Raspberry Pi launched!

[jxharding]

Local distributors:
Electrocomp Express (Pty) Ltd
Sharecall: 0860 10 20 20 (SA Residents only)
Tel: +27 (0) 11 458-9055
Fax: +27 (0) 11 608-0401
E-mail: [email protected]

Obtained here

thanks! just mailed them
prob have 0 chance of getting the unit before later in the year but gonna try

 

[MyWorld]

I'm very interested to see how well it handles lossless HD.

 

[ponder]

People, google 'Allwinner A10' it's another board in the development process from china with even higher specs and a lower price.

 

[froot]

People, google 'Allwinner A10' it's another board in the development process from china with even higher specs and a lower price.

It would have been nice to see the Pi with a more powerful chip, maybe something like the TI 1GHz chip (or even the dual core one), even if paying R100-R200 more (at most). Maybe something like this could be done on a "R500 model"... Not that 700MHz is too little for Linux, it would just make it more commercially viable for the more adventurous home user.

 

[MyWorld]

It would have been nice to see the Pi with a more powerful chip, maybe something like the TI 1GHz chip (or even the dual core one), even if paying R100-R200 more (at most). Maybe something like this could be done on a "R500 model"... Not that 700MHz is too little for Linux, it would just make it more commercially viable for the more adventurous home user.

It seems like the dev team is very open to suggestions, lets hope they make the most of criticism received. If I could get one of these I would love to put it through it's passes.

 

[froot]

It seems like the dev team is very open to suggestions, lets hope they make the most of criticism received. If I could get one of these I would love to put it through it's passes.

That would be pretty awesome.

 

[PurpleLights]

I look forward to trying it out!

 

[stevovo]

thanks! just mailed them
prob have 0 chance of getting the unit before later in the year but gonna try

Any reply yet?

 

[stevovo]

The electrocomp express site says its discontinued

http://eexpress.co.za/index.php?p=search&query=raspberry

 

[CrispinKay]

I hope they get the network jack issue sorted quickly, I cant wait to get my board.

 

[Praeses]

I hope they get the network jack issue sorted quickly, I cant wait to get my board.

Likewise. Do you know whether they supply a power supply with it btw?

 

[froot]

Likewise. Do you know whether they supply a power supply with it btw?

No. It's an optional extra. The Pi comes with it, only it and it alone.

 

[MyWorld]

Raspberry going on sale within hours:
http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/news/raspberry-pi-consumer-purchases-start-tomorrow-morning-in-eu/

It seems the price is only slightly adjusted from the initial launch, impressive!

 

[Fudzy]

About bloody time, I wonder when they'll hit our shores?