For a one off project (or a handful of prototypes), sure. But if you're going to make a product containing a Pi, you really don't want to have to hire a bunch of people to spend their days desoldering connectors. Much better to find a way to buy them without those connectors in place from the beginning.Mandrewpi wrote:I saw where a guy did that so his pi could fit in a gameboy. He used a de soldering gun. It would be a lot cheaper than buying 3000 pi's.
I just figured the op wanted one or two pi's with the connectors taken off.W. H. Heydt wrote:For a one off project (or a handful of prototypes), sure. But if you're going to make a product containing a Pi, you really don't want to have to hire a bunch of people to spend their days desoldering connectors. Much better to find a way to buy them without those connectors in place from the beginning.Mandrewpi wrote:I saw where a guy did that so his pi could fit in a gameboy. He used a de soldering gun. It would be a lot cheaper than buying 3000 pi's.
You may be correct. He didn't state how many he wanted--or which connectors he wants removed. However, if he only wants one, there is no reason for him to post, rather than just getting out a desoldering station and removing them himself.Mandrewpi wrote:I just figured the op wanted one or two pi's with the connectors taken off.W. H. Heydt wrote:For a one off project (or a handful of prototypes), sure. But if you're going to make a product containing a Pi, you really don't want to have to hire a bunch of people to spend their days desoldering connectors. Much better to find a way to buy them without those connectors in place from the beginning.Mandrewpi wrote:I saw where a guy did that so his pi could fit in a gameboy. He used a de soldering gun. It would be a lot cheaper than buying 3000 pi's.
Heh...maybe because those models are *both* in short supply at the moment?alphanumeric wrote:Why not just use an A+ or Zero instead? If you don't need large quantities?
The Zero is very hard to get your hands on. I have one, but had to keep an eye out and buy it quick. I bought an A+ not long ago and don't remember having to look very hard to find it? I haven't looked for one lately though. Just throwing out options. All depends on how many the OP needs I guess?W. H. Heydt wrote:Heh...maybe because those models are *both* in short supply at the moment?alphanumeric wrote:Why not just use an A+ or Zero instead? If you don't need large quantities?
Heh...that's how I've gotten 3 of my--soon to be--4 Pi Zeros. The odd one out was because I didn't know that the main distributors of Pis *weren't* handling Pi Zeros.alphanumeric wrote:The Zero is very hard to get your hands on. I have one, but had to keep an eye out and buy it quick. I bought an A+ not long ago and don't remember having to look very hard to find it? I haven't looked for one lately though. Just throwing out options. All depends on how many the OP needs I guess?W. H. Heydt wrote:Heh...maybe because those models are *both* in short supply at the moment?alphanumeric wrote:Why not just use an A+ or Zero instead? If you don't need large quantities?
The Pi3A is going to be a mixed bag. There hasn't been even a hint at how much RAM it will have, though I think less than !GB would be poor form. The problem is that a major use for the A+ is where power is an issue and a Pi3A is going need a good deal more power than an A+ requires. .That's a big part of why I think the A+ will continue to be a viable board after the Pi3A hits the market. Kicking the A+ up to 512MB would help, too, and probably wouldn't have much effect on power requirements. It occurs to me that there is another potential upgrade for the A+ that many would welcome. If the A+ design could be retrofitted with the WiFi/BT module, since it's not integral to the SoC, that would be a real boon to the robotics and other mobile (hence, power sensitive) uses. A+ v2.0? A++? I wouldn't want to bet on it, but Eben does pull some pretty wild stuff out of his sleeve...alphanumeric wrote:An A+ version of the 3 would be something I'd buy as a replacement for my current A+. A 3B+ with more RAM would be nice too. Anyway, we'll just have to wait for the OP to reply with more info on what he needs and how many.