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This is the 3rd "low cost" Linux board to "come out" in the last year or two (Chip and RPI Zero) but none of them are available on the market. All of these pro
by asfarley 11y ago
This is the 3rd "low cost" Linux board to "come out" in the last year or two (Chip and RPI Zero) but none of them are available on the market.
All of these projects have endless streams of explanations why the product isn't available yet: "it's a Kickstarter", "supply chain", blah blah blah.
I don't think it's a coincidence that there are 5 or 6 Linux boards in the $40 range and zero available for purchase in the $10 range.
- CountSessine 11y agoYeah - this is my complaint. I really want a Pi-zero. Or ten, really. I want to be able to put these in all sorts of places where a $40 board wouldn't make sense. But you can't get a Pi-zero for love or for money right now. The excuse that's given on the Pi foundation forums is that they're prioritizing education production? But what exactly is the hold-up? Is it really that hard to get time on a pick-and-place machine in China? Is order fulfillment scaling badly somehow? Is the supply of the Broadcom chip low right now? I want the Pi-zero, and right now it's nothing but vapor-ware!
- monochromatic 11y agoOut of curiosity, what would you do with ten Pi Zeros? I like the idea of them, but I'm not sure what I'd actually use one for.
- Chris2048 11y agoEmbed them in plastic, and make a fancy coffee table.
- xrjn 11y agoThe Raspberry Pi Zero has been available intermittently since it's release, and as of today it is in stock on Adafruit[0]. Many motivated people have been able to obtain it and build a few projects [1]. [0] https://www.adafruit.com/products/2885 https://www.adafruit.com/products/2885 [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/raspberry_pi/search?q=pi+zero&restrict_sr=on https://www.reddit.com/r/raspberry_pi/search?q=pi+zero&restr...