The Raspberry Pi has long been one of the best credit card sized computers, but today a new version is available that comes in at about the size of a stick of gum. Plus, it’s only $19.38.
Image courtesy of The Raspberry Pi Foundation.
The Raspberry Pi Zero is obviously less powerful than the Raspberry Pi 2, but that’s made up for in the price. Still, it’s pretty powerful all things considered. Here’s what’s packed inside the 65mm x 30mm board:
- BCM2835 chip (same as Pi 1) but up-clocked to 1GHz
- 512MB of RAM
- Micro-SD
- Mini-HDMI
- Micro-USB for data
- Micro-USB for power
- Unpopulated 40-pin GPIO connector (same pinout as A+/B+/2B)
In the US, the Raspberry Pi Zero available for $US5 ($7) or included free with this month’s copy of MagPi. It’s a bit pricier for Australians, who can order it for $19.38 from element14 if for business use, or $25 from Pi Australia.
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3 responses to “The Raspberry Pi Zero Is A $19 Computer The Size Of A Stick Of Gum”
The element14 price is for their business customers and excludes GST and delivery.
thats a fair whack of Australia tax. its not like thwy will take much effort to ship or be an expensive write off if they buy too many.
Please define “business use” when dealing with element14.
I have bought stuff from them, using a personal credit card. They, as a business, took my money and sent me stuff. What more do you want?