to find other computers with a risc-v processor .
And I'm not staying in the USA!
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