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The true cost of a Pi these days can end up being more than a low-end mini pc once you add in all the extras you need to make it work. Power supply, sd card, et
by esskay 3y ago
The true cost of a Pi these days can end up being more than a low-end mini pc once you add in all the extras you need to make it work. Power supply, sd card, etc. For education you'll need to throw in keyboard, mouse, speakers, possibly a microphone, monitor, cables, etc.
You can easly get to $150 without a monitor when going with a pi vs a lower cost second hand mini pc which is more powerful and upgradable, and can run linux or windows. They've priced themselves out of the education market.
- oliwarner 3y agoThe true price of what? The latest Raspberry Pi 5 with 8gb RAM? What about a Raspberry Pi 1b, a W2 or a Pico? These are all devices that are great for learning computing. Kids can learn on a cheap £20 kit plugged into a TV. So what if it's used? So what if it's a few years old? The drive, the purpose of these educational projects is to get kids onto them. Doesn't have to be the latest, by any means.
- monkeydust 3y agoRight, which is were I suspect margins are highest and the area they will need to be successful in to keep shareholders happy each quarter. Huge fan but I just hope this tech IPO that the LSE has been looking for doesn't turn out to be a total dud. Guess there will be some AI angle in the investor road shows!