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Raspberry Pi

Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 7:24 pm
by Emiliana
So I'm thinking about getting Marx a Raspberry Pi for Christmas, but I don't know whether to get a model A or model B. Can someone explain to me the difference in non-techy terms?

Re: Raspberry Pi

Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 9:44 pm
by TheAnswerIs42
My husband came in when I clicked on your link, and knew exactly what that was. He says that the upgrades between the two are big enough that you should get the B. (I think he was happy to have a reason to look through all the specs. Interesting toy!) His main reason behind saying that was the extra RAM (memory). You can hook on a USB hub if you want more of those, but you can't change the RAM, so that difference is worth the extra $10, in his mind.

Re: Raspberry Pi

Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 7:29 pm
by Emiliana
Thanks, 42 (and 42's hubby)!

Re: Raspberry Pi

Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2012 8:07 pm
by Talons
I wish I had a good excuse to get one of those. They seem so cool, but I'm not even sure what I'd do with one.

Re: Raspberry Pi

Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2012 8:19 pm
by Emiliana
Talons wrote:I wish I had a good excuse to get one of those. They seem so cool, but I'm not even sure what I'd do with one.
My sister's philosophy about gifts is to get something that the person will love, but that they'd never actually buy for themselves -- like the bright pink-and-white snowflake PJ pants she got me that I'm wearing right now. Marx wouldn't buy this for himself because he knows perfectly well he doesn't NEED one, but he'll love having another gadget to tweak around with.

Re: Raspberry Pi

Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2012 10:12 pm
by Dead Cat
Emiliana wrote:
Talons wrote:I wish I had a good excuse to get one of those. They seem so cool, but I'm not even sure what I'd do with one.
My sister's philosophy about gifts is to get something that the person will love, but that they'd never actually buy for themselves -- like the bright pink-and-white snowflake PJ pants she got me that I'm wearing right now. Marx wouldn't buy this for himself because he knows perfectly well he doesn't NEED one, but he'll love having another gadget to tweak around with.
At first I read this and thought, "why would Marx want pink-and-white snowflake pajama pants?"

Re: Raspberry Pi

Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 8:28 am
by Emiliana
Dead Cat wrote:
Emiliana wrote:
Talons wrote:I wish I had a good excuse to get one of those. They seem so cool, but I'm not even sure what I'd do with one.
My sister's philosophy about gifts is to get something that the person will love, but that they'd never actually buy for themselves -- like the bright pink-and-white snowflake PJ pants she got me that I'm wearing right now. Marx wouldn't buy this for himself because he knows perfectly well he doesn't NEED one, but he'll love having another gadget to tweak around with.
At first I read this and thought, "why would Marx want pink-and-white snowflake pajama pants?"
Bahahaha. The funny thing is, he might actually like them.

Re: Raspberry Pi

Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2012 4:13 pm
by Emiliana
Raspberry Pi model B = success! He loves it. :)

Re: Raspberry Pi

Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2012 12:11 am
by TheAnswerIs42
Hooray!