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Where is model A if I want to buy one?

wallarug

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  • The question isn't where, it's when.  And the answer as far as I know is "not yet" image

     

    JMO/YMMV: My guess is that with Model B still selling out, the RasPi Foundation and distributors don't see any reason to complicate their lives by managing inventory for two products.  It's risky having two different builds, because if the more popular one sells out you're stuck with unsold inventory of the other one.  OTOH, if someone wants to buy and resell thousands of Model As, the picture could change.

     

    Out of curiosity, any particular reason you want a Model A?

  • in reply to johnbeetem

    Just to say I have one! image

     

    + for a robot that I am building that has limited power supply.

  • in reply to wallarug

    Hello Fergus,

     

    If you are building a power constrained robot controller why on earth would you use any kind of RPi ?

    The RPi has very limited IO and is, by design, pretty much obliged to run Linux (because of the secret hardware). You could make a much more power efficient robot controller based on (for example) the STM32F4 Discovery board, (< £10 and an ARM M4 with 168Mips that belong all to you not the OS !, plenty of IO etc).

     

    Michael Kellett

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  • in reply to wallarug

    Hello Fergus,

     

    If you are building a power constrained robot controller why on earth would you use any kind of RPi ?

    The RPi has very limited IO and is, by design, pretty much obliged to run Linux (because of the secret hardware). You could make a much more power efficient robot controller based on (for example) the STM32F4 Discovery board, (< £10 and an ARM M4 with 168Mips that belong all to you not the OS !, plenty of IO etc).

     

    Michael Kellett

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