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Raspberry Pi 2
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 2:18 am
by tom.k.cook
I've read the sticky thread at the top of the forum. However, the Raspberry Pi 2 is making some press today:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/02/02 ... i_model_2/
In fact, according to The Register, it is released today. But raspberrypi.org makes no reference to it, that I can see.
Is there truth in the story? A quad-core, 900MHz, 1GB RAM rpi?
Re: Raspberry Pi 2
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 2:40 am
by ktb
Whoa, is this real?
Re: Raspberry Pi 2
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 2:49 am
by rahlquist
ktb wrote:Whoa, is this real?
Looks to be, looks like the register broke press embargo 9 hours early according to some on Reddit.
http://www.reddit.com/r/raspberry_pi/co ... ow_with_a/
All I can say is,
Shut up and take my money!
Re: Raspberry Pi 2
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 2:58 am
by W. H. Heydt
Now to find someone selling them, and also to await an A2 (there's always something...).
I was planning to upgrade my con reg system to use the Model B+ for the data entry stations, but the Pi 2 is the obvious way to go.
Re: Raspberry Pi 2
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 3:02 am
by ktb
rahlquist wrote:
All I can say is,
Shut up and take my money!
Re: Raspberry Pi 2
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 3:17 am
by rahlquist
W. H. Heydt wrote:Now to find someone selling them, and also to await an A2 (there's always something...).
I was planning to upgrade my con reg system to use the Model B+ for the data entry stations, but the Pi 2 is the obvious way to go.
IF any of us finds a place post back please.
BTW quite the small world. I grew up in Vacaville.
Re: Raspberry Pi 2
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 3:18 am
by ric96
is this for real cuz i just ordered my b +
Re: Raspberry Pi 2
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 3:24 am
by dakiller
Please be a Compute Module with this processor in it too.
Re: Raspberry Pi 2
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 3:32 am
by STrRedWolf
Remember, the Register is on UK time, so I think they broke it 4 hours ahead of schedule.
I've already tweeted to Adafruit about carrying them!
Re: Raspberry Pi 2
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 3:33 am
by mikronauts
Not 100% sure this is real...
I mean is not an accidental leak on Element14 the Friday before the official announcement on Monday normal???
tom.k.cook wrote:I've read the sticky thread at the top of the forum. However, the Raspberry Pi 2 is making some press today:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/02/02 ... i_model_2/
In fact, according to The Register, it is released today. But raspberrypi.org makes no reference to it, that I can see.
Is there truth in the story? A quad-core, 900MHz, 1GB RAM rpi?
Re: Raspberry Pi 2
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 3:47 am
by W. H. Heydt
rahlquist wrote:W. H. Heydt wrote:Now to find someone selling them, and also to await an A2 (there's always something...).
I was planning to upgrade my con reg system to use the Model B+ for the data entry stations, but the Pi 2 is the obvious way to go.
IF any of us finds a place post back please.
Sure...right after I order one.
BTW quite the small world. I grew up in Vacaville.
If you're still in the Bay Area and like table top games (e.g. D&D), come on down to DunDraCon over President's Day Weekend.
Re: Raspberry Pi 2
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 3:54 am
by expandables
You guys want the raspberry pi 2
I am waiting to get the raspberry pi 3d
Re: Raspberry Pi 2
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 3:56 am
by rahlquist
W. H. Heydt wrote:
If you're still in the Bay Area and like table top games (e.g. D&D), come on down to DunDraCon over President's Day Weekend.
Haven't played any D&D in decades and no I relocated in 03 to my wifes home state of Georgia. Thanks for the offer though, quite considerate!
Re: Raspberry Pi 2
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 4:03 am
by SpazzTechTom
Here is another link with it for sale from Australia. It's well into Monday in Australia right now.
http://raspberry.piaustralia.com.au/pro ... -2-model-b
Re: Raspberry Pi 2
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 4:04 am
by ric96
Will their be like an exchange prog, cuz i have my b+ packed
Re: Raspberry Pi 2
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 4:07 am
by W. H. Heydt
That site is talking about "pre-orders"....
Re: Raspberry Pi 2
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 4:16 am
by gordon77
If the picture is real then where's the ram chip?
Re: Raspberry Pi 2
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 4:22 am
by W. H. Heydt
gordon77 wrote:If the picture is real then where's the ram chip?
On the bottom?
Good question, actually, since there are Broadcom markings on large package on the board, meaning that it isn't PoP, as it is for the other models.
Re: Raspberry Pi 2
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 4:25 am
by tom.k.cook
SpazzTechTom appears to have the only link I can find of someone selling the thing - all the other Australian resellers are still touting the Model B+ (one of them at about a 33% discount, for two days only - cheeky!)
Re: Raspberry Pi 2
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 4:29 am
by ktb
I feel like the only additional thing I'd like is a gigabit ethernet port (or two). Maybe the Raspberry Pi 2 Model B+...
Re: Raspberry Pi 2
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 4:36 am
by W. H. Heydt
ktb wrote:I feel like the only additional thing I'd like is a gigabit ethernet port (or two). Maybe the Raspberry Pi 2 Model B+...
On the other hand, I don't see a need for GbE, but I'd sure like a native SATA connector...or later development. However, for my uses, the Pi2 has everything it needs.
Re: Raspberry Pi 2
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 4:42 am
by lorenw74
ktb wrote:Whoa, is this real?
Looks like it, I just checked out the release notes for Raspbian
http://downloads.raspberrypi.org/raspbi ... _notes.txt
2015-01-31:
* Support for Pi2
* Newer firmware
* New Sonic Pi release
* Updated Scratch
* New Wolfram Mathematica release
* Updated Epiphany
Re: Raspberry Pi 2
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 4:42 am
by Tzarls
Wow... So it is 2017 already?
Re: Raspberry Pi 2
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 5:16 am
by tom.k.cook
W. H. Heydt wrote:On the other hand, I don't see a need for GbE, but I'd sure like a native SATA connector...or later development. However, for my uses, the Pi2 has everything it needs.
Agreed, either SATA or USB3 would make these an almost serious desktop replacement.
Re: Raspberry Pi 2
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 5:31 am
by W. H. Heydt
tom.k.cook wrote:W. H. Heydt wrote:On the other hand, I don't see a need for GbE, but I'd sure like a native SATA connector...or later development. However, for my uses, the Pi2 has everything it needs.
Agreed, either SATA or USB3 would make these an almost serious desktop replacement.
I think it would take a bit more than *that* to be a "serious desktop replacement". To do so I'd want a quad-core A-57, and at least 2 SATA ports. But the Pi2 should be pretty good for a fair amount of stuff and pretty wonderful for some...including educational uses.
*And* as noted by another poster...two years earlier than expected, plus the same price as a B/B+. Keeping the price the same is going to strain quite a few other boards that have been proclaimed as "Pi killers" or similar rhetoric.