Hardkernel Responds to Climbing Memory Prices with a 2GB Cost-Reduced ODROID-M1S Lite
Embedded and hobbyist computing specialist Hardkernel has responded to the increasing cost of memory components by going down-market with a "Lite" variant of its ODROID-M1S — dropping to 2GB of RAM and 32GB of on-board eMMC storage to keep the board affordable.
"Due to the recent surge in memory prices," the company explains by way of background to its latest release, pointing to an ongoing industry-wide issue with no end in sight as the "artificial intelligence" bubble sucks up global memory supply to build hardware for large language model (LLM) training and inference, "we have launched a 'Lite' version [of the ODROID-M1S single-board computer] equipped with 2GB of RAM and 32GB of eMMC, which excludes the 5V/3A power supply and black case."
With memory prices still climbing and no relief in sight, Hardkernel's going downmarket with the cost-reduced ODROID-M1S Lite. (📷: Hardkernel)
The ODROID-M1S was originally launched as a cost-reduced...
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