New Raspberry Pi Model A+

[rolycat]

The Raspberry Pi foundation announced a new version of their lowest cost single board computer yesterday:



Unlike the model B+, they haven't maintained the same price as the previous model - the new computer is actually $5 cheaper at just $20. And it's still made in the UK.

[Kjelt]

$20 uhuh, in UK indeed (15 pounds at Farnell) but in another country for instance NL, Farnell asks €24.-  ($29)

[Tandy]

Price is excluding Tax and delivery so it is not going to be the same everywhere.

[Kjelt]

Price is excluding Tax and delivery so it is not going to be the same everywhere.

Why not, you said it yourself, this price is excl. TAX and delivery, as are the prices of Farnell 
Edit: might be the shipping, because Farnell ships for free for companies... hmmmm sucks being a private individual sometimes 

[rolycat]

Price is excluding Tax and delivery so it is not going to be the same everywhere.

Why not, you said it yourself, this price is excl. TAX and delivery, as are the prices of Farnell 
Edit: might be the shipping, because Farnell ships for free for companies... hmmmm sucks being a private individual sometimes 

Some companies do offer free shipping to individuals - for example CPC are selling the A+ for £16.84 including VAT and free shipping.

CPC are UK/Ireland only, though.

[Alex Eisenhut]

The Raspberry Pi foundation announced a new version of their lowest cost single board computer yesterday:



Unlike the model B+, they haven't maintained the same price as the previous model - the new computer is actually $5 cheaper at just $20. And it's still made in the UK.

Lots more GPIOs, could be interesting for automating an old Tektronix 567/6R1A combo....

[rolycat]

Lots more GPIOs, could be interesting for automating an old Tektronix 567/6R1A combo....

The A+ is intended primarily for embedding in projects where size or power consumption is an issue, since it is not only less wide but almost half the height of the B+ board - and consumes half the power.

I'd think the additional memory and USB sockets and the Ethernet port on the B+ might be useful in test gear automation applications, and of course the I/O capabilities are identical.