In SX Microcontrollers, SX/B Compiler and SX-Key Tool, chiphead wrote:

[quote="JonnyMac"]
It is too bad that Parallax doesn't have the resources to take the SX design and improve it: flatten the memory access, give it more RAM, remove the "compatibility" stuff -- boy, I would love to have that for small products where the Propeller is just too expensive to use.[/quote]When I first saw the EOL announcement, one of my thoughts was small "lightweight" commercial products.  I'm a hobbyist, and to go from an SX to a Prop, even at "double" (roughly) the cost, is no big deal, and I was headed there anyone.  I go through maybe 10 or 20 processors a year.
 

I was curious at what point this would become an issue on a "commercial" product.  For an existing product, the cost of the chip change would be inconsequential in many cases when compared to the re-design costs in terms of the board and software.

 

The question I was contemplating is, assuming a new design, at what price point for a finished product (the end user cost for an effects module for exampe) does the change in processor cost for $3.25 to $7.00 or so make a real difference.  

 

Obviously if the product sells for 10 bucks, this is a big deal.  On the other hand, if it sells for a couple hundred, does it really matter (it would if this happened with every component).

 

Just curious what the thoughts are on that.

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