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[dirtylash]

hi i have just orders a pi model b and have a few bits i need to set it up but was wondering if ppl could point me in the right direction for the other bits i need
1 sd card - where can i get a cheap sd card that is compatable with the pi , have heard that ebay is a dodgy place to go as lots of fakes or for £7 am i best just buying one preloaded with an os form farnell?
2 usb hub i need a hub to allow me to connect all i need does any one know if just a cheap one off ebay what is everyone else using ?
3 usb wifi dongle ect how is everyone else connecting to the internet dont want cables everywhere so wifi is best but are there compatibilaty problems or any know to work

i want to get all the bits i can as cheap as possible cause on a tight budget and am only a novice and getting the pi to learn more , so hopefully someone can help me

[mahjongg]

All this depends almost 100% on where you live, which you do not mention.

[JeremyF]

While mahjongg definitely has a point, you can start reading up on working peripherals at http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals

[Mister_C]

My twopenn'th, based on cold hard (and brief) experience:

Don't scrimp on the power cable. Cheap cables lead to just enough voltage drop to make SD cards fall over during boot (error -110), which leads to inexperienced user (yours truly) suspecting branded SD card might be fake and shelling out good money on a preloaded card. Cheap cable is now in the spares box and I'm using a Nokia cable.

I can't give you a link for the cheap - but branded - SD cards coz blokey has sold them all The preloaded card is Squeezy, so now out of date, but is a Fuji branded 4gig C6 card and set me back a fiver.

Don't try to rescue old PS/2 keyboard & mice using a USB to PS/2 adaptor - you'll just be buying another cable for the spares box.

I'd also advise checking the hardware wiki and "What peripheral" forum. If you've just placed your order then you'll have a bit of time to look around and shop carefully.