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bootload on June 25, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Build a dirt cheap, tough-as-nails field computer ...

"but if you want to present it as effort-saving you need to compare it to what you can buy if you know where to look."

wrong metric(s), cost-saving & (hack-ability).

Dylan16807 on June 25, 2016 [–]

The core of this is a $60 system. It does not save money over a $40 laptop that you could put in the same waterproof box.

And what does 'hack-ability' mean in this context? It's not easier to replace any parts on the beaglebone. Swapping the screen is easier; nothing else.

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