On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 7:36 PM, Arun Venkataswamy <arun...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I need some information on Linux SBCs available in India. I have done my > homework on the web: > > > 1. Beagle Board : 10,500/- and above > 2. Hawk Board : 6,000/- and above > 3. Friendly arm and clones / Mini 2440 with 3.5" LCD : 8,000/- and above > 4. Samsung ARM cores : 5,500/- and above (I don't want to build the > Mother board for this) > 5. From abroad : Sheeva plug, a lot of others at around 99 USD. > > Most of these boards are a bit of over kill for my application. I need a > linux SBC to do SSL connection over PPP on GPRS. I would have even settled > for an 8 bit micro, but SSL is too much for those devices. > > Any suggestions or recommendations?
One another approach is to take a phone and run yor application on the phone's processor. Most phones have a 120-150Mhz ARM processor and can run all you need. Furthermore, phones come with good amounts of memory too. I remember seeing a BREW phone from BSNL at 6,500/=. I'm suggesting this as you anyway need GPRS. Added advantage is that your appliance will run on battery. I'm certain you can get Android phones @$100 in China. Smartphones start at $75. G'Five has a 3.5" screen smartphone retailing at 2,500/= with a touchscreen in India. You cannot beat cellphone volumes and they will come far cheaper than the options above due to the volumes the industry has. -- Mohan Sundaram _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
