$ 25 Raspberry Pi Model A Mini PCs Already Launched
The Raspberry Pi Foundation has already sold several hundred thousand such devices since the launch of its Raspberry Pi Model B mini-computer. The price of this model is 35 US dollars. But after all, if you remember, the company promised to provide mini-computers for $ 25, and it was the habrasociety who heard about the Raspberry Pi Model A for the first time. Now the company fulfills the promise, and the Raspberry Pi Model A is launched. In other words, at the very beginning of next year, everyone will be able to get this model (the first devices have already left the assembly line).
This is how it looks (photo taken by developers). Of course, this model lacks some modules and functions (for example, there is no Ethernet port, only one USB port, and only 256 MB of memory). There are also positive points. For example, an ARM 11 processor with a core frequency of 700 MHz can be overclocked to 1 GHz without loss of warranty. In addition, any user who needs a network can connect a WiFi module to the USB port.
If you remember, initially the Raspberry Pi Foundation conceived its computer as a way to provide British students with cheap PCs. And they did, only the Raspberry Pi computers became extremely popular not only among students, and not only in the UK.
Miniature computers themselves are not a substitute for a powerful desktop, but for developers, office workers, students, programmers (who do not work with very "heavy" applications) this computer is just right. Yes, and HD-video Raspberry Pi is able to pull.
In general, we are waiting for the arrival of the Raspberry Pi Model A on sale.
Via raspberrypi.org