Raspberry Pi

Published by B-Dog1996 in the blog B-Dog's Super-Sexy-Awesome-Chocolately-Fudge-Coated-Mega-Super-Blog. Views: 516

My Raspberry Pi arrived today.
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For those of you that don't know, it's basically a small desktop PC (the motherboard is the size of a credit card).

Anyone getting one of these, or has been interested in getting one?
Oct 10, 2012
  • Legion
    Legion Oct 10, 2012
    I have never heard of it...

    And I thought the title was kind of random, until I actually read the blog. xD
  • testyal1
    testyal1 Oct 10, 2012
    I need an Arduino.
  • DoDo1234
    DoDo1234 Oct 10, 2012
    I was going to get a Raspberry Pi, but then I'd have no use for it XD
    Heh, it's so awesomely teeny. :3
  • Quill Inkwell
    Quill Inkwell Oct 10, 2012
    I just kind of blown away by how small technology is getting now.

    I know what I'm doing during my lunchbreak. *Googles Raspberry Pi*
  • B-Dog1996
    B-Dog1996 Oct 10, 2012
    They look pretty interesting too. I'll probably look into it a bit more later.
  • B-Dog1996
    B-Dog1996 Oct 10, 2012
    It is quite amazing. It's only got 256MB RAM and the Harddrive is only as large as the SD card you insert.

    But still, a whole desktop PC that can fit in your wallet. Pretty impressive.
  • Quill Inkwell
    Quill Inkwell Oct 10, 2012
    And I can hook it up to my 37" HDTV. ::S:
  • Valkyyria
    Valkyyria Oct 10, 2012
    A friend of mine has one and showed it to me, but i never thought about getting one myself... it really is impressive what is possible, but my normal pc is enough :D
  • B-Dog1996
    B-Dog1996 Oct 10, 2012
    Yes. In fact, it encourages that. It has a HDMI output as well as an analog RCA video output and a 3.5mm audio output.
  • Tyro D. Fox
    Tyro D. Fox Oct 10, 2012
    Wow...I've seen these things. As far as I know, that's basically a toy for Programmers. I remember being shown a video of someone using that to play Quake II once. They're rather expensive, aren't they?
  • B-Dog1996
    B-Dog1996 Oct 10, 2012
    $35 dollars which, for a PC, is incredibly cheap. The company that makes them is a non-profit organisation. All you're really paying for is for the manufacturing of the board and the shipping.

    I ended up paying just over £50 in total, which includes all the required cables and a case.
  • NotWhatWeExpected
    NotWhatWeExpected Oct 10, 2012
    I just looked that thing up. That is WAY cool! I want one now!

    You'd have the gratitude of a million Jheras if you mailed that to me ::S:
  • B-Dog1996
    B-Dog1996 Oct 10, 2012
    Sorry mate, I'm still playing around with mine.

    They aren't too expensive, so you could always get one if you really want. Like I said, I (well, my Dad) paid just over £50, which is about $80. And that includes everything.

    Although if you are planning to get one, expect some delays. These things are incredibly popular. I ordered mine in June and I received it today.
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