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Raspberry Pi £22 computer starts 29th at 6am
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The Raspberry Pi is set to go on sale at 6am on Wednesday 29th February.
Limited to one per person for this initial run of 10,000. More units to be made later in the year.
This is a fully functional ARM-based computer with HDMI out, 256MB RAM memory, two USB ports, 10/100 Ethernet controller and SD card reader for £22.
This ultra cheap computer can be used as media player soon, running a special build of XBMC for playing your downloaded movies on usb at 1080p.
NOTE: XBMC for RasPi aka RaspMC has not yet been released but will be soon with the launch raspbmc.com/
You will need a SD card, micro usb adaptor for power, keyboard, mouse and TV. It doesn't come with a case, but it's pretty small so you could just stick it to the back of your TV.
"The Raspberry Pi is a credit-card sized computer that plugs into your TV and a keyboard. It’s a capable little PC which can be used for many of the things that your desktop PC does, like spreadsheets, word-processing and games. It also plays high-definition video. We want to see it being used by kids all over the world to learn programming." From raspberrypi.org/faqs
Limited to one per person for this initial run of 10,000. More units to be made later in the year.
This is a fully functional ARM-based computer with HDMI out, 256MB RAM memory, two USB ports, 10/100 Ethernet controller and SD card reader for £22.
This ultra cheap computer can be used as media player soon, running a special build of XBMC for playing your downloaded movies on usb at 1080p.
NOTE: XBMC for RasPi aka RaspMC has not yet been released but will be soon with the launch raspbmc.com/
You will need a SD card, micro usb adaptor for power, keyboard, mouse and TV. It doesn't come with a case, but it's pretty small so you could just stick it to the back of your TV.
"The Raspberry Pi is a credit-card sized computer that plugs into your TV and a keyboard. It’s a capable little PC which can be used for many of the things that your desktop PC does, like spreadsheets, word-processing and games. It also plays high-definition video. We want to see it being used by kids all over the world to learn programming." From raspberrypi.org/faqs
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sorted byIt's also, to make this clear to people who don't get it, NOT AN x86 SYSTEM, so it will not run x86 software. You will need ARM specific software. Unless you're interested in getting your hands dirty, it would be better to wait until there is more software available for it.
As per a previous post, I'm saying this to stop people expecting a fully functional boxed system from buying the damn thing and realising they can't do anything, and dumping it in a drawer. Let the people who will write the software get the first batch, then see if it's worthwhile getting one later.
It's also NOT a limited deal - there's just a limit on the first batch, so what the heck it's doing on here in the first place is a bit of a mystery.
Stop being so bitter just because you think you're better than everyone else because you know what Linux is, or because you're scared you won't be able to get one.
Ah - so the 'billions' got it right and Turing got it wrong?
It is a computer and a more advanced one than packaged by Apple, Radio Shack & Commordore that launched the desktop PC market ...
Coupled with industry standard USB keyboard & mouse plus an HDMI monitor and its a much more sophisticated package. The only thing it lacks is a case. And the people who made their millions out of the Nokia 3320 will soon have those on eBay for under a fiver.
This is real open computing. That sure beats Apple's offerings, and not only on price ;-)
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No wonder Apple, once a kit computer maker itself, has just become like an expensive designer clothing label for people to feel good about themselves.
The RaspberryPi is just what the enthusiast side of the computing market needs right now.
£22 for a hand-sized system capable of being your web server (or various other roles which require minimal processing with high availability) using a miniscule amount of power.
Yeah, what a rip-off!
I've been following this project for over a year now with anticipation. I'm designing a number of low cost medical devices to be used in third world countries and this would simplify things and lower costs significantly for me.
AAggh MY EYES
It is better off for them to work on the first batch so resources will be rich in the upcoming batches.
Due to HUKD's nature, I still expect to see people posting here complaining about no memory, looking for how to install windows, calling out for a noobie's guide... etc
SHAME on those people.
You fail on almost every level of being a human being
YAY I BAGGED ONE!!
NOW WTF DOES IT DO?
Apple is not the only fruit X)
Please folks - if you haven't read my post on page 3 of this thread ... it's not an x86 PC. It's not going to run your windows games (Quake3 was ported to ARM), you can't stick a PC video card into it, XBMC has been shown working but there isn't an AVAILABLE distribution for it yet AFAIK, the video codec support is limited to H.264, and the original description on here says it has built-in wifi, which it doesn't. Also the price is the STANDARD price which you'll be able to buy from later as well, this is not a limited deal other than the first batch being 10K units. And it's JUST a circuit board with no power cable/case etc.
Don't order from the first batch unless you have a clue what you're getting yourself into. You're not going to suddenly get an amazing media centre by the weekend if you order this. Let the developers take them, and be able to use them.
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To call it a "computer" is stretching the definition of the word as used by billions.
Chances are if you are not aware of the Raspberry Pi project then it is either too technical or clever or complex or advanced or grown-up for you.
If not sure then Google will confirm.
I'll be in line for one, really hope the schools take this up, we need educators to stop teaching Powerpoint and start teaching computer science again.
Well that brightened up my day
Seriously phil, I can't work out if you are deliberately trolling or just can't read (I suspect the former). Look in the forum, look around the web, look at the youtube vids, look at the press releases on major technology websites, look at the recent high profile tech shows they have demo'd the boards at, then tell me its a scam.
As said earlier, I've followed this for a while. I even know one of the educational pioneers involved through my old gaming days, this is real. Unfortunately for a lot of people, phildo included, this really isn't a consumer unit. This is for people who want to cook, not people who need spoon feeding. I myself am unsure if I'll get that much out of it, but I'm willing to have a go. My linux skills suck, but this could be my spur to learn.
This is NOT a replacement for a WD Live, please bear that in mind if you saw the XBMC vid and thought its a cheap media center. It will do some of it, but not as polished as retail units. Not yet anyway, and you'd still want a remote control.
EDIT: As alluded to above, all those expecting to use XBMC on it may want to work out where to download it from first. AFAIK it isn't available at present, although I'm sure it will be along soon enough.
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Dont you feel even a bit guilty about trying to make money out of a charity?
Luckily they are limited to 1 per person to stop scammers.
Jeremy Kyle studio doors on your left sir.
If this is for sale, it's for sale..........
If a load of noobs buy it, then so be it.
As, I think, only one other commentator has suggested, if the whole batch is sold within minutes, that in itself may help generate even more interest in these tiny gadgets, meaning larger production run, lowered costs, more developers getting behind it etc etc etc - can only be a good thing to introduce real competition in the very low end of the computing sphere. (edited)
Seems so poorly thought out it. The first 10,000 should have been raffled so everyone had an even chance of buying one.
I've sort of lost all my positive feeling about the product for the moment, hopefully will recover for batch 2. Also one of the sites had it as £26.50 or similar for single orders. I thought the whole point was the foundation were selling it themselves at a set price?
Not impressed with the launch to say the least or how they were sold.
Expect large numbers to be bought by people in here - just because they're cheap, and even though they'll never actually be used for anything.
What a total waste, when there are people out there who could actually make good use of them but won't be able to get one because of HUKD.
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Bit like saying a moped is stretching the definition of being a vehicle. Its just not. This IS a computer as per the very definition of the word 'computer'. If you care to look it up.
Computer is a broad term and your mind seems to be a narrow place. Just because it hasn't got a glowing apple logo or a quad core Intel CPU sticker doesn't not mean it isn't a computer.
Er it's not American. Clearly you haven't even read the website.
It will just make more people want to buy it
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Looking at the comments posted, a lot of people don't understand what the utility of this is and i can imagine if they do buy it will bitch no end about there being no case, it never being able to run android ice cream sandwich etc.
The FIRST THING you should do is check out the wiki at raspberry pi's website this will give you an idea of what it is and what youre gonna get.
It is basically the roku 2 straming box without a case or power supply or hdmi leads and with no operating sytem appllication or remote control
Out of the box it can do nothing ! it has no onboard operating system (NAND) that boots from its chips every time you switch it on You download a linux sd card image and "burn this" to an sd card (that you will have to buy yourself (.. and make sure its a fast read and write one as you will be using it for on sd card cached memory as well as the RAM is only 256mb at most) and put the sd card in the pi's sd card slot and boot it and it will boot slowly in to fedora (or whatever distro you choose)
It's CPU is slow, its GPU is reasonably fast (will do 1080p).. it is in real terms a powerful GPU with a pretty slow ARM CPU attached just to allow the GPU to interface (remember its really designed for streaming NOT for general program running) ... the hardware acceleration licencing is limited on this chip so you will only get hardware acceleration on certain codecs (check the wiki). You will also need to get yourself a hdmi cable as well to connect to your tv/pc monitor (if its hdmi) or alternative (eg composite cables)
if you want to connect more than one reasonably power consuming usb device youre gonna need a powered hub so youre gonna have power and usb cables all over the place .. its not going to be neat !
It has an i/o interface and AT EXTRA COST an interface board (which at the moment is only going to be sold as a bare board so other people are gonna have to assemble and solder and test it) .. with this youre going to be able to do (with a bit of research and learning) all kinds of educational projects from controlling garage doors to pulsing lightshows for dj's which before the pi you would have had to spend bags more cash and learn a lot more to do it using something like a beagleboard
So the message is for those people looking for a nice neat xmbc media box .. the pi at a push will run xmbc but youre gonna have cables and leads everywhere (and buy a certain remote and sensor that works with it) and invest some time in learning how to configure it and the server and by the time you have added up all the bits and pieces youve had to buy it will cost as much as something like the wd live box which will work out of the box faultlessly and run netflix and bbc iplayer etc
But for those people looking for an educational tool or hobbyist tool and a bit of geeky fun it will be great ... the hope is that it will launch lots of bedroom nerds building software and hardware addons and interface addons (eg robotics kits) .. you never know it might in time generate succesful tech businesses ;-)
There is no doubt by the end of the year there will be a pi2 (just as we will see competitors if it sells) as the pi's SOC is way behind whats average for the price today but the important thing to realise is that if they keep the i/o interface the same (so the gertboard works) then all the addons and programs people develop should with a bit of luck just need minor changes to the code (eg i/o addresses) and nil changes to third party hardware
But most important of all if you do buy one dont start bitching about it not doing everything out of the box as a wd live box would or a windows 7 pc or an android tablet or a mac or and ipad etc .. READ THE RASPBERRY PI WIKI FIRST BEFORE BUYING !
raspberrypi.org/wiki-2
hope it helps ... and good luck to the raspberry pi people for all their hard work
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You don't understand what this is or its purpose.
You don't understand the FAQ
You don't understand what a charity is.
You don't understand exchange rates.
I'm bewildered, why are you still reading this deal?
I guess that you're a troll... However, you'd be better turning your attention to the media - i.e. the BBC etc. if you want to find the largest promoter of the RP today. HUKD has served most of the genuine Raspberry Pi followers really well today. We've been able to share our frustrations, information, links etc. Even more-so, as we've been unable to make any comments on the Raspberry Pi blog.
Watch out for big goats...
a circuit board so effectively useless as it stands to the vast majority of hukders
probably go uber hot though
But some will buy it anyway because it is cheap, hence taking it away from those who can do something useful with it.