Solu Mini Computer Runs Linux on Tegra K1
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Finnish computer maker Solu is starting a Kickstarter to make a new mini computer with a touch screen that runs Linux with an innovative UI on an NVidia ARM Tegra K1 CPU. This looks like it could be an amazing machine. The Tegra CPU is extremely powerful and lower power and this device is very attractive. And being able to be used with its own screen or used as a trackpad for a desktop is really innovative. I am really looking forward to seeing how they develop this one. This unit is battery powered and can drive a 4K display! The new Linux OS is called SoluOS.
http://linuxgizmos.com/files/solumachines_solu_hands1-thm.jpg
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http://files.linuxgizmos.com/solumachines_solu_table.jpg
http://files.linuxgizmos.com/solumachines_solu_hands1.jpg
http://files.linuxgizmos.com/solumachines_solu_hands2.jpg
http://files.linuxgizmos.com/solumachines_solu_touch.jpg
http://files.linuxgizmos.com/solumachines_solu_desktop.jpg
The unit has a quad core Tegra (that's four ARM cores) and 192 CUDA cores in its GPU package with 4GB of RAM which is pretty good for a unit of this size, and a 32GB SSD.
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That is really neat,.. and I would really like to have one.
But what (still) gets me is the subscription ..
I know SAM Paying to constantly moving forward, new tools and apps, etc....
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With that spec of hardware and form factor I would imagine battery life is measured in minutes unless they nerf everything hard when unplugged.
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@MattSpeller said:
With that spec of hardware and form factor I would imagine battery life is measured in minutes unless they nerf everything hard when unplugged.
It's a mobile phone CPU and screen. Should get many hours.
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@scottalanmiller Tegra k1 is rated at 11watts, combined with ~2w from the DDR3L and add a screen on top... I have my doubts.
Ex: Nexus5 has 3.7v 2500mah battery = 9.25 watt hours with a snapdragon800 at about 3w absolute max.
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I definitely see some value in a device like this, especially for content developers.
I'd have some pause too with the $22/month forever cost of it though. A unit like this would likely be an awesome replacement to the mouse we all use.
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$22/m is a whopping amount for a device that I might not use regularly. If this was my main desktop, sure. But for a toy, which is mostly would be, I don't see it flying.
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Now wait, the device is not $22/mo. That's the online service. The device is just $388.
Early bird Kickstarter packages for the Solu are available through Nov. 14 for 349 Euros ($388), a discount from the eventual retail price of 449€, with shipments starting in May 2016. The price includes three free months of access to Solu’s cloud platform, which will normally cost 20€ (about $22) per month. A 749€ package gets you an early version in January.
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@scottalanmiller said:
Now wait, the device is not $22/mo. That's the online service. The device is just $388.
Early bird Kickstarter packages for the Solu are available through Nov. 14 for 349 Euros ($388), a discount from the eventual retail price of 449€, with shipments starting in May 2016. The price includes three free months of access to Solu’s cloud platform, which will normally cost 20€ (about $22) per month. A 749€ package gets you an early version in January.
I saw the cost and missed the per month when I read over it last night.
I do wonder if you could use it without the monthly subscription.
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Yes, they said that in the article too.
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How is this overly different than continuum on Windows phone?
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@Dashrender said:
How is this overly different than continuum on Windows phone?
Full desktop rather than a mobile OS for a start. Not that the Windows phone isn't pretty capable, but this isn't a phone or a phone OS, it's a desktop. A bit of a grey area, I will admit, but there is a different mentality between the two.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@Dashrender said:
How is this overly different than continuum on Windows phone?
Full desktop rather than a mobile OS for a start. Not that the Windows phone isn't pretty capable, but this isn't a phone or a phone OS, it's a desktop. A bit of a grey area, I will admit, but there is a different mentality between the two.
Does that really matter? It's running on phone hardware, who cares if the OS is mobile or not? Does it run a flavor of linux that allows it to run all linux apps, most importantly GUI based linux apps?
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@Dashrender said:
Does that really matter? It's running on phone hardware, who cares if the OS is mobile or not?
Phone hardware? Looks like desktop hardware to me. It's a desktop, not a phone. It's does some blending, but it isn't mobile hardware. That it uses a battery is interesting, though. So more like a laptop.
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@Dashrender said:
Does it run a flavor of linux that allows it to run all linux apps, most importantly GUI based linux apps?
That's what a full OS is. That was the point that it's not a phone OS but a full desktop.
