Pi3 B's on sale

[Dr_Ju_ju]

If anyone is interested PIHut are doing a flash sale on Pi3B's i.e. https://thepihut.com/products/raspberry-pi-3-model-b?utm_source=The+Pi+Hut+-+Newsletter&utm_campaign=9b94d3c800-The_Pi_Hut_Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_a4028431b8-9b94d3c800-78025849&mc_cid=9b94d3c800&mc_eid=2a97aa2b14 for £28 & shipping.....

[Gina]

Thanks for the heads-up but I already have several spares   OTOH I might check up and work out how many I might want

That's £28.80 + £2.50 P&P = £31.30  Amazon UK are selling them at £32 with Prime delivery next day.  So offer saves 70p.

[philthy]

RS online £29.99 free delivery

 

[AstroMadd]

You might want to have a look at the newer Orange Pi ... they have a good range ... and are pretty cheap.

http://www.orangepi.org/index.html

[Gina]

Doesn't look that much different.  Is it faster?  Still only USB2 and not USB3 and 10/100 Ethernet rather than 1Gb/s.  Now a Pi with USB3 and 1Gb/s Ethernet would interest me

[John78]

40 minutes ago, Gina said:

Doesn't look that much different.  Is it faster?  Still only USB2 and not USB3 and 10/100 Ethernet rather than 1Gb/s.  Now a Pi with USB3 and 1Gb/s Ethernet would interest me

You mean a Pine64

 

[Gina]

Ah yes, that would seem to fill the bill - thank you   That should do me nicely for my Ha solar imaging with ASI174MM camera

[Gina]

Got the Pine64 and it doesn't have USB3 just two USB2 ports   I does have gigabit Ethernet but without USB3 it won't do what I want.  Guess I should have checked before ordering (guess brain wasn't up to par!).  Have to send it back - no problem with Amazon.

[John78]

On 28/10/2017 at 13:00, Gina said:

Got the Pine64 and it doesn't have USB3 just two USB2 ports   I does have gigabit Ethernet but without USB3 it won't do what I want.  Guess I should have checked before ordering (guess brain wasn't up to par!).  Have to send it back - no problem with Amazon.

Did it look like one of these?

https://www.pine64.org/

https://www.pine64.org/?product=rock64-media-board-computer

Clearly its got 2 USB 2 ports and 1 USB 3 - maybe there's some old boards or clones around.

[Gina]

Pine A64 LTS looks like the one I got.  And the Pine A64 website says 2 USB ports.

[jazza]

Yeah you wanted the ROCK64 from Pine64 

Link https://www.pine64.org/?page_id=7147

It's confusing because the company is pine64 and they make a pine64 and a rock64...

[Gina]

Ah yes - I see why the confusion arose - thanks   Amazon have them in all 3 memory sizes.  Trouble is, I don't know how much memory I shall need.  May ask on the indiserver forum once I can get registered.