With shipping (and the fact that Pis are currently hard to get) Pis can go up to $40 or $50. In countries like India, that's expensive. Not prohibitively, but

With shipping (and the fact that Pis are currently hard to get) Pis can go up to $40 or $50. In countries like India, that's expensive. Not prohibitively, but you think twice before using a Pi for a project. I'm currently studying at a tech institute and have been part of the group trying to get folks to do more tech. Generally we focus on Arduinos for freshmen because they're 3x/4x as cheap as a Pi and easy to get your hands on. I'd love to have more folks doing projects with Pis, but it's just too expensive. Peripherals? They're lying around. You can find an old monitor or TV anywhere, or just share one with an existing machine. A lot of projects with Pis don't even need peripherals.