Anyone ordered their Raspberry Pi yet?
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Anyone ordered their Raspberry Pi yet?
The Raspberry Pi is a credit-card sized computer board that plugs into a TV and a keyboard. It’s a miniature ARM-based PC which can be used for many of the things that a desktop PC does, like spreadsheets, word-processing and games. It also plays High-Definition video.
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Can someone explain the purpose of buying a Raspberry Pi for personal use ? Most people I know already have a PC or Mac of their own and many also have a mobile computer masquerading as an iPhone or Android device.
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It's for hobbyists who like to fiddle around and maybe even write scripts and code.
If you're not the above, and prefer just using off-the-shelf solutions then it's not for you.
It's for hobbyists who like to fiddle around and maybe even write scripts and code.
If you're not the above, and prefer just using off-the-shelf solutions then it's not for you.
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Exactly what my first two will be used for. I also foresee some method by which it's mountable on a VESA mount, and uses PoE (hence my earlier comment - although power via USB from the TV would work too).
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Can someone explain the purpose of buying a Raspberry Pi for personal use ?
For example, I could see one happily replace my current email server.
It will be interesting to see who comes up with the first pre-drilled box for it to fit into.
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