Today, I’m pleased to be able to announce the immediate availability of Raspberry Pi Zero, made in Wales and priced at just $5. Zero is a full-fledged member of the Raspberry Pi family, featuring:
A Broadcom BCM2835 application processor 1GHz ARM11 core (40% faster than Raspberry Pi 1) 512MB of LPDDR2 SDRAM A micro-SD card slot A mini-HDMI socket for 1080p60 video output Micro-USB sockets for data and power An unpopulated 40-pin GPIO header Identical pinout to Model A+/B+/2B An unpopulated composite video header Our smallest ever form factor, at 65mm x 30mm x 5mm
Only thing I am disappointed about is the fact that it doesn't have a network interface. Although I understand adding a Rj45 port would add a lot of bulk.
If you want a network connection you could always get a USB male - ethernet female or something similar. Not the best solution but it'd do the job I'm sure
I would have loved to have the pins on the PCB to solder a case connector RJ45 to it. Have not looked at the scematics yet.. so maybe there is... or a USB header one could solder onto to expand it with a generic USBtoEthernet adapter.
Hey guys, I am thinking about buying one of these. It can run Linux right? I am thinking about selling my macbook and this would be a nice PC replacement until I would have a new laptop.
yeah, it'll run Linux, but I am not sure if you need a special distro for this or not. Honestly, if this is your first experience with Linux and if you want a legit desktop, you should start with x86. ARM is great but not everything works out of the box.
I want a 32 core ARM computer for under $50 even though I didn't do anything with my RPi A+ yet
EDIT: Do you know the difference between x86 and ARM?
Most likely because the market for it does not exist. Sure there is lots of tinkers and hackers but that does not mean a company is going to take a big risk and mass produce a product just to appease the wants and needs of few, they are going to mass produce what is going to make them large sums of profit.
EDIT: I suppose the answer would be because of your average consumer.