Is ARM Ever Coming To the Desktop?

Posted by timothy on Saturday September 24, 2011 @02:01AM from the my-arms-are-there-now dept.

First time accepted submitter bingbangboom writes "Where are the ARM powered desktops? I finally see some desktop models however they are relegated to "developer" models with USD200+ price tags (trimslice, etc). Raspberry Pi seems to be the only thing that will be priced correctly, have the right amount of features, and may actually be released. Is the software side holding ARM desktops back? Everyone seems to be foaming at the mouth about anything with a touch interface, even on the Linux side. Or are manufacturers not wanting to bring the 'netbook effect' to their desktop sales? Are ARM powered desktops destined to join the mythical smartbook?"

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Look on eBay by jimicus · 2011-09-24 02:08 · Score: 5, Informative

Look on eBay for an Archimedes.
They're rapidly becoming a collector's item, but they were on the desktop in 1987.
What's the problem with the TrimSlice? by earls · 2011-09-24 02:27 · Score: 5, Informative

Developer only? What is that non-sense? The TrimSlice ships with Ubuntu ready to use. ~$200 for the feature set is a steal, IMO. Not happy without a Dell logo or something? What's the problem with the TrimSlice?