[Kabukks]

I'm currently prototyping a product using the Raspberry Pi + GPIO. I've often wondered - if the thing makes it to market - how I would substitute the Rpi in mass production (1000+). The SD card is a big point of failure for many Rpi users for example. So storage is probably something I would change.

Does anyone have experience with a mass produced product that used the Rpi in prototypes?

I know element14 is offering Raspberry Pi customization for mass production.

[detaro]

The compute module has eMMC instead of an SD card, and there should be a few products based around that to look at.

[giancarlostoro]

For clarification (for those who may not know) the compute module is the version of the Raspberry Pi intended for commercialized use.

See: https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/compute-module-3/

[Kabukks]

I've looked at the compute module. It is positioned as the way to go for mass production - but the price point seems higher than the Rpi as you still need a base board for it to function.

[detaro]

Yeah, if you don't have a custom PCB otherwise it's probably not the best fit.