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> Its virtually impossible to find any of these "$5 computers" in quantities greater than 1. It's quite possible to get more, if you need to (though probably n
by wolfgke 10y ago
> Its virtually impossible to find any of these "$5 computers" in quantities greater than 1.
It's quite possible to get more, if you need to (though probably not multiple ones at the same time). Just use the shops the the RPi foundations recommends and choose to be informed via email when this shop again has some in stock. Then as soon as possible buy one.
- joshvm 10y agoBut the problem is you can only buy one. We use Pi 2Bs for some commercial projects and it's ok because in principle we could order in 1000 next-day from RS (currently 12k in stock) or Farnell without restrictions. Practically the Pi Zero-W would fulfil all our system requirements, it'd probably be better because it's smaller. However, we can't risk it because the supply chain isn't there yet.
- sswaner 10y agoYou are lamenting that a product released today is not available in sufficient quantities to be used in your commercial product? Sounds like an unreasonable expectation.
- Dylan16807 10y agoNo, he's saying that if the W is unavailable the same way the Zero historically has been then it's a problem. The Zero has been out for a good while.
- joshvm 10y agoTo counter: the Pi Zero is coming on for 18 months and is still regularly sold out. I'm not expecting mass quantities on release, but the problem is that you can only buy one which makes development difficult. And if it's anything like the original zero, we'd have no idea when it will be available in quantity. Often it's useful to have more than one board e.g. one bare dev board, one in an enclosure/prototype. Having a month or more lead time for a replacement isn't practical.