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Raspberry pi 2 is it worth it?

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I Am in high school and I have a iPad and I am in need of some kind of computer I can type on a keyboard but I don't want to be out $500 at the same time so I was wondering if it would be worth my while to just buy a raspberry pi 2 and use it for typing essays andresearching along with some editing that I would do with my go pro. Is it worth it to me to get this raspberry pi 2?

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    you have probably decided by now either to try it or not, but if not I will go on record saying "definitely worth it" .. My first PC clone had 512meg of ram and one processor. with 640x480 vga graphics and a 40gig hard drive.. the pi 2 B has 1gig ram and quad processor .. with the 4 usb ports you no longer need a separate hub to support keyboard, mouse, and a 64gig USB micro flash drive.  The big difference is the graphics= HDMI with resolutions up to 1920x1080 you can use most flat panel TVs with a spare port as a monitor. 

    Old computer was $1200 back then but a NEW computer w/ monitor can be had for about $300. Compare that to $70 for Pi 2 B CanaKit including wireless, case, power supply and 8gig microsd .. if you have a TV with spare HDMI port (or manually switch plugs) you are up and running.  I chose a cheap $100 Walmart 19" HDMI TV and added a $40 64gig flash drive and still came in under $200 for a pretty decent computer.  On top of how cheap the Pi is, ITS INTENT is to get it in front of young people to encourage this generation of YOUTH to learn about computers and programming.  It was DESIGNED with General Purpose Input/Output pins on the board that YOU can turn on and off with programming to operate external items in the real world.


    Get it and dive in

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    you have probably decided by now either to try it or not, but if not I will go on record saying "definitely worth it" .. My first PC clone had 512meg of ram and one processor. with 640x480 vga graphics and a 40gig hard drive.. the pi 2 B has 1gig ram and quad processor .. with the 4 usb ports you no longer need a separate hub to support keyboard, mouse, and a 64gig USB micro flash drive.  The big difference is the graphics= HDMI with resolutions up to 1920x1080 you can use most flat panel TVs with a spare port as a monitor. 

    Old computer was $1200 back then but a NEW computer w/ monitor can be had for about $300. Compare that to $70 for Pi 2 B CanaKit including wireless, case, power supply and 8gig microsd .. if you have a TV with spare HDMI port (or manually switch plugs) you are up and running.  I chose a cheap $100 Walmart 19" HDMI TV and added a $40 64gig flash drive and still came in under $200 for a pretty decent computer.  On top of how cheap the Pi is, ITS INTENT is to get it in front of young people to encourage this generation of YOUTH to learn about computers and programming.  It was DESIGNED with General Purpose Input/Output pins on the board that YOU can turn on and off with programming to operate external items in the real world.


    Get it and dive in

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