Introducing the Raspberry Pi 2!!!
http://www.raspberrypi.org/raspberry-pi-2-on-sale/
Raspberry Pi 2 is now on sale for $35 (the same price as the existing Model B+), featuring:
A 900MHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 CPU (~6x performance)
1GB LPDDR2 SDRAM (2x memory)
Complete compatibility with Raspberry Pi 1
You hear that…global geekgasm!
*squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Now…where do I buy one of these things?
Yep saw that. It’s supposed to even be enclosure compatible.
Disappointed that the ethernet is still over usb. Don’t need everything bottlenecked over a single usb bus. Hope the Odroid-C gets nice and stable with a little bit of time. 2 separate usb buses and real (separate) gigabit ethernet. Plus the 1.5GHz quad and hardware h265 decoder doesn’t hurt. Unlike the RasPi there is no extra cost for decoder licenses.
Have a feeling RasPi accelerated their launch due to the Odroid-C.
Ordered from element14.
Halo are you sure about the USB shared with the ethernet? Not much bother for me as I will be using it with a wifi stick. I will compare when I receive it with my current Model B. Never heard of Odroid, looks interesting.
Oh, I WANTS one of those RasPI 2’s!
Price is nice, this may just make me get one to play with, was considering a Beaglebone Black @ $50, but I am cheap
Can someone please explain in short what's great about these raspberry pies?
I might consider buying one ;)
Ok, for someone not familiar with these. What is it used for?
These Raspberry Pi single board computers were originally designed to encourage young kids to learn software development skills. They are cheap, complete computers that fit into a tiny space. They have HDMI, USB, Ethernet, and more. They also have GPIO pins, so that lots of cool projects can be made from them, like robots, home security systems, game consoles, remote control applications with web interface, etc. The newest release, which we’re discussing here, has a 900MHz quad-core processor and a gigabyte of RAM, and will be able to run a “device” build of Microsoft Windows 10. Edit: These new boards will also run every Linux distro that has an ARM port. The original boards had to have a special build made for them, because their processors were considered obsolete platforms. As such, there were only a few distro choices.
All around the world, they are being put to use in the way they were intended, teaching kids how to tinker with computers. But, they’re also being used in everything from hobby projects to commercial products. In short, a Raspberry Pi is a flexible computing platform that can just about do it all. Other single-board and tiny-form-factor computers may excel over Raspberry Pi in some area, but none of them are changing the world like the RasPI is.
Thanks for the explanation.
okay, it looks like not made for me.. Im not into programming!
You do not always have to program to use it, you can also use it for a media center.
thanks... still looks like it will need a lot of time to get used to..
will pass for the moment!
It can be used as a lot of things, basically a cheap computer. I used mine as a media player, internet web cam, file server, torrent machine. I stays on all the time because of the low power consumption.
you don’t need to know programming
http://www.raspbian.org/
debian linux compiled to run on the raspberry pi
I have one…I use it as a SSH proxy and putty tunnel
They can run webservers, make inexpensive NAS servers, you name it, it can do it…just slower than a full size computer
How about a media server similar to a ROKU but ALOT more inexpensive and can do alot more than just the ROKU
There is ALOT they can do…and alot they can’t…but with RPi2…it can do much more for the same price 
Odroid-C is the same price, $35 Raspberry Pi 2 / ODROID C1 Board Comparison
But give odroid 3 months to iron out odroid-C bugs before getting one. When the RasPi was 1st release its usb was half broken for a good while. Like wise odroid has to iron out things. They are moving at a good rate.
Yep, everything still bottlenecked on the one USB bus.
This board is more like a RasPi 1.5 IMHO then a whole new version.
Only the CPU & RAM has been charged. Everything else, including the old GPU is still there. It seems broadcom made this chip just for RasPi. Took the old GPU and bolted on a new CPU section. That does bring them into modern times with ARMv7 instead of the obsolete v6 there were nursing along. Windows or stock ubuntu never would have happened on v6. They really did need to get away from v6. No one has supported it for years.
Note: I understand this windows version RasPi2 is suppose to get does not include a desktop environment.
They are so small and cheap you can attach them behind monitors or TV so you can have a super cheap computer with super low power consumption and zero noise.
The bad thing is that its only for nerds because its too damn complicated for mere mortals and not even talking about the complete lack of skill in communication of the company.
I have to disagree that its only for nerds at this point. Toward the beginning certainly.
The RasPi forum will actually hold your hand if you need help. Thats what really made RasPi a success, the support community. You can order a RasPi kit that includes a microSD with everything already installed on it and a power supply. And there are many levels of kits. HDMI cable, usb WiFi, usb Bluetooth, full BT keyboard, pocket sized BT keyboard, IR tv remote if you need or want those things too.
I love the idea of these but any interest I had in pulling things apart and dabbling with stuff died off in my mid 20’s. I am not a total half wit with computers and use linux on two of my laptops and even have a linux on a flash drive set up for doing stuff invisibly when at work so I do know one end of a computer from another.
Raspberry Pi’s are for people several layers more nerdy than me. The Mintbox Mini is probably closer to what the average person (who has an interest in these things) would be into but that sadly is a bit of an expensive set up for what it is. What the good People at Raspberry need to do is offer a model that is several layers closer to the Mintbox for people like us.
Actually, I think that would go against their whole philosophy and purpose for being. As I said before, they started this whole thing in order to get computers into the hands of kids, so they could learn development skills. I know of two 12-year-olds personally that are doing just that. Neither of them is particularly nerdy, just curious about the world around them. If you want a Mintbox or beaglebone or some other toy computer to play with, go right ahead and get one. Raspberry Pi is not trying to compete with those.
Edit: I followed the link for the Mintbox article. I’ll just leave this right here:
HaHaHaHa!!!
I agree the price of the Mintbox is comical hence me thinking that Raspberry are missing a market segment out.