This is interesting, because lots of cheap clones of the adapter will appear and quickly drive the market price below $5.
There has been a dichotomy for several years: generic adapters are $2-$5, while proprietary adapters are $20-$50. It's not due to the BOM cost of the chip, which is probably less than the cost of the copper. This might be the first mainstream adapter with a chip, other than PL2302-based USB-serial adapters, that are cheap.
There has been a dichotomy for several years: generic adapters are $2-$5, while proprietary adapters are $20-$50. It's not due to the BOM cost of the chip, which is probably less than the cost of the copper. This might be the first mainstream adapter with a chip, other than PL2302-based USB-serial adapters, that are cheap.