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Raspberry Pi Gets 512MB Filling

Posted by samzenpus on from the bigger-and-better dept.

sfcrazy writes "Good (and bad) news for Raspberry Pi lovers, the Model B has been upgraded to 512MB RAM from 256MB. Bad news is for those who already got their Model B shipments because all those who have outstanding orders with either distributors will get the *upgraded* version of the device, means with 512MB RAM instead of 256MB. The upgraded devices should be arriving to customers from today onwards. Raspberry Pi team will be pushing a firmware upgrade soon so these news devices can detect and use the additional RAM."

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  1. "Bad news" by Bronster · · Score: 5, Insightful

    That's what happens when you adopt early, you get earlier revisions of stuff.

    The alternative would be to never upgrade for fear of making the early adopters sad. Of course there has to be a balance, but most non-assholes accept that this is how things work.

    On the plus side, they actually HAVE their Pi now, and have had the use of it already. If they hadn't bought it (collectively), there would be no Pi.

    Mmm, Pi.

    1. Re:"Bad news" by mfh · · Score: 5, Insightful

      That's what happens when you adopt early, you get earlier revisions of stuff.

      Early adopters get a rare slice of history. Nothing wrong with that.

      --
      The dangers of knowledge trigger emotional distress in human beings.
    2. Re:"Bad news" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

      @ $35, it's not even an issue. buy a second one! wooo.

    3. Re:"Bad news" by kelemvor4 · · Score: 5, Funny

      @ $50, it's not even an issue. buy a second one! wooo.

      FTFY. Although at this point, I didn't really buy a pi, I loaned them 50 bucks.

  2. Re:switch distributors by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Parent post is correct: RS has had atrociously long shipping times (though they'll charge your credit card almost immediately). Go with Farnell/Newark/Element instead.

    And if you're not keen on trusting an AC's posting, go check the Shipping forum on the Raspberry Pi site for a second opinion.