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Raspberry Pi $25 Linux Computer Now In Production (Video)

Posted by Roblimo on from the cheap-computing-at-its-finest dept.

Timothy Lord caught up with Raspberry Pi product leader Eben Upton at CES. The long-awaited $25 Linux single-board computers are finally being shipped from the Chinese factory where they're being assembled and will be available for sale in just a few weeks. Eben talks not only about the Raspberry Pi boards and the add-on Gertboard, but about the eBay auction that helped finance Raspberry Pi. Timothy says he considers Eben Upton one of his "personal tech-world heroes." After watching this video, maybe he'll be one of yours, too. Read on below to watch.

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  1. Warning ! by psergiu · · Score: 5, Informative

    Remember, the 1st batch of 10000 Raspberry Pi boards will ONLY be available from http://www.raspberrypi.com/ (you can order some nice stickers in the meantime)

    Be aware that scam sites (like http://www.systemsofhull.co.uk/raspberry-model-p-261.html) have begun to pop-up. :-(

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  2. Re:What would have been the cost to be UK-built? by TheRaven64 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    and you'd have to wait 2-3 Months to get one rather than 2-3 weeks!!

    There's some precedent for this in the UK. Some of the original Sinclair systems were sold for almost exactly the cost of production. They'd take the money, put it in the bank for a month, then buy the parts and build the machine for you. The interest that the money earned in that month was their profit margin.

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  3. Re:Auctioning versus selling, optimum pricing by Crookdotter · · Score: 5, Informative

    Whoa - they already did. Did you watch the video? The first went for $5000