Order of the Butterfly
Posts: 365 from 2003/3/28
Andreas_Wolf,
Quote:
30% lower prices now to be found directly at Freescale:
P5010:
1.6 GHz: 240 USD / 160 GBP / 185 EUR
1.8 GHz: 255 USD / 170 GBP / 195 EUR
2.0 GHz: 285 USD / 190 GBP / 220 EUR
P5020:
1.6 GHz: 285 USD / 190 GBP / 220 EUR
1.8 GHz: 300 USD / 200 GBP / 230 EUR
2.0 GHz: 335 USD / 220 GBP / 255 EUR
Getting processors has never been the problem. It's getting a board developed and built is the expensive built.
Add in this cost and you suddenly understand why the OS4 guys send so much for what are basically very low end boards (and I'm not even talking about the X1000).
At the sorts of volumes you can sell to MorphOS users building your own makes no financial sense. OTOH going with the existing systems (i.e. Macs) makes a lot of sense.
