Raspberry Pi Goes On Sale In US, Sells Out

hypnosec writes "Easter has brought some good news for Raspberry Pi fans in the US as the $25 Model A of the credit card sized computer is now available in the United States. Texas based Allied Electronics is the first local retailer selling the Raspberry Pi in the U.S. and has been selling the Pi through its online store. (There were companies selling the Raspberry Pi over eBay to U.S. users for a higher price tag earlier.) The Model A has sold out completely and as of this writing there is zero availability."

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Re:MCM electronics

[leptons]

They have Model B, but no Model A. I want a Model A because I plan to use the device as an embedded controller and I will likely code my own assembly or C code, no need for a linux stack. So, where can I get a $25 Model A in the USA?

Shameless plug?

[Anonymous Coward]

Dunno what planet you live on, but there's now over a million of the little buggers out in the wild - not bad for a credit-card sized basic computer system that runs Linux (other OS's available too, btw). If the sales of the model B had been in line with the Foundations initial expectation, ie around 10,000 or so, then "shameless plugs might be the order of the day.

For someting thats not a general consumer item, then SALES of a million devices in just over a year (not just inventory stock) is bloody good going.

No pliugging required.

BTW I'm interested to read that you know of "a lot of products with similar or better capabilities in smaller form factor with a case and power". Perhaps you'd like to share your knowledge of where these desirable little devices might be obtained and from somewhere reputable, not an outfit somewhere in Guangdong. Prices, including tax and shipping in single quantities miight be useful as a comparison too. Oh, and production figures? Because the more there are, the more likely it is that an active support community might form about them, rather like that the Raspberry Pi enjoys.

Hmmmmmmmmmmm????

Re:Shameless plug?

[hamster_nz]

I am playing with a pcDuino from Gadget Factory, and they are also available from Sparkfun dealers.

At US$59 it is a bit more expensive, but does have a few advantages

- Onboard 2GB of Flash to hold an OS - no SD card needed!
- Decent Power supply system for USB ports
- 1GHz A8 CPU - More than 2x as fast
- 1GB RAM
- Mali 400 graphics accelerator
- Android image available
- No need for an I/O expander for hardware hacking

Once you take off the cost of a powered USB hub and an SD card for the making the Pi usable I think it is price neutral between the two.

I've been using Android on it to play back 1080p files (at 720p) without a problem, and play Angry Birds Star Wars... can't do that on a Pi.

The Australian company Miniand make similar boards, some with cases and so on. Their Cubieboard even has SATA header on it, and I've got one with a 2.5" 120GB disk hanging off it...

Re:Slashdot - News by Morons

[hamjudo]

I ordered two Model A's this morning. (I saw it in the Raspberry Pi news section of Google News.)

I already have a few Model B's. I will develop on a Model B, because the ram makes a performance difference. My projects seem to either need more than 2 USB ports anyway, so the built in 2 port USB hub on the B doesn't help. I usually have an external hub. And most things I do are wireless, so the built in ethernet isn't useful. So why pay the extra 3.5 watts?

Re:plug

[DrXym]

You can buy gumstick devices for $25 up on alibaba.com. Even for quantities of 1. e.g. this example. Just type "android stick" and you'll find countless other vendors selling numerous variants. They come with a faster processor, more RAM, built-in storage, wifi, case, cable and adapter.

As a package, the Pi is already obsolete and outclassed. Where it does have an advantage is it's very easy to flash (just stick an SD in it), has a large and coherent support base, and has some connectors for hooking it up to other things.