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However WLAN beats LAN, especially if I chose to build a small case and use this as a HTPC that I can use to watch.
is the wifi powerful enough for full HD streaming? I think the typical sub-10$ chinese WLAN card is just b/g
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Because you want a teeny tiny Arm development board? Because you want to make a fanless media server? Because you want to learn programming and your elder brother is hogging the PC surfing for whatever teenage boys surf for?
So it's a minicomputer without the disk, keyboard, mouse, screen, and speakers, which quickly adds up to $250 with cheapest components if you want to use it as a general-purpose computer. At the same time, it runs linux and the same linux distro runs also in qemu, so you can do most of the develompent without actual hardware. So where's the rush, why does everybody have to get it right now?
Amazon Class Class 10 8 GB SD Card: $9
Best Buy 20" LCD: $90
Keyboard: $15
Mouse: $7.54
Speakers: $10.54
Total: $132.08
I love it how people are pissing on this as though it is a failure. Really, unbelievable. Here is a group of dedicated guys and girls that work their asses off to produce a $25 computer with more punch than you'd ever think possible for that amount of money. Not only do they deliver, they are sold out in absolute record time with the sites simply collapsing under the load. I'd chalk this one up as a success, definite…
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Because you want a teeny tiny Arm development board? Because you want to make a fanless media server? Because you want to learn programming and your elder brother is hogging the PC surfing for whatever teenage boys surf for?
So it's a minicomputer without the disk, keyboard, mouse, screen, and speakers, which quickly adds up to $250 with cheapest components if you want to use it as a general-purpose computer. At the same time, it runs linux and the same linux distro runs also in qemu, so you can do most of the develompent without actual hardware. So where's the rush, why does everybody have to get it right now?
It is not supposed to be a customer item sold to be used as the only computer someone uses. It does not even have a power supply or a casing around the circuit board!
And it certainly isn't a minicomputer like the PDP-11 was :)
I've got a BeagleBoard C2 and a BeagleBone to play with until then...
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Yes, dying from success is never the desired outcome, but at least they managed to send a first batch, which will be reviewed, will increase the hype, and hopefully give them a second chance to do things right and stock some more units
Or it could tarnish their reputation and kill the whole product. Lets hope the engineering of the actual product is a little better than the sales process. But I still think its kind of important not to give your potential customers a 404 as your first interaction or you run the very real risk of having zero conversions from all that homepage traffic.
Wait, that makes no sense, I can't see that at all, nevermind.
I am really disappointed about their choice of distributors. Neither Farnell's nor RS Components subsidiaries in Germany and Austria ship to private individuals, you have to be a corporate buyer in order to be able to order from them. And since they "have" local subsidiaries, the "international" sites of both companies don't ship to either country. In short: in Germany or Austria, you cannot buy the Raspberry Pi unle…
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Why downvote this guy? He's right. I'd wager that a non-insignificant % of the people scrambling to order want to get their hands on one to flip it on eBay. Watch what happens when they start shipping.
And if someone needs one this week instead of waiting 2-3 weeks, then they're free to spend $300. Otherwise the seller is just playing to buyer's stupidity. Oh well.
What do people plan to use their Raspberry PI for? Given the nature of HN I'm intrigued to see what unique and innovate ideas people here may have...
Even though the RasPi is hugely overqualified, it looks like it will be easier and cheaper than using a Arduino with a wireless shield. I'm also tickled by the idea of using a such a powerful computer for such a trivial task :)
What do people plan to use their Raspberry PI for? Given the nature of HN I'm intrigued to see what unique and innovate ideas people here may have...