The SpacemiT K1, the main controller of the laptop, is the world’s first RISC-V SoC that complies with the RISC-V Foundation’s RVA22 standard and the 256-bit RVV 1.0 standard. The laptop also comes with optimized OpenCV, OpenBLAS, Slam Eigen, libpng, libjpeg, XNNPACK, and other algorithm libraries, allowing developers to access high-performance computing libraries. The laptop is expected to go on sale soon with a price tag of around $300.
Key takeaways:
- SpacemiT, a Chinese chip design company, has unveiled the Muse Book laptop, which is based on the K1 octa-core RISC-V chip and is primarily sold to hardware engineers and DIY enthusiasts.
- The laptop runs the Bianbu OS operating system, which is based on the Debian distribution and optimized to run on the SpacemiT K1 octa-core RISC-V SoC.
- The Muse Book features a 14.1-inch IPS display, up to 16GB of LPDDR4X memory, eMMC storage, and a WiFi 6 wireless module. It also has a unique 8-pin header for hardware development.
- The laptop is expected to be priced around $300 and is part of the Muse series, which will also include a system-on-module, a development board, a mini PC, and a server/workstation.