Raspberry Pi’s new pc is one way or the other even smaller and cheaper
Everybody’s favourite mini-pc has simply gotten even smaller. The Raspberry Pi Basis is at present introducing the Mannequin A+, a revamped model of its low-finish Mannequin A board priced at simply $20. Whereas the processor and RAM — a Broadcom BCM2835 SoC and 256MB, to be particular — stay the identical as its predecessor, the brand new mannequin is way smaller at simply 65mm (2.6 inches) in size versus the previous mannequin’s 86mm (three.four inches). It additionally attracts much less energy and has improved audio circuitry.
The 2 different modifications are immediately taken from the larger-finish Mannequin B+. The Mannequin A+ replaces the A’s SD Card storage with MicroSD, and provides one other 14 GPIO (Basic-objective enter-output) pins, bringing the whole as much as forty. This improve facilitates compatibility with the add-on boards launched again in July. The Mannequin A+ is out there instantly, and whereas the Pi won’t essentially want to be any smaller, chopping down on measurement and worth will certainly assist get the inspiration’s work into extra peoples’ arms.
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- Bundled OS Linux
- Processor velocity seven hundred MHz
- System RAM 256 MB
- Video outputs HDMI (v1.four), RCA / composite
- Dimensions three.37 x 2.thirteen x zero.sixty seven in
- Weight 1.fifty nine oz
- Launched 2012-02-29
