The $5 Raspberry Pi Zero released

[quagmire]

Comes free with the next issue of MagPi. What a time to be alive!


Source

*www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-zero/










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More source

Raspberry Pi Releases Tiny $5 Computer: Model Zero | Make:

Pi Zero: A full Raspberry Pi for just $5 | Ars Technica

 

[Desmond]

Wow. When does this come to India?

 

[Nerevarine]

Does it support 1080p video decoding ?

 

[Vyom]

It does seem to have 1080p output, though playing a fHD video would be highly unstable. Forget browser YT playback entirely.
Though it's not meant to do those things.

 

[Faun]

Though it's not meant to do those things.

It's the breakthrough in torrents. Torrents everywhere !

 

[Nerevarine]

Not having ethernet is also a downside.. The only way to even connect it to a PC is by a wifi dongle, which u have to purchase

 

[Desmond]

Perhaps they had to sacrifice ethernet to reduce size and cost.

 

[Nerevarine]

Is it possible to set up a wired LAN via USB ?
Also what is the max speed of the USB provided ?

 

[arijitsinha]

Comes free with the next issue of MagPi. What a time to be alive!

Is it applicable for the digital MagPi too?

 

[Desmond]

Is it possible to set up a wired LAN via USB ?
Also what is the max speed of the USB provided ?

USB does not support gigabit bandwidth like Ethernet.

 

[icebags]

interesting news, now i must wait for it to be available in india. i guess $5 will still be priced < 1k here.

any idea when they will come here ?

 

[Desmond]

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[arijitsinha]

interesting news, now i must wait for it to be available in india. i guess $5 will still be priced < 1k here.

any idea when they will come here ?

It was priced 1.2 K on element14 site. Anyway in it is sold out everywhere it seems.

 

[icebags]

It was priced 1.2 K on element14 site. Anyway in it is sold out everywhere it seems.

that is the strange issue, i did never get how these businessmen can 3 fold the price and sell a < 350/- stuff for 1.2k/-. sux.

however i have also come to know about this CHIP kickstarter project, a 9$ computer, essentially in the similar league to pi zero, but with more hardware peripherals.

advantage of CHIP over zero pi :

# has on board flash storage.
# on board wifi & BT4.0
# more video o/p option via composite port
# full size usb port
# pre populated female headers.

but the problem is their production line seems somewhat full, if ordered now, they will ship in feb. and their intl shipping is quite expensive - something between $20-$50.


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[topgear]

^^ great news. Going to wait for CHiP to be available here.

 

[kkn13]

perhaps the higher 1.2k price is because of custom/import duty
still its sad that we always get stuff at 3x the price

 

[icebags]

^^ great news. Going to wait for CHiP to be available here.

it won't be, unless someone purchases in bulk and resells them in ebay. cause it's a kickstarter project sale - designed by enthusiasts, sold to supporters on preorder basis.

 

[topgear]

I can wait ... for something good to come

 

[kg11sgbg]

How about searching in aliexpress?

 

[topgear]

how about Digit releases a special edition and bundle this $5 beauty. They can price the mag Rs. 500 - 550 for a special ed. on raspbian pi with only one DVD with tool, tutorial, os and everything useful for raspberry and raspbian. If it's possible it would be a great surprise for the new year even if they releases the mag on the mid of jan 16.