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Raspberry Pi interview: Eben Upton reveals all (Linux User)

Raspberry Pi interview: Eben Upton reveals all (Linux User)

Posted Mar 6, 2012 19:49 UTC (Tue) by dlang (guest, #313)
In reply to: Raspberry Pi interview: Eben Upton reveals all (Linux User) by jzbiciak
Parent article: Raspberry Pi interview: Eben Upton reveals all (Linux User)

well, does the beaglebone include the keyboard, mouse, charger, and an extra SD card? or would you have to get those for it as well?

Also, many people will have stray keyboards and mice around.


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Raspberry Pi interview: Eben Upton reveals all (Linux User)

Posted Mar 6, 2012 20:33 UTC (Tue) by jzbiciak (guest, #5246) [Link]

In the system to system price, I included the same $15 - $20 adder. Actually, I computed a $20 adder for the BB system vs. $15 for the RPi. If I correct the math, it's pretty much exactly 2 to 1: $90 => $110 vs. $35 => $55.

And sure, you may have a spare keyboard or USB power adaptor around (many tinkerers will), and that makes a difference when you're buying one or two to tinker with. My point is that you can't really count on that if you're, say, outfitting a classroom or doing some other mass deployment.

That brings me back to the final point I was trying to make: Tease apart the different scenarios where you might be choosing between these, and see how the strengths and weaknesses of each play into those scenarios. Reading through these threads, I see a bunch of goalpost shifting, because different commentators are assuming different use scenarios.


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