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I want to buy a PI for my husband
Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2013 5:40 pm
by AndreaM33
Hello,
My husband's birthday is in 1 month. One day we were surfing online together and he came across the Raspberry Pi and he said he would like to buy it one day and create a web server or something like that, so he could host websites for fun. I want to buy it for him. Is it enough to order just Type B Single Board Computer 512MB for that, or I should get something more? I just want him to have everything at once, so he wouldn't need to buy any more details. Thank you.
Re: I want to buy a PI for my husband
Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2013 6:12 pm
by DeeJay
The closest thing to an 'official' shopping list is on Page 2 of
the Quick Start Guide
Re: I want to buy a PI for my husband
Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2013 6:17 pm
by DougieLawson
Here's my shopping list.
You will need:
- One Raspberry Pi (model B)
- One microUSB phone charger (rated at 1A or higher)
- One 4GB (or larger) SD card
- One USB keyboard
- One USB mouse
- One EDIMAX USB WiFi dongle
- One USB hub (the Pi only has two USB sockets)
- One HDMI TV
- One HDMI cable
- One husband
- One garden shed to put him in
I've asked my Wife if I can have:
http://uk.farnell.com/piface/piface-con ... 2w.twitter for Xmas. She said "No!".
Re: I want to buy a PI for my husband
Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2013 8:46 pm
by Paul Webster
While all of the things listed earlier might be needed - it is quite likely that he already has bits and pieces cluttering your home and does not need much of this stuff.
The RPi that you listed might well be enough - although I'd add power supply and SD card to be safer.
If other bits turn out to be needed in the future then Christmas is sorted!
Re: I want to buy a PI for my husband
Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2013 9:07 pm
by AndyD
If your husband is going to use the Raspberry Pi as a web server, he will probably want to put it in a case. There are a number of cheap plastic cases around that work very well.
Re: I want to buy a PI for my husband
Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2013 9:44 pm
by scarabcoder
Try this kit from Adafruit that comes with everything you need (minus a monitor and monitor cable):
http://www.adafruit.com/products/1014