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| Raspberry Pi400 announced today - already practically sold out... |
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| jklasdf:
I'm glad they added a large-ish heat sink also for the $70. I don't think there's really a great way to get the heat out of the case given the form factor, and it'll probably still throttle under load, but should be better than the regular Pi 4. Micro-HDMI is annoying, especially since people are more likely to actually need HDMI output given the form factor. It looks like there should be room for at least one full-size HDMI if they stacked the USB connectors, but maybe there wasn't room? The entire raspberry pi line is definitely built down to a price though also, so maybe that's also part of it (not having two different HDMI connectors). |
| newbrain:
--- Quote from: David Hess on November 03, 2020, 01:19:59 am ---Chiclet keyboard? No thanks. --- Quote from: pickle9000 on November 03, 2020, 12:02:22 am ---That really reminds me of a VIC 20. --- End quote --- It is more like a Coco (Tandy TRS-80). The VIC-20 had a better keyboard. --- End quote --- Or, maybe...a Newbrain? |
| Siwastaja:
--- Quote from: ataradov on November 02, 2020, 09:35:39 pm ---They should really cut that crap out with lower than actual prices in the headlines. --- End quote --- Why? It has been their strategy from day one, the whole thing literally started with bait-and-switch: "open source SBC for $30". What you really got was fully closed-source, DRM'd, anti-opensource hardware for $45. Their business model is based on lying, conning, and limiting the users in every way imaginable. But it's clearly working - why change it? |
| Bicurico:
I bought my bare Pi 400 for £67 + £5 for international shipping. That's £72 or €83.50. I think this is what they claimed ("under £70") and I am more than pleased with this price. It is the full kit that costs £100. It just adds a monitor cable, a mouse, as 16GB(!) SD card and a PSU. £30 for these extras is not excessively expensive, but not cheap either. I already have all required accessories, so no need to buy the kit. I don't really understand the complaints. Yes with the Pi Zero it was impossible to get one for £5, but then, at this price the demand was just to big. I mean, at £5 I would right now buy like 10 just to have them around and ready for whatever application I might come across. Multiply this to all potential customers in the world and there would never be enough stock... And the foundation thus had to limit each purchase to one unit. Plus they don't make profit out of shipping. I agree, the situation sucks, but it could hardly be improved, I guess, especially when the product costs the same or less than the shipping itself. Vitor |
| Zucca:
In 1982 somebody had the same idea |
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