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25 dollar computer coming
bmarkus:
regarding price, see:
http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,10866.msg69125.html#msg69125
I'm still sceptic on $25 for Model 'A'.
cast-fish:
Yes
it must be impossibly difficult to release a product globally. Considering such things as import taxes
and duty and carriage and shipping and insurance.
Rasberry Pi is a british company and as a result the "model b" is indeed available for me to buy
at exactly the price they mentioned 6 months ago..($35)....it's 21.60 UK pence at Farnells website.
I think the "model a" pricing will be exactly as they said also....when it arrives on sale in about 2 months it will be just 14.99 uk pence to me here. I think the free upgrade to 256 megs of ram is a great thing for the model A. You really don't need to buy a Model B....the Model A can do all the same stuff for 7 dollars less money IN MY CASE IN THE UK
However, i do share your conerns about pricing.....if the Pi foundation marketted this whole computer as being a $35 dollar computer plus shipping....then THAT is exactly what you should get at least in the USA. (if peope are seeing these machines costing $65 then the whole "buzz" of a real cheap PC computer has gone out of the window reallly)
Vince.
bmarkus:
I'm in EU (Hungary) so between locall Farnell and UK farnell no import duties only shipping (inc. ensurance) and well, local margin.
Also. RAspberry states that purchase is limited for 1 unit, however Farnell here is giving quantity discounts for higher volume purchases.
hiro:
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I can't order anything anywhere.
cast-fish:
Markus
ahh right....Hungary.
just looked at buying one now...from Farnell. (pre order)
Farnell are selling KITS with everything you need. This is a great idea
because it's still a low cost PC that people may be interested in.
You get in a the KIT....a 4 port USB hub...a 4 gig SD card and a wireless mouse
and a bluetoothe dongle for a bluetoothe keyboard.
I think supplying the Pi with just an SD card is a good idea.
Also it's noticeable that the new boards have had the SD slot made flush to the
edge. That is a good ergonomic design. They have also left all the PIN headers
open on the board allowing other hardware to be connected.
The foundation infact make several other hardware boards for the Pi including
the GERT board and later the HIGH DEF camera.
having seen the improvement on the model A getting 256 ram i think the
foundation have made the Pi computer real interesting now
Vince.
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