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On Apr 28, 2012, at 5:09 AM, Charles Sibbald wrote:
> 
> I have had discussions with some friends about the possibility of a
> high spec 'clone' of the PI and this has brought us to the list at the
> bottom of the page.
> 
> We have been in discussions with a PCB designer and expect we can
> produce this with a retail price of under US$100.
> 
> Does anyone have any comments on this idea, what would be the interest
> in such a spec board?

I know a few folks who have been eyeing RPi, Beagle's, etc,
to use as general-purpose micro-servers:  File servers,
email, web, etc.

Your proposal works well in some respects:
  * fast CPU
  * plenty of memory
  * USB 3 for external drives

But no GigE. :-(  A single GigE port would be much more
valuable than 2 x 10/100 ports.

Things I could do without (if you're trying to figure
out how to cut cost):
  * Bluetooth
  * RCA video
  * 512M memory instead of 1024M
  * GSM/GPRS
  * Audio

Q: Are you looking at a single-cable dev setup
like the BeagleBone?  It is awfully convenient.

Any thoughts on the likely form factor?

Tim