2016-08-22, 11:12
(2016-08-21, 21:36)gsmtech Wrote: So the previous spiel about the Hub having a compact footprint so only 1GB RAM would fit the board vs 2GB was all BS ?? Hence why the footprint size differences between the 1Gb chip vs the 2Gb chip asked for by the previous poster....havent been provided///
The new explanation makes more sense, theres a product line up, the Hub is the budget offering, they are saying if you want 2Gb RAM you have to buy the non-budget product and pay more cash...
How did you even come to that conclusion? I mention a product lineup because it is fair to say that the Hub is not one-size-fits-all. The Hub focuses on being small. That's why there's an IR extender and a little "wedge" on the bottom (for a possible future accessory that will "dock" it on the back of a TV, for easy removal to travel with).
Next you'll say that it's bullshit because people who want a tuner need to buy the more expensive box. Or that people who want more USB ports need the more expensive box.
The profit margins on both boxes are basically the same. It makes no sense for WeTek to try and upsell a more expensive box if that box is making the same amount of money for the company. That's retarded.
If the WeTek Hub needed 2GB then it would have either been designed larger or scrapped as a product. There is no more room without some very expensive board redesigns and engineering: http://www.cnx-software.com/2016/06/21/w...-teardown/ (each RAM chip is 512MB, and there are two total. One on the bottom and one under the heatsink.)
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EDIT: sorry for that last line. That was uncalled for. At least, for now.
