Just ordered my Raspberry Pi

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Received an email this morning inviting me to buy my Raspberry Pi :D

Just noticed the housing for them... think the transparent one looks best, need to see the board !

Anyone already got theirs ? Any tips / ideas / fun things to do once it arrives ? (10 weeks :( )

[The Laughing Man]

The transparent one looks like an ugly USB hub lol

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The transparent one looks like an ugly USB hub lol

lol true.. need to show off the size of the board though :)

[AbandonedTrolley]

I've got two and plan on giving one away in a case with Raspbmc on the SD card.

[threetonesun]

Got any plans for it?

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Got any plans for it?

Initially was thinking of making a tiny media centre from it that could stick to the side of any tv, would need to find a compatible usb wireless drive for it though

Not really sure yet, maybe a take anywhere PC, thats why I made the thread to get some ideas :)

[+BudMan MVC]

Have not gotten my email yet :(

But that clear case looks like crap imho, I like the black better.

I am not sure exactly what I will do with mine yet, but one of the projects will be a replacement for my starting to get a bit old popcorn hour a110.

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Have not gotten my email yet :(

But that clear case looks like crap imho, I like the black better.

I am not sure exactly what I will do with mine yet, but one of the projects will be a replacement for my starting to get a bit old popcorn hour a110.

I'm sure mine will end up being many different things before settling on something :)

When did you register interest ? There's a guide to work out when you`ll be invited here

[+BudMan MVC]

Mine was at the US site, just looked at email got back when registered and it was dated

Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 07:36:18 -0700

So from that I should of gotten mine yesterday as well ;)

But thats from the UK site? I registered on the US site http://www.alliedelec.com/RaspberryPi/

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The email I got with the link says: Your date of registration was 11/04 (Feels like longer ago though)

And yea it was a UK site that had that delivery guide on it :)

http://uk.rs-online....questions#Queue

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Iev had mine around a month now, not done anything with it though :(

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Iev had mine around a month now, not done anything with it though :(

How long after ordering it (Paying for it) did it arrive ?

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Isn't that fattening ?

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Isn't that fattening ?

But it's finger lickin' good :D

[Guest glyfz]

Had mine for about a month. Until video drivers have been developed it runs a bit like treacle, not that I'm surprised I expected it, earlier adopters are really beta testers and I knew that when I bought it. But because of this I doubt you'll be using it as a media centre in the immediate future, it will work but the experience won't be pleasant even browsing the web brings it to its knees.

As for cases, because it has connectors on every side it really limits how they are designed so there aren't really that many choices (well there are but many are basically the same). I personally wouldn't choose an open one.

You'll also likely find that you'll end up wanting/needing a powered USB hub, practically any add on takes too much power and makes the system unstable. If you do then get a decent amperage one and the PSU can power both the hub and the pi.

Last thing I presume you've read not to use anything above a class 4 sd card, 10's almost definitely won't work.

[TheLegendOfMart]

I just got my "activation code" from RSOnline that lets me buy one but the despatch time is 10 weeks.

I was going to give it out on Neowin but its tied to my email address so please dont harass me for it.

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How long after ordering it (Paying for it) did it arrive ?

Around 3 months to be honest, but it was a pre order

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Had mine for about a month. Until video drivers have been developed it runs a bit like treacle, not that I'm surprised I expected it, earlier adopters are really beta testers and I knew that when I bought it. But because of this I doubt you'll be using it as a media centre in the immediate future, it will work but the experience won't be pleasant even browsing the web brings it to its knees.

As for cases, because it has connectors on every side it really limits how they are designed so there aren't really that many choices (well there are but many are basically the same). I personally wouldn't choose an open one.

You'll also likely find that you'll end up wanting/needing a powered USB hub, practically any add on takes too much power and makes the system unstable. If you do then get a decent amperage one and the PSU can power both the hub and the pi.

Last thing I presume you've read not to use anything above a class 4 sd card, 10's almost definitely won't work.

What are you using?

Using RASPBMC, i can play 1080 mkvs, which a p4 machine i haev struggles to play!

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Found the perfect case for it, transparent without the cheap hub look to it

Linky

15,29 EUR

[S_Herbie]

I registered through RS months ago and was finally able to order (and pay) at the end of last month.

They said expect 6 weeks for delivery so around about 2nd week of July hopefully...

[+BudMan MVC]

I like that one Detection - going to have to see if can find that a US company, or if they ship to US without too much hassle ;) That is once I get the Pi ;)

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I like that one Detection - going to have to see if can find that a US company, or if they ship to US without too much hassle ;) That is once I get the Pi ;)

They say: If you want to order from outside Belgium, please send an e-mail to [email protected] to place your order.

I found a DIY one which is in the US it looks like, not quite as flashy

$14.95

https://www.adafruit.com/products/859

[NotSoBad]

Last thing I presume you've read not to use anything above a class 4 sd card, 10's almost definitely won't work.

I have a class 10 SD card and it works fine running the latest Debian release. I think it was a problem with the earlier releases of Debian only.

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I wonder how power hungry they are, I'm watching a youtube video of a guy using one of those portable USB battery packs, just wondering how long you could get from a decent mAh pack

[TheLegendOfMart]

Without anything plugged in you can power it from a 5v USB port, I think the model B is 700mAh