Raspberry Pi's $25 Model A Hits Production Line

Posted by timothy on Friday November 30, 2012 @02:29PM from the house-automation-brain-perhaps dept.

hypnosec writes "The Raspberry Pi Foundation has announced that the cheaper variant of the Raspberry Pi — the Model A — has entered production phase. Model A of the credit-card sized computer has been stripped of its Ethernet port and a USB port, leaving just one USB port. This model comes with 256MB RAM, but as it is less complex compared to its predecessor it will consume less power, thus opening up quite a few new usage scenarios. The Foundation has posted the first image of the $25 Model A on its site and noted 'We're anticipating that those of you who buy the Model A will be using it for different applications from Model B owners.'"

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This Will Fail by DavidD_CA · 2012-11-30 15:18 · Score: 0, Troll

Granted it's cheap, but anyone considering this should really just get an iPad.
The Model A might have a USB port, but it totally lacks apps and does not have a Retina Display. The onboard storage is so limited, why even bother? And without WiFi, it's nearly useless. Not to mention the base of accessories the iPad already enjoys.
Seriously, a $35 Raspberry Pi and an $899 Surface Pro... all anyone needs is an iPad.
#OnSlashdotEverythingIsInferiorToIPad

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