Agreed that the Newegg deal is great for those who can take advantage. One small warning -- the RPi3 recommends a 2.5A USB power adapter which is more than iPad chargers (and WAY more than most cellphone chargers) put out.
What I bought at Pi-Hut was a kit that included the "official" RPi power supply <https://thepihut.com/collections/raspberry-pi-power-supplies/products/official-raspberry-pi-universal-power-supply> (with the added benefit of four interchangeable international plugs). The case that comes part of the kit <https://thepihut.com/collections/raspberry-pi-cases/products/raspberry-pi-case> is wonderfully straightforward and simple (though I will always have a soft spot for the hand-done ones Scott made some years back. On 4 August 2016 at 21:25, Stewart C. Russell via talk <[email protected]> wrote: > On 2016-08-04 01:26 PM, Evan Leibovitch via talk wrote: > > I'm very happy with the RPi 3 that I bought recently from > > https://thepihut.com/ (taking advantage of the post-Brexit drop in the > > pound ;-) ) > > Their £30 is still ~ $51*, then you add shipping and the odds-on chance > of getting hit with $16 of sales tax plus fee. > > Still, would be a good day to buy one, as there was just an official > announcement of booting without an SD card today: > https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/pi-3-booting-part-i-usb- > mass-storage-boot/ > > Stewart > > *: though that price may include the UK's 20% sales tax, as it's almost > always included in advertised prices > --- > Talk Mailing List > [email protected] > https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk > -- Evan Leibovitch Geneva, CH Em: evan at telly dot org Sk: evanleibovitch Tw: el56
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