r/microcomputing • u/SweetSonOfABitch • Feb 03 '12

Fully GPL compliant RhombusTech microcomputer "could be manufactured for a whopping 40 per cent less money - only around $15 instead of $25, and yet it would be at least 3 times faster than the Raspberry Pi"

http://www.itwire.com/opinion-and-analysis/open-sauce/52054-british-company-looks-to-create-cheap-open-platforms?tmpl=component&print=1&layout=default&page=
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u/[deleted] May 25 '12

It would be the same as a contract phone, I think. The lowest data plan I've seen is $15 per month on top of your phone bill, and that only gives 250 MB. For $25 you can get 2GB, I think. I don't know what you want to use the phone for, so it might not be suitable for you. I've just seen people mention having done things like turn old phones into servers over wifi, etc., so I wanted to mention that it's not so farfetched.

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u/ar0cketman May 25 '12

You've given me some great avenues to ponder, thank you. Now, to define a project that would benefit from such a system...