Thanks for the 2GB-RAM upgrade perk

Turris Omnia
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Just wanted to draw some attention to that, that’s what i waited for \o/
(now i only need a 5-antenna-perk, and i’ll be happy forever :slightly_smiling:)

Thanks for the good work!
And I really hope that a cool community will evolve around this project and will help further improving the software… and so on.

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but why is the upgrade that expensive? 49$ for +1GB RAM seems to me to be overpriced.

There’s another thread where it is mentioned that ram won’t be upgradeable by the user - why?

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Because it involves some expensive changes in the manufacturing process? Someone already explained this in another thread, or maybe it was on the indiegogo q&a-page, i forgot about that…
And why they didn’t choose DIMM-slots, i can only guess: maybe it’s about the size?

Edit: Another answer that was posted on the indiegogo-page: “This means redesigning the board with new pads for another RAM module. I guess we (2GB backers) will pay partly for the board redesign and partly for the RAM chip.”

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The RAM is soldered, but they’ve apparently solved the issue where it would be a lot of work to make their design work with 2GB. In a comment, the creators mentioned that it would cost something like $75 to upgrade, so $49 must really be at cost.

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but still if you look how many people bought that perk it’s more than 350 people.
I must agree with Der_Schlachter that 49$ for only 1GB RAM is overpriced.
I’m waiting for end of the campaing to see if there will be stretch goal to 2GB for all, but if it won’t be I think that I will pay it for it. I don’t have skills to unsolder/solder more RAM chip(s).

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They should just add a perk with 4GB for $69. Same $25 upgrade, but $3GB for $44 is more interesting :slight_smile:

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Ah, forgot it was a 32bit device… So 3GB for $59 then :smiley:

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I’d say 4GB if there’s no 3GB chips out there, even though only ~ 3.2 can be utilized. It shouldn’t be a lot more expensive.

If the team could find a way to place the SO-DIMM slots under the board that would be so much better!

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The project team explained in the comments on Indiegogo why that’s not possible.

M4x

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so how is someone supposed to sign up for both the router and the memory upgrade perks?

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You need to buy both router and memory upgrade separately. They will process the order and send you the router with 2 Gbytes.

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Hi there,
For whatever reason I decided to wait until the last few hours to back this project. I want to get hte router and the extra memory.
My question is do I back it with two separate “Perks” (Turris Omnia router and the 2 GB RAM upgrade) over two separate transactions, or do I just back the Omnia and add an extra $50 “Gift”?

I want to make sure I’m doing it properly for the project and so I get the correct RAM. :slight_smile:

Thanks in advance!

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Hi, answer is in comment above, buy both separatly

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Jeez, I don’t know how I missed that. Reading is fundamental, huh? :wink:

Thanks!

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I ordered the 1G router. I want to have the Turris router, because I have a standard router that has no updates at all. I like the automatic safety updates and the openwrt software.
Because I already ordered the 1G version, I wonder if I could still get the upgrade to 2Gb. I think it is still possible when I order the 2 Gb perk now?

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Yes! You have about a week to do this, but better do it ASAP :wink:

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Thanks.

I will get to work on it ASAP.

Edited: I’ve done it.