Re: [Trisquel-users] Lemote loongson cpus' performance and software?
Tekmote.nl prices are about 5 times more expensive than from China with shipping. Here are some examples of real prices for 8089B model: http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Lemote-Yeeloong-8089B-8-9-opensource-laptop-Loongson-CPU-inside-mini-notebook-computer-linux-pc-for/2036803548.html http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Lemote-Yeeloong-8089B-8-9-opensource-laptop-Loongson-CPU-inside-mini-notebook-computer-linux-pc-for/2036919869.html Just $40-$60 , with free shipping for most countries. Half year ago I saw it on AliExpress too, it costed $100. These prices are nice and fair, because several years old netbook just should not cost 240 euro. I hate speculator / profiteer attitude of Tekmote.nl
Re: [Trisquel-users] Lemote loongson cpus' performance and software?
Loongson is an independent implementation of MIPS with different internals, they do license MIPS from ImgTec for naming and patents. They plan to use Vivante GPUs in their future devices, not PowerVR. pgpwGSuWATalU.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [Trisquel-users] Lemote loongson cpus' performance and software?
Thank you. Do you know the performance of 3b mainboards, again compared to an intel duo core 2ghz computer? Will 3b mainboards be free software devices? Wandboards have vivante gpus. I cannot determine if novena board also has vivante gpus. Novena board will get free software 2 and 3d graphic drivers.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Lemote loongson cpus' performance and software?
I upgraded to a Lenovo X60t (with coreboot and L7400 Core 2 Duo CPU), it's much faster. Loongson 3 computers use AMD GPUs which need nonfree software. Graphics is slow even with the GPU driver using the nonfree firmware. Support in FSF-endorsed distros is mostly dead, mainline kernel support is focused on Loongson 3B CPU, there isn't much work on support for devices outside of Lemote's distro. And currently the laptops are out of stock at Tekmote; K85.com, the other European distributor, doesn't sell Loongson 3 computers since they don't like blobs. Comparing architectures separate from implementations is pointless; MIPS might have educational advantages while there is much less support for it in software not focused on routers and other embedded devices. There are ARM chips at much lower power usage, and both ARM and x86 have well-supported standarized SIMD instruction sets needed for tasks like video decoding. (They also have English documentation of their instructions, unlike Loongson which after 2F has only Chinese manuals.) pgpciGRSiXzU9.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [Trisquel-users] Lemote loongson cpus' performance and software?
Does Lemote have any relation to Imagination Technologies? I'm asking in relation to Legimet's post here: https://trisquel.info/en/forum/new-mips-single-board-computer
