I agree with angrybrit here. A bank (or similar) loan is the only way you'll raise the funds for this project. The costs for bulk manufacturing such a project will be huge, no contribution system will come near to covering any costs (bar maybe a prototype board or 2). Or is this what youre trying to raise funds for ?? Sorry, I didnt bother reading all the posts because as much as Id like to believe something will come of it I just cant read it as anything but a nice fantasy. Unless you can come up with some proper money for bulk hardware purchases/manufacturing the prices will be way above what anyone but a handful of people would be willing to spend. People are already complaining about the price of A1's for the hardware you get compared to the price of other more powerful hardware, so I really cant see people willing to spend 3x that (an informed guess) again for a machine that, while closer to the mark, will still be slower than other hardware 1/5th of the cost. Good luck with it, but unless you can get ahold of some real money you'll not get more than a handful of boards made, and I cant imagine hyperion supporting a machine with a user base in single numbers