i.MX53 Quick Start board - wall comments

[admin]

The i.MX53 Quick Start board is a 1GHz ARM Cortex-A8 embedded computer in a three-inch by three-inch board. Offered for $149.00, this development board offers 1GB of RAM, Freescale MC34708 PMIC, and ships with Linux Ubuntu out of the box! 
(Part: MCIMX53-START-R)

[XXiao1z]

just booted up the stocked ubuntu image on the board(received yesterday), worked very well.

where to buy those add-on cards?

[MXLuser]

I just got a Quickstart board from Digikey today. They show no stock now - whatever they got must have been drained by back orders....

[XXiao1z]

i thought fsl provides android bsp already for the 53 board?

[XXiao1z]

looks great, but we can't get one, wait until May? that's like a joke.

[XXiao1z]

yes the DA9053 also puzzled me...why not using MC138xx?

[MXLuser]

Anyone know when this board will actually ship?

[powerplay]

great news but lcd screen is not cheap !