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Posted 15 October 2012

Raspberry Pi Model B - NOW WITH 512MB RAM !!! @ CPC - 28.07 delivered

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CPC are rolling out new versions of Raspberry PI with 512MB RAM !
Hurry up as these won't last long


CPC: For UK orders handling charges will be removed prior to dispatch.


Don't forget 5% Quidco or 5.05% TCB

Broadcom BCM2835 700MHz ARM1176JZFS processor with FPU and Videocore 4 GPU
GPU provides Open GL ES 2.0, hardware-accelerated OpenVG
1080p30 H.264 high-profile decode
GPU is capable of 1Gpixel/s, 1.5Gtexel/s or 24GFLOPs
512MB RAM
Powered from micro USB socket
Boots from SD card
Size - 85.6 x 53.98 x 17mm
HDMI socket
USB 2.0 socket
RCA video socket
SD card socket
10/100 BaseT Ethernet socket
3.5mm audio out jack
Header footprint for camera connection
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RoHS Compliance: Yes

Weight (kg): 0.044
Tariff No.: 84714100
Country of Origin: CN China
Country in which last significant manufacturing process was carried out
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Just to make everyone aware, we've now sold out of these - We'll have more stock in soon though (we THINK this week) so keep an eye on our Facebook / Twitter for us shouting up

dirge, if you drop an email to social@cpc.co.uk we can check that out for you

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dirge, if you drop an email to social@cpc.co.uk we can check that out for you
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  1. deleted427147's avatar
    nossa

    Definately an English error there.



    "Definitely"
  2. eglons's avatar
    rudy691

    it is. just ordered 15 of these.check the product page first.



    Now we know "who ate all the pi's"
  3. VeganPolice's avatar
    No I am an idiot!
  4. TH3R4POR's avatar
    kalel786

    512mb but still crap.Got bored of mine after a few days. It's pretty … 512mb but still crap.Got bored of mine after a few days. It's pretty useless and slow. I can see it being useful to like poor kids in third world countries. But to the normal person it's of no use. It's good for getting kids into computing but those suggesting it can be used as a media player are having a laugh. It's terrible as a media player.Raspberry Pi: The most overrated product ever.


    what a load of BS, XBMC runs fine on it even at 1080p, just search YouTube for examples.
  5. paul_merton's avatar
    bucketuk

    Not sure if you made your error on purpose.But mine wasn't. Didn't proof … Not sure if you made your error on purpose.But mine wasn't. Didn't proof read it. The word got changed to the wrong spelling when I was typing on my phone, predictive text for yah.As you can see from the screenshot below, chrome has no problem of the word defiantly and that is using the default UK English dictionary.


    That's because defiantly is a word (with a completely different meaning)
  6. deleted171264's avatar
    bucketuk

    I'm sure there is defiantly a maths error here. I highly doubt the zx … I'm sure there is defiantly a maths error here. I highly doubt the zx spectrum had about 43MB of RAM


    Definately an English error there.
  7. rudy691's avatar
    Author
    nicmall

    And you need 15 why?



    to rule the world.
  8. deleted44577's avatar
    Typical Raspberry Pi hater: It sucks, you have to tinker to get even basic things to work.

    Hate to bring you bad news but the device is designed to be hard to use on purpose. The idea is you have to learn about how computers really work to use this device, and that this process would allow children to gain valuable skills. Its the difference between giving a kid a set of meccano and giving them a finished toy. The "building it" part is just as much the use of the device as the final thing you end up with.

    All those people moaning that this not is a computer for a typical user, congratulations you have stated the obvious.
  9. VeganPolice's avatar
    That's 12 times what you get in the zx spectrum! Imagine how many levels Manic Miner would have if they ported it to the pi.
  10. deleted526739's avatar
    512mb but still crap.

    Got bored of mine after a few days. It's pretty useless and slow. I can see it being useful to like poor kids in third world countries. But to the normal person it's of no use. It's good for getting kids into computing but those suggesting it can be used as a media player are having a laugh. It's terrible as a media player.

    Raspberry Pi: The most overrated product ever.
  11. ellishmm's avatar
    kalel786

    512mb but still crap.Got bored of mine after a few days. It's pretty … 512mb but still crap.Got bored of mine after a few days. It's pretty useless and slow. I can see it being useful to like poor kids in third world countries. But to the normal person it's of no use. It's good for getting kids into computing but those suggesting it can be used as a media player are having a laugh. It's terrible as a media player.Raspberry Pi: The most overrated product ever.



    That's not the intention. It's a tool to teach people about computers, and how to code. If you want a media player, stop being cheap and buy a media player.
  12. Grrrrrrrrrrr's avatar
    tehwabbit

    Please tell me that those of you that snap these up actually do cool … Please tell me that those of you that snap these up actually do cool things with them not just be boring dull citizens and turn it into a media centre,.


    I have one controlling the central heating and immersion heater - possibly the opposite of doing a cool thing.. I had to buy a few ds1820 sensors and a 25A ssr (not a lot, thanks to Chinese traders on Ebay) - the rest came from the junk box. and the whole thing cost less than fifty quid.
    Of course the main problem is that it is impossible to leave well-enough alone. I thought a third order control system would do nicely but things have gone way beyond that. I've got GSI Tecsi IS software running on a PC linked to it at the moment,...and the "few" ds1820s have sort of become ten of them.. oO
  13. ShovelFX's avatar
    getknk

    I'm thinking to make one of these into a small moving robot to1. Vacuum … I'm thinking to make one of these into a small moving robot to1. Vacuum my house2. Clean utensils Those are the two headache jobs..


    To save the time and effort programming a Pi to do that, perhaps a mail-order bride would be simpler?
    (edited)
  14. JsFrk's avatar
    They all have the 512 now (http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/2180) so being the standard price it's not really 'deal'
  15. AlbertoFrog's avatar
    bucketuk

    I'm sure there is defiantly a maths error here. I highly doubt the zx … I'm sure there is defiantly a maths error here. I highly doubt the zx spectrum had about 43MB of RAM


    I assume he meant to put 12000x - I think it came with 16kB (upgradable to 48kB).

    (edited)
  16. juniper's avatar
    BennyBristol1

    These aren't really that cheap once you get all the bits. They are slow … These aren't really that cheap once you get all the bits. They are slow and a lot of Googling is required to get the most rudimentary of functionality - such as wifi working.You can get an old PC for next to nothing, stick Ubuntu proper on it and you will have a much faster more functional machine.


    I am afraid that is misleading and wrong. If you use a simple wifi adapter like this one, it just works with Raspbian (2012-09-18) - well you have to put the WPA key in of course. And it works perfectly with Xbian (an XBMC distro) - you just have to go to settings and say you want to use wifi (and enter the key etc). It streams video from my NAS over wifi perfectly. I get power from my TV - it has a USB socket for viewing photos (it's a 4 year old Sony, so well before Smart TVs) and it clearly supplies enough power. Wifi dongle and Logitech nano receiver (mouse and keyboard) are plugged in - no need for a powered hub). I control it using an android app on my phone - can browse files on the NAS, on the phone screen.
    Half the fun of a computer like this is that you have to put in a bit of effort, and I am not even a technical person. It's a challenge - when you make the effort and succeed, you feel happy. If you want an easy life get an Apple product...
    (edited)
  17. cpctweet's avatar
    Just to make everyone aware, we've now sold out of these - We'll have more stock in soon though (we THINK this week) so keep an eye on our Facebook / Twitter for us shouting up

    dirge, if you drop an email to social@cpc.co.uk we can check that out for you
  18. bucketuk's avatar
    IamMT

    That's 12 times what you get in the zx spectrum! Imagine how many levels … That's 12 times what you get in the zx spectrum! Imagine how many levels Manic Miner would have if they ported it to the pi.



    I'm sure there is defiantly a maths error here. I highly doubt the zx spectrum had about 43MB of RAM
  19. tommiekiddy's avatar
    For those worried about the handling charges, see the ....

    Product Information

    The Raspberry Pi is a credit-card sized computer board that plugs into a TV or Monitor.

    A miniature ARM-based PC which can be used for spreadsheets, word-processing, games, high-definition video and more.

    Broadcom BCM2835 700MHz ARM1176JZFS processor with FPU and Videocore 4 GPU
    GPU provides Open GL ES 2.0, hardware-accelerated OpenVG
    1080p30 H.264 high-profile decode
    GPU is capable of 1Gpixel/s, 1.5Gtexel/s or 24GFLOPs
    512MB RAM
    Powered from micro USB socket
    Boots from SD card
    Size - 85.6 x 53.98 x 17mm
    HDMI socket
    USB 2.0 socket
    RCA video socket
    SD card socket
    10/100 BaseT Ethernet socket
    3.5mm audio out jack
    Header footprint for camera connection

    For UK orders handling charges will be removed prior to dispatch.

  20. Joefez's avatar
    I have one with raspbmc on it, and it works fine, if a touch slow. Ideal as a discreet media streamer. It's silent, low power and you can use your phone as a remote control. Was initially worried about power consumption leaving it on 24/7, but someone on the raspberry pi forums did the leg work and figured out it costs on average £4.50 - £8.50 a year to run (depending on your energy tariff).

    Anybody thinking of getting one I can highly recommend it. You'll need a decent power supply (i'm using my original SGS2 charger which works like a charm), a good SD card (class 10 - loads of deals on here for them!) and a case if you want, otherwise just blue tack it to the back of your tv!

    Use any of the xbmc builds, Xbian, raspbmc or openelec, then load your add-ons: tvcatchup for live tv streaming, iplayer, 4OD etc and you're all set!

    You'll need a little bit of patience to set it all up, but for £40 all in, its a no brainer.
  21. deleted579426's avatar
    They should not have fragmented the Pi userbase so soon - fragmentation is always a negative.

    Releasing a Pi2 next year with improved specs all round is a good idea, but to fragment the existing Pi base is not.
  22. JezUK's avatar
    rudy691

    for the company I work for.



    Good to see that not everyone is an absolute cock.
  23. eastendpark's avatar
    Grrrrrrrrrrr

    I have one controlling the central heating and immersion heater - … I have one controlling the central heating and immersion heater - possibly the opposite of doing a cool thing.. I had to buy a few ds1820 sensors and a 25A ssr (not a lot, thanks to Chinese traders on Ebay) - the rest came from the junk box. and the whole thing cost less than fifty quid. Of course the main problem is that it is impossible to leave well-enough alone. I thought a third order control system would do nicely but things have gone way beyond that. I've got GSI Tecsi IS software running on a PC linked to it at the moment,...and the "few" ds1820s have sort of become ten of them.. oO



    Sounds interesting. You should put up a blog post somewhere.
  24. digitaltoast's avatar
    kalel786

    Raspberry Pi: The most overrated product ever.After you get a case, a … Raspberry Pi: The most overrated product ever.After you get a case, a power supply, a memory card, keyboard, mouse, etc. it just isn't worth it for most people. Even an oldie p4 will run rings around the raspberry pi.



    *sigh*

    And this is why the UK is screwed and short of engineers....
  25. Zad's avatar
    kalel786

    A "computer geek" would surely know the difference between brought and … A "computer geek" would surely know the difference between brought and bought?



    Not necessarily. I have worked with many talented and skilled designers, engineers and programmers (and plain hackers) who are dyslexic. Properly dyslexic not the "oh I can't be bothered" sort. For some reason, some dyslexic peoples' brains just seem really well suited to programming.

    To those people complaining. There are a couple of relevant points. Firstly, if it weren't for the popularity of the original Raspberry Pi, they wouldn't be able to offer this free upgrade at all. Secondly, this is what computer technology does. See Moore's Law en.wikipedia.org/wik…law

    If you don't like things being obsolete in a few months, and being replaced with something faster and cheaper, then computers probably aren't the thing for you.

    The aim was to sell maybe 10,000 Raspberry Pis over its lifetime. So far, they have sold over 400,000 of them. The Raspberry Pi foundation isn't a huge company like Sony, Apple etc, who have huge financial resources and are used to making millions of units.

    The demand for the 512 model is already so huge that Element14 (Farnell/CPC) in the USA have had to suspend orders!
  26. rudy691's avatar
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    confirmed on their facebook page:

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  27. deleted215417's avatar
    And you need 15 why?
  28. CRWAB's avatar
    Please tell me that those of you that snap these up actually do cool things with them not just be boring dull citizens and turn it into a media centre,.
  29. lukeyboy69's avatar
    Not really a "deal" is it, they are all the same price!
  30. mikebuzz's avatar
    Works fine as a media player running the latest version of OpenELEC
  31. deleted153313's avatar
    rudy691

    for the last time - raspberry doesnt have the handling charge...its … for the last time - raspberry doesnt have the handling charge...its removed prior to despatch. go to the product page and read...ive ordered single pieces before too...



    My apologies to rudy691.

    The people at CPC kept telling me about the handling charge even though they could see what I ordered. Eventually they did tell me that there was no handling charge on the Pi.
  32. AndrewRunagall's avatar
    bucketuk

    I'm sure there is defiantly a maths error here. I highly doubt the zx … I'm sure there is defiantly a maths error here. I highly doubt the zx spectrum had about 43MB of RAM



    43 MegaBytes of RAM in 1983?!? Are you sure? A computer with that sort of RAM back in the day would be (no jokes here) about the size of a small house.
  33. brainsys's avatar
    kalel786

    I can see it being useful to like poor kids in third world countries. But … I can see it being useful to like poor kids in third world countries. But to the normal person it's of no use.


    Wow, with an attitude like that - reality can only disappoint oO
  34. CRWAB's avatar
    Bashop

    They may not have food but they have better tech than this



    You clearly missed the point of Ras-Pi :P
    It';s not designed to be high spec, it's meant to be an accessible platform for learning about computing. Think more audrino .
  35. caf's avatar
    nossa

    Definately an English error there.


    renderman

    "Definitely"



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  36. logix88's avatar
    kalel786

    512mb but still crap.Got bored of mine after a few days. It's pretty … 512mb but still crap.Got bored of mine after a few days. It's pretty useless and slow. I can see it being useful to like poor kids in third world countries. But to the normal person it's of no use. It's good for getting kids into computing but those suggesting it can be used as a media player are having a laugh. It's terrible as a media player.Raspberry Pi: The most overrated product ever.



    Power cord! Mine was slow too, hated it and found out the power cord I used was 500mA, got one that has 1500mA and now working quite well.. Installed openelec on it and it was churning through 1080p videos with no struggle. Worth a try?
  37. hyenadog's avatar
    kalel786

    512mb but still crap.Got bored of mine after a few days. It's pretty … 512mb but still crap.Got bored of mine after a few days. It's pretty useless and slow. I can see it being useful to like poor kids in third world countries. But to the normal person it's of no use. It's good for getting kids into computing but those suggesting it can be used as a media player are having a laugh. It's terrible as a media player.Raspberry Pi: The most overrated product ever.



    The pi should be fine as a media server .. if you want some ideas of what you can use it for .. I have been running a hacked iconnect (not as powerful as the pi) for the last couple of years 24/7 as a squeezebox (audio) server, minidlna (media server) and VPN server (so i can use my ipad on public wifi with no security risk) and latterly as a small python web interface to a folder i can add things to to upload to my ipad (therefore not needing itunes anymore thank god) .. and the pi should be perfect for all of this and much more and without the pain i have had of trying to get the thing hacked and setup and properly working

    ... in terms of media player, all these hacked arm boxes suffer from both licencing issues and the closed nature of the video drivers which mean its difficult to build in comprehensive codec support (licencing) and hardware accelerated video. I would have thought its only a matter of time till you get a quasi armhf xmbc pi with hardware accelerated video and the ability for you to add a codec pack yourself to give it that comprehensive codec support.then you should be good to go media player wise

    (edited)
  38. rudy691's avatar
    Author
    intranix

    Why is this a deal? this is just a news posting imo.



    it's twice as much RAM than any other retailers stock at the moment, for the same price - its a deal in my book.
  39. hyenadog's avatar
    Heed20

    I don't get all the Pi hating going on. It's not for people who want a … I don't get all the Pi hating going on. It's not for people who want a perfect system out of the box. It's about playing with settings and finding what works for you whether you want a simple XBMC or a home-made complex home automation system. It's what you make with it that defines it,



    .. best just to ignore them .. half of them are the tin foil hat brigade jealous they didnt have the cahunas to do it and the other half trolling chavs ...
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