[Dev] [lemote] [Fwd: Re: Loongson 3A hardware]

[Fuxin Zhang]

> Richard Stallman wrote:
>>     I'm getting a sample unit soon to evaluate soon (just did the wire
>> transfer
>>     yesterday), if that goes well I'll probably start selling the Lemote
>> 8133
>>     Loongson3a based laptop.
>>
>> If you are talking about the Yilong, that has a grave flaw:
>> the video won't work without a nonfree blob.  Lemote has no interest
>> in fixing this.
>
> Will Lemote continue producing the Yeeloong until they come up with
> something as good or better? If not, does a "second best" currently
> exist that's better than the 8133?
>
No grantee for 8133 due to some supply issues as said. But we do have
other pc/server models that can be provided in volume.

8133 is expensive which is also due to the choice of some high-end
technology of components.
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