<p>Shout out to the ~$80 4x1.7 GHz core Odroid U2, a cluster waiting to happen.</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Apr 30, 2013 1:38 PM, "Hol Gaskill" <<a href="mailto:hol@gaskill.com">hol@gaskill.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
I agree that the RPi is not all it's cracked up to be, especially with beagleboard black coming out now.  I have to take issue with the guy's pricing though.<br>
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Here's a simple setup if you already have a monitor, usb mouse, usb keyboard, minimum 700mA micro usb power, and ethernet cable handy...which would be anyone rummaging through sudo storage:<br>
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micro sd card with adapter $7<br>
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-microSDHC-Memory-SDC4-8GB/dp/B001CQT0X4/ref=sr_1_7?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1367353380&sr=1-7&keywords=8gb+sd" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-microSDHC-Memory-SDC4-8GB/dp/B001CQT0X4/ref=sr_1_7?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1367353380&sr=1-7&keywords=8gb+sd</a><br>

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HDMI-DVI video adapter $4<br>
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Eforcity-Black-Meter-HDMI-Cable/dp/B000E8SY5Q/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1367353318&sr=8-5&keywords=hdmi+dvi" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/Eforcity-Black-Meter-HDMI-Cable/dp/B000E8SY5Q/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1367353318&sr=8-5&keywords=hdmi+dvi</a><br>

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GPIO breakout to breadboard $8<br>
<a href="http://www.adafruit.com/products/914" target="_blank">http://www.adafruit.com/products/914</a><br>
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optional wifi dongle $10<br>
<a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833315091&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-_-pla-_-Wireless+Adapters-_-N82E16833315091&gclid=CKGF4qud87YCFWRyQgod4UEAKg" target="_blank">http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833315091&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-_-pla-_-Wireless+Adapters-_-N82E16833315091&gclid=CKGF4qud87YCFWRyQgod4UEAKg</a><br>

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So assuming you have some of the more common (read: free to the resourceful) stuff at hand, we're talking the cost of the pi plus about $20-$30 for extra peripherals, $7 for the SD card if you want to just leave it embedded in a project sans terminal and use jumpers for the GPIO pins, which is not an option with a laptop unless you have a parallel port and plenty of patience.  I got a VESA mount for my old pi since it has no mounting holes, but the new ones can mount with some #6 screws and nuts...or nails for that matter...or duct tape.  Who needs cases anyway?  But I agree 100% that the performance can never replace a laptop or desktop for casual use.  I just wish I were better with the nuts and bolts of linux so I could really get in there and screw things up, but all in good time...<br>

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Apr 30, 2013 11:31:49 AM, <a href="mailto:rustylindgren@gmail.com">rustylindgren@gmail.com</a> wrote:<br>
Seems obvious, but I don't think people realize how cheap we can get thinkpads... thinkpads also last a long time, using superior electronics components,hinges and other hardware.  <br>
><a href="http://www.extremetech.com/computing/148482-the-true-cost-of-a-raspberry-pi-is-more-than-you-think" target="_blank">http://www.extremetech.com/computing/148482-the-true-cost-of-a-raspberry-pi-is-more-than-you-think</a><br>

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>If anyone wants to know how to buy thinkpads, I'm willing to sit down with people and find them cheap computers for hacking.<br>
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>Rusty Lindgren<br>
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