Chuck, My $100 number started with an RPi 400, not a 'traditional' RPI.
RPi 400 - $70 Mouse - $7 Power adapter - $7 HDMI cable -$7 (microHDMI to standard HDBI) Name-brand MicroSD card - $7 That gives you $98 plus monitor, or simply get the RPi 400 'complete kit' for $100 and get a nice book also. Substitute a 2 Gig RPi 4 (assuming you can find one): RPi - $45 Case for RPi 4 - $5 Keyboard - $20 (I too like Logitech K400) Power adapter - $7 HDMI cable -$7 (microHDMI to standard HDBI) Name-brand MicroSD card - $7 That gets you to $91 plus monitor. Either path takes you close to $100, esp once you add in tax, s/h, etc. It's nice that you have a junk box that has all the needed items so you can 'scrounge' them, but it's disingenuous to assume everyone else has a similar junk box. Ken, N2VIP > On Jan 25, 2022, at 06:14, Chuck Hast <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I buy a Logitech K400 which has a touchpad on it for about $20 > at Walmart or other places that sell them. I either use a repurposed > TV or go to the local IT recycler and get me a monitor for $5-$10. > You do not need that much SD card for Chirp so that will cost less > than $10. So far I still am not near $100. Part of being a ham is > learning to scrounge. Part of running a RPi is also learning to > scrounge. For travel I carry a RPi the keyboard and an HDMI cable > and use the HDMI port on the TV in the hotel. > > >> On Tue, Jan 25, 2022 at 12:46 AM Ken Hansen <[email protected]> wrote: >> You need to add a screen, a mouse, a power supply, and an SD card. >> >> The screen can get pricey pretty fast - money saved by buying a smaller >> screen will soon be spent on a pair of 'readers' to use the smaller screen. >> >> I'm a big fan of RPi, but people like to gloss over the actual cost of such >> a setup. >> >> An RPi 400 (Pi in a keyboard) setup can easily run $100 + monitor, cheaper >> than a new laptop, but pretty close to low-end, off-lease corporate laptops. >> >> Ken, N2VIP >> >> > On Jan 24, 2022, at 10:00, Chuck Hast <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > And for the price >> > of a RPi 400 you just need to add a screen and you >> > are off to the races... >> _______________________________________________ >> chirp_users mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users >> This message was sent to Chuck Hast at [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, send an email to >> [email protected] > > > -- > > Chuck -- KP4DJT > HamHotline # 11259 > _______________________________________________ > chirp_users mailing list > [email protected] > http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users > This message was sent to Ken Hansen at [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send an email to > [email protected]
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