Re: OLinuXino, a serious Rasberry Pi competitor?

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From: Nico Coesel
Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2012 13:21

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Paul <paul@pcserviceselectronics.co.uk> wrote:

>In article <4f597914$1@dnews.tpgi.com.au>, keith@nowhere.com.au says...
>> 
>> On 9/03/2012 8:54 AM, Paul wrote:
>> > In article<4f59230c$1@dnews.tpgi.com.au>, keith@nowhere.com.au says...
>> >>
>> >> On 9/03/2012 3:00 AM, Paul wrote:
>> >>> In article<9rqf87FadnU1@mid.individual.net>, 5V@2.5A says...
>> >>>>
>> >>>> On 08-Mar-12 11:51 AM, Nico Coesel wrote:
>> >>>>> Don McKenzie<5V@2.5A>    wrote:
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>> On 08-Mar-12 10:23 AM, Paul wrote:
>> >>>>>>
>> 
>> Most USB wall warts are of the universal voltage type, you just buy a 
>> cheap adaptor. I even have one that came with slip in connectors that 
>> cover 90% of the power sockets in use in the world.
>
>Reality is especially in classrooms budgets are tight so 20 to 30 of 
>these is not prctical causes problems of time wasted, making sure all
>bits are together at beginning and returned at end of class, let alone
>whose got a dodgy one to debug.

Thats true. I don't think the RP is very suitable for use in a
classroom. Its too fragile.

>How many wall warts and the USB cables are speced for 5V @ 700mA.

How many are not? Most are rated 1A and 2A is on its way.

-- 
Failure does not prove something is impossible, failure simply
indicates you are not using the right tools...
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Subject: Re: OLinuXino, a serious Rasberry Pi competitor?
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