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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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  1. Reminds me of the old joke by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Customer: "They're selling this product for $50 below list price across the street."
    Retailer: "OK, so buy it across the street".
    Customer: "They said they don't have it in stock".
    Retailer: "If I didn't have it in stock, I could sell it for $100 off list."

  2. Slashdot - News by Morons by BitZtream · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Allied isn't the only retailer that has them.

    I can see 3 different US resellers with them in stock, shipping today, as others mentioned in posts. Model As and Bs.

    The Raspberry Pi itself has been on sale in the US over a year.

    The only people buying As are the ones who don't know how to find Bs and think there is no one other than the two adwords results at the top of Google search list that sell them.

    Congratulations, you posted a story about a rather well known and popular computing device ... and get every single detail of it wrong in every possible way.

    You have whole demonstrated you have no fucking clue what you are doing.

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  3. Re:MCM electronics by leptons · · Score: 5, Interesting

    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?