The world's first notebook PC with RISC-V processor has appeared and can be purchased



Notebook PC 'ROMA' equipped with a processor adopting the instruction set architecture '

RISC-V ' developed by open source was announced. ROMA runs Linux and can be purchased from $ 1499 (about 216,000 yen).

DeepComputing and Xcalibyte announce the ROMA laptop will be powered by TH1520 - the first SoC from Wujian 600's platform by Alibaba T-Head | Xcalibyte - RISC-V International
https://riscv.org/blog/2022/10/deepcomputing-and-xcalibyte-announce-the-roma-laptop-will-be-powered-by-th1520-the-first-soc-from-wujian-600s- platform-by-alibaba-t-head-xcalibyte/

Alibaba T-Head TH1520 RISC-V processor to power the ROMA laptop - CNX Software
https://www.cnx-software.com/2022/10/04/alibaba-t-head-th1520-risc-v-processor-to-power-the-roma-laptop/

Dc-roma Risc-v Development Laptop Premium/standard/basic Packages And Services Th1520
https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/DC-ROMA-RISCV-Laptop-Dev-Board_1600610157163.html

ROMA looks like this. The display size is 14.1 inches and the resolution is 1920 x 1080 pixels (full HD). In addition, the RISC-V adoption SoC ' TH1520 ' developed by Alibaba is installed as a processor.



A key marked 'RISC-V' is placed at the position of the Windows key on a general keyboard.



The published ROMA specifications are as follows.

processor TH1520
Processor operating frequency 2.50GHz
number of cores 4 cores
memory capacity 16GB
GPUs Built in SoC
display 14.1 inch full HD
USB port 2 x USB 3.0
Storage type SSD
OS Linux
keyboard backlit keyboard
Warranty period 5 years or more
Country of origin China


According to RISC-V International, a total of 100 ROMA units will be shipped in the fourth quarter of 2022, and production will be expanded to 1,000 units in the first quarter of 2023. RISC-V International said, 'I am pleased to announce the world's first RISC-V native development PC equipped with TH1520.'

ROMA is scheduled to be released in the fourth quarter of 2022, and the Premium model with a three-year SoC update is $ 4,999 (about 721,000 yen), the Standard model scheduled to be released in the first quarter of 2023 is $ 2,499 (about 360,000 yen), The Basic model scheduled to be released in the third quarter of 2023 is $ 1499 (about 216,000 yen) and can be pre-ordered from the following page.

Dc-roma Risc-v Development Laptop Premium/standard/basic Packages And Services Th1520
https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/DC-ROMA-RISCV-Laptop-Dev-Board_1600610157163.html



in Hardware, Posted by log1o_hf