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What is the best place to order one of these? I'd love to have one, but every time I go to order one I'm put off by the suppliers websites.

vespakoen 14y ago
Here you will find all the information you are looking for http://www.elinux.org/RPi_Buying_Guide http://www.elinux.org/RPi_Buying_Guide
Zuph 14y ago
MCM Electronics (http://www.mcmelectronics.com/ http://www.mcmelectronics.com/) has them in stock, and ships very quickly.
- justin66 14y ago
  They're a marvel. I don't know what magic they're using to get their stocks replenished so quickly but they'd be my go-to for purchasing a pi in the US. In fact they have them in stock right now.
fsckin 14y ago
I bought two Model B's from Newark[0] on Jan 2nd, shipped on the 4th, and received on the 7th. Wickedly fast. I think they will be out of stock soon. [0] http://www.newark.com/jsp/search/productdetail.jsp?id=43W5302&Ntt=43W5302&#38 http://www.newark.com/jsp/search/productdetail.jsp?id=43W530...;
- GiraffeNecktie 14y ago
  I also got mine from Newark and it arrived even faster. They even phoned me to follow up which I thought was a bit over the top for a $40 item (although I think they were just checking to see whether I might be a potential volume purchaser)
- guynamedloren 14y ago
  I also ordered 2 Model B's from Newark. Placed the order 2 days ago (maybe 1.5 days ago?), got them today. They might 'restock' daily? Probably just artificially restricting supply. Edit: nevermind... looks like I just got lucky when I ordered mine. Newark now says "7200 Expected to ship 6 Feb, 2013"
patrickod 14y ago
I ordered mine through element14 and got it two weeks later around July this summer.
- sharkweek 14y ago
  I have been planning on ordering one for a while, but always get a little confused on what else I should order with it -- any recommendations for someone thinking "hey, I want to tinker around with this thing" -- sounds like an SD card with the OS on it, and then a power supply cable are a must, any things you'd recommend?
  - fhars 14y ago
    A HDMI cable, a keyboard, a mouse and a powerded USB hub may come in handy, too. [Edit:] I forgot to mention some lego bricks http://www.thedailybrick.co.uk/instructions/Building%20Instructions%20%5BRaspberry%20Pi%5D.html# http://www.thedailybrick.co.uk/instructions/Building%20Instr...
  - div 14y ago
    I ordered mine with an SD card, a clear plastic case, micro-usb and hdmi cables and a usb power adapter.
  - IgorPartola 14y ago
    Kitchen sink: MicroUSB cable, blank SD Card, USB power supply (ideally >= 1 amp out), USB keyboard, mouse (if you want GUI), case, powered USB hub (I power my RPi from the hub but YMMV), HDMI cable, ethernet cable, WiFi adapter, Bluetooth adapter, USB sound card, breakout cable, breadboard.
  - ChuckMcM 14y ago
    My standard 'kit' now is a knock off iPad charger for power supply ($10), USB mini A/B cable, an HDMI cable, a 16G SD card, and a Logitech K400 wireless keyboard with built in touchpad. I've been using double sided tape and the free Priority Mail 'small box' cardboard box as a case. So the reasoning. The iPad charger from Apple is 10W (5v @ 2A) so even the knock offs try to meet that spec. If you are careful (and this is important because there are some crappy ones out there) you can get them for $10 - 15 and they are quite small. I usually get a 9' (3M) USB cable, that lets me put the Rpi on a table close to a monitor even when the outlet isn't too close. The HDMI cable is a much better way to connect your Rpi to a monitor than composite video :-) I haven't got audio over HDMI working, but a small portable speaker plugged into the headphone jack works great. The K400 from Logitech gives me both a keyboard and a mouse. I don't use wired keyboards with the Rpi since it is way too easy to drop the keyboard and have its cord yank the works off the table and on to the ground.
JabavuAdams 14y ago
I ordered 4 from element14 in September / October. Was told it would take 47 days, but they arrived in a couple of weeks.
- pippy 14y ago
  Same experience. It took a while to arrive, though it did come in cool packaging.
gokhan 14y ago
(I'm sure you live somewhere else but) RS ships next day in Turkey :) Got one in 1.5 days, actually.
bennyg 14y ago
Got mine from http://www.mcmelectronics.com/ http://www.mcmelectronics.com/
cies 14y ago
got mine at nl.farell.com, unit arrive within days, the additional cables and converter pieces are still not all with me (1.5 months later). weird.

vespakoen 14y ago

Here you will find all the information you are looking for http://www.elinux.org/RPi_Buying_Guide http://www.elinux.org/RPi_Buying_Guide

Zuph 14y ago

MCM Electronics (http://www.mcmelectronics.com/ http://www.mcmelectronics.com/) has them in stock, and ships very quickly.

justin66 14y ago
They're a marvel. I don't know what magic they're using to get their stocks replenished so quickly but they'd be my go-to for purchasing a pi in the US. In fact they have them in stock right now.

fsckin 14y ago

I bought two Model B's from Newark[0] on Jan 2nd, shipped on the 4th, and received on the 7th. Wickedly fast. I think they will be out of stock soon. [0] http://www.newark.com/jsp/search/productdetail.jsp?id=43W5302&Ntt=43W5302&#38 http://www.newark.com/jsp/search/productdetail.jsp?id=43W530...;

GiraffeNecktie 14y ago
I also got mine from Newark and it arrived even faster. They even phoned me to follow up which I thought was a bit over the top for a $40 item (although I think they were just checking to see whether I might be a potential volume purchaser)
guynamedloren 14y ago
I also ordered 2 Model B's from Newark. Placed the order 2 days ago (maybe 1.5 days ago?), got them today. They might 'restock' daily? Probably just artificially restricting supply. Edit: nevermind... looks like I just got lucky when I ordered mine. Newark now says "7200 Expected to ship 6 Feb, 2013"

patrickod 14y ago

I ordered mine through element14 and got it two weeks later around July this summer.

sharkweek 14y ago
I have been planning on ordering one for a while, but always get a little confused on what else I should order with it -- any recommendations for someone thinking "hey, I want to tinker around with this thing" -- sounds like an SD card with the OS on it, and then a power supply cable are a must, any things you'd recommend?
- fhars 14y ago
  A HDMI cable, a keyboard, a mouse and a powerded USB hub may come in handy, too. [Edit:] I forgot to mention some lego bricks http://www.thedailybrick.co.uk/instructions/Building%20Instructions%20%5BRaspberry%20Pi%5D.html# http://www.thedailybrick.co.uk/instructions/Building%20Instr...
- div 14y ago
  I ordered mine with an SD card, a clear plastic case, micro-usb and hdmi cables and a usb power adapter.
- IgorPartola 14y ago
  Kitchen sink: MicroUSB cable, blank SD Card, USB power supply (ideally >= 1 amp out), USB keyboard, mouse (if you want GUI), case, powered USB hub (I power my RPi from the hub but YMMV), HDMI cable, ethernet cable, WiFi adapter, Bluetooth adapter, USB sound card, breakout cable, breadboard.
- ChuckMcM 14y ago
  My standard 'kit' now is a knock off iPad charger for power supply ($10), USB mini A/B cable, an HDMI cable, a 16G SD card, and a Logitech K400 wireless keyboard with built in touchpad. I've been using double sided tape and the free Priority Mail 'small box' cardboard box as a case. So the reasoning. The iPad charger from Apple is 10W (5v @ 2A) so even the knock offs try to meet that spec. If you are careful (and this is important because there are some crappy ones out there) you can get them for $10 - 15 and they are quite small. I usually get a 9' (3M) USB cable, that lets me put the Rpi on a table close to a monitor even when the outlet isn't too close. The HDMI cable is a much better way to connect your Rpi to a monitor than composite video :-) I haven't got audio over HDMI working, but a small portable speaker plugged into the headphone jack works great. The K400 from Logitech gives me both a keyboard and a mouse. I don't use wired keyboards with the Rpi since it is way too easy to drop the keyboard and have its cord yank the works off the table and on to the ground.

JabavuAdams 14y ago

I ordered 4 from element14 in September / October. Was told it would take 47 days, but they arrived in a couple of weeks.

pippy 14y ago
Same experience. It took a while to arrive, though it did come in cool packaging.

gokhan 14y ago

(I'm sure you live somewhere else but) RS ships next day in Turkey :) Got one in 1.5 days, actually.

bennyg 14y ago

Got mine from http://www.mcmelectronics.com/ http://www.mcmelectronics.com/

cies 14y ago

got mine at nl.farell.com, unit arrive within days, the additional cables and converter pieces are still not all with me (1.5 months later). weird.