breakout kit for the Raspberry PI

You may not need all the pins, GND and +3V3 are repeated several times.

I found individual jumper cables like these http://www.sparkfun.com/products/9385 a much better option.

In case you want something similar from Adafruit here you go http://www.adafruit.com/products/793

-J

The problem with buying from Adafruit is the postage to the UK. For a breakout box which is $7.99 the recomended postage is $39.00 unless you want it quicker then it is $82.00.

May be if an number of us want to buy from them we should get together and share postage ?

We really could do with a UK supplier especially as the RPi is British !

Here's Adafruit's distributors page -- http://www.adafruit.com/distributors/ -- and if one enables all the *#%&! Javascript required by Google Maps, it turns out that we have 3 Adafruit distributors in the UK:

• Oomlout, Halifax HX3 5QN (map says Leeds) -- http://oomlout.co.uk/
• Phenoptix, Nottingham <no location revealed> -- http://www.phenoptix.com/
• Proto-Pic, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland, KY1 3PF -- http://proto-pic.co.uk/

I've not used any of them yet, but I'm likely to do so before long.  Although Proto-Pic is the furthest away from me, their site shows stock levels which is important if one wants next-day delivery (I do).

Morgaine.

Morgaine. Thanks for that useful bit of reseasrch. Very useful info. So many fruits these days so easy to get my 5 a day.

Ray

I've had tons of stuff from Proto-Pic, first-class service with tracked deliveries emailing you with a one-hour timeslot for your next-day delivery. Oomlout do an awesome Arduino Experimenter's Kit, with lots of components to play with and great comprehensive tutorials, well worth considering for the same Pi-owners who might also be considering this breadboard cobbler kit with the intention of exploring electronics - Arduino Experimenter's Kit is IMO a better place to start than leaping into it with the Pi.  Both Proto-Pic and Oomlout are good at linking datasheets and tutorials for the stuff they sell.  However the only one of these currently carrying the Cobbler breakout is Phenoptix, never used them yet, but it's promising that the Pi cobbler kit is on their front page and they've a nascent 'Raspberry Pi' section, so far with only that one item in it.  http://www.phenoptix.com/index.php/front-page-products/adafruit-pi-cobbler-breakout-kit-for-raspberry-pi-for-easy-breadboarding.html

Have just today received a Raspberry Pi enclosure from Adafruit, they're a terrific little company but unfortunately it's really not an easy path ordering direct from them for delivery to UK - I ordered their clear Pi enclosure and the 26-pin ribbon cable (same as the cable with this cobbler breakout), the goods came to $18.90 but with shipping included it came to $31.53 - and, Adafruit printed the $31.53 full invoice total on the customs declaration sheet instead of the $18.90 actual value of goods, which meant my parcel sat in UK customs for two weeks, attracted £4 in VAT, and an additional £8 "handling fee" from the robbing pirates of the Customs & Excise.  I'll be delighted to order Adafruit items again, but only from UK distributors in future I think - none of whom carry the case I wanted.

RorschachUK

Excellent summary of your experiences with Adafruit's UK distributors, RorschachUK.  Many thanks!

Tracked delivery (or at least predictable for next day) is very important to me, so I think you've just given Proto-Pic a sales boost.   I like what I've seen of their website so far, and can think of several must-have items already.

Morgaine.

As Ray says, thanks Morgaine, the info is very useful.

BTW are you aware of the MagPi magazine?  http://www.themagpi.com/.

Yes indeed acoats, and I think the MagPi people do an amazing job, both in their production values and in creating very readable content suitable for all levels of experience.  Full marks there.

I've yet to read everything in any of the 3 issues though, because I transfer the PDFs to my tablet for reading in bed, but once in bed I fall asleep too fast so I've only been skimming.  Must try harder.

(BTW I disliked the original Flash version intensely, but now that their issues are available in PDF to which I've become very accustomed because of engineering datasheets, all that annoyance is forgotten.)

Morgaine.

Addendum.  I think I should mention though that the esteem in which I hold MagPi will plummet sharply if the ***-inspired "the_magpi_issue4_draft"  cover makes it into print.  It's almost certainly just a joke done in very poor taste, but since the draft cover has been up on the site for a long time now, who knows.  I'm no prude but horses for courses, and given MagPi's target audience in education, it certainly has no place in the magazine IMO.  The very worthwhile goals of Raspberry Pi do not need sex to sell the device, the aims, nor the magazine.

I can only agree with what RorschachUK says about proto-pic. Had a few things off them recently and service was excellent. 

Mistakes do happen however and when they shipped me a wrong part they fixed it immediately no questions asked by shipping the tiny and low cost replacement part by next-day courier. Can't imagine they were left with much profit out of the order after that, but it's that attention to fixing things when they do go wrong that earns them my recommendation and ensures I'll use them again.

The delivery timeslot thing is done through DPD and at least where I live was amazingly accurate. You're reading the email at 10:59 that says delivery from 11-12 and have to stop reading it to answer the door...

Thanks for posting the distributors for all the non USA people.  Since im in the US i dont have to worrry about that but i wouldnt pay 5 times the purchase price to have it shipped.  That just crazy.

Thanks for posting the distributors for all the non USA people.  Since im in the US i dont have to worrry about that but i wouldnt pay 5 times the purchase price to have it shipped.  That just crazy.