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1 HN user recommended this in 2015, in one comment.
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1 HN user recommended this in 2015, in one comment.
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The impressive thing is that some IC manufacturer can design, manufacture, and sell all that capability in one IC for a few dollars. That's an incredible achievement. Soldering it onto a breakout board, not so much. There have been lots of little boards in that price range or lower. If you go to hardware conferences, you probably have a few free breakout boards given out at company booths.
As for the $40 version with keyboard and screen, you can beat that price on Amazon.[1] There are several tablets under $40 now, and by $50 or so, they're not that bad. That's what those low-cost SOIC chips are made for, after all.
The tablet/phone industry is desperately trying to prop computer prices up. The industry would like a price point around $500 for tablets. But it's not working.
[1] http://www.amazon.com/Android-Allwinner-Cameras-Capacitive-S...