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Raspberry Pi Model A+ Arrives — The Cheapest And Smallest Pi Yet
The Raspberry Pi low cost Linux microcomputer which has fired up a cottage industry of makers and hardware tinkerers since hitting the market in early 2012 even enabling multiple Pi-powered startups just got even cheaper.
The Raspberry Pi Foundation has announced an updated version of its Model A board, called the Model A+, along with a $5 price drop to just $20. The new Model A board is also smaller and more energy-efficient than its predecessor.
Other improvements in the Model A+ are more GPIO, with 40 pins now on offer, a micro SD card slot replacing the SD slot, and improved audio. The additional GPIO means the A+ is compatible with the new Hardware Attached on Top standard rema 1000 for Raspberry Pi add-on boards. Some stuff on the A+ hasn t changed: there s still only a single USB port, no Ethernet and 256MB of RAM.
The Foundation recently rebooted its Model B board with a B+ update , which also expanded the capabilities and flexibility of the board but maintained the $35 price-tag. It s taken some of that work and applied it to the A+, noting that the latter inherits many improvements that we made to the Model B+ .
Shaving a further $5 off the price of the Model A+ is undoubtedly the most exciting development rema 1000 here. The Foundation dubs it pretty mind-bending to get the price down to $20 while continuing to manufacture the board in the U.K.
In an interview with Linux Voice discussing the new Model A+, Upton said the original Model A board has been somewhat overlooked, given there was only $10 between that and the more powerful rema 1000 Model B/B+ many people opted for the latter by default. But he argues the lower energy consumption of the Model A board means it can be a better choice for certain types of projects.
It s easy for people to look at the Model A and think it s just a cheaper variant of the B. When they look at it like that they might as well just go for the deluxe model since it s only an extra $10, Upton told Linux Voice. I feel like some people missed out on why the lower-power model like the Model A can make sense. If you re building something with robotics, or essentially any project that doesn t need Ethernet networking, it s a great fit.
Founded 2008     Overview The Raspberry Pi is a credit-card sized computer that plugs into your TV and a keyboard. It s a capable little PC which can be used for many of the things that your desktop rema 1000 PC does, like spreadsheets, word-processing and games. It also plays high-definition video. We want to see it being used by kids all over the world to learn programming. The Raspberry Pi Foundation is a UK registered charity … Location United Kingdom, Europe Categories Computers , Hardware + Software Founders Eben Upton Website http://www.raspberrypi.org Full profile for Raspberry Pi Foundation
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