Preacher June 7, 2013 Share Preacher Member June 7, 2013 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA1ZY0K71724 I am considering buying one and playing around with it. Maybe even trying to make a media center PC with it. Has anyone played with any of these little PC builds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingCat June 7, 2013 Share walkingCat Member June 7, 2013 I've seen it and had a chance to look inside. Never tried to play a game with this. Funny toy. Waste of money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggs June 7, 2013 Share Biggs GC Alumni June 7, 2013 I've only heard of this kind of thing, never played around with one. It's definitely not for gaming, by design, but It sounds neat to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitarity June 8, 2013 Share Kitarity Member June 8, 2013 Works decently well as an HTPC, I used to use it as a print server and a torrent box, but that's about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroDamage June 8, 2013 Share ZeroDamage Member June 8, 2013 That's too expensive or close to it. The Pi is $35 by itself. You can get or build your own case for around $10. Another $10 or so for the SD Card. These for power and HDMI if you need one to display to monitor or TV. I use them without a problem: HDMI: http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10240&cs_id=1024008&p_id=3953&seq=1&format=2 USB Charger: http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=108&cp_id=10851&cs_id=1085101&p_id=8857&seq=1&format=2 Micro USB: http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=103&cp_id=10303&cs_id=1030307&p_id=5458&seq=1&format=2 Class 10 SD Card: http://www.amazon.com/Transcend-Class-Flash-Memory-TS16GSDHC10E/dp/B003VNKNEQ/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1370698181&sr=1-3&keywords=sd+card Cool case that I got for mine for $13 bucks: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AZL16S4/ref=oh_details_o08_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I got my Raspberry Pi from here and the pricing is good. You want the B-model. The A model lacks some key features. http://www.newark.com/jsp/bespoke/bespoke7.jsp?bespokepage=newark/en_US/landing/raspberry-pi/rasp-pi-accessories.jsp OR THE BEST DEAL is the starter kit from Neward. For $41 you get the B-model Pi, case, power adapter, and a 4GB SD Card with the default OS on it. http://www.newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-starter-kit/raspberry-pi-starter-kit-bundle/dp/72W4007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroDamage June 8, 2013 Share ZeroDamage Member June 8, 2013 Keep in mind that this is a Linux based system and isn't designed for any kind of enthusiast gaming. It can do Quake and makes an excellent emulator for SNES, Genesis, and NES classics but it cannot handle anything more than that. It has a powerful decoder so it can do 1080p video decoding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preacher June 8, 2013 Author Share Preacher Member June 8, 2013 Thanks ZD, I always love your informative reviews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroDamage August 22, 2013 Share ZeroDamage Member August 22, 2013 (edited) Found a guide on running a Minecraft server on a RaspberryPi. That may be of some interest to those here. Here is the guide: http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=27889 Edited August 22, 2013 by ZeroDamage 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yErMoTH3r August 23, 2013 Share yErMoTH3r GC Founder August 23, 2013 i have one 512mb version - r3d3ey3z gave it to me at ff2013 with a usbhub, 32gb sd card, and a usb wiireless. ive played with a couple of oses and pimame - so far no troubles. this weekend i hook up the camera for 'security' mode testing with motion detection last experiment will control some solenoids in a friend's 6 zone lawn sprinkler system Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOFX August 23, 2013 Share NOFX Member August 23, 2013 (edited) Mine should be arriving today. My problem is that I'm not exactly sure what I want to do with it... I have a lot of experience with linux and programming in C/C++. I've developed on PC-104 stacks running custom linux kernals and interfacing with A/D and DIO cards. The past two years I've been working in automation software development. Give me some ideas guys. A torrent box, emulator or HTPC is too simple. I'm pretty sure I could build anything with this. Edited August 23, 2013 by NOFX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroDamage August 23, 2013 Share ZeroDamage Member August 23, 2013 Mine should be arriving today. My problem is that I'm not exactly sure what I want to do with it... I have a lot of experience with linux and programming in C/C++. I've developed on PC-104 stacks running custom linux kernals and interfacing with A/D and DIO cards. The past two years I've been working in automation software development. Give me some ideas guys. A torrent box, emulator or HTPC is too simple. I'm pretty sure I could build anything with this. Automate your house: lights, a/c, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onyxdragoon August 23, 2013 Share onyxdragoon Member August 23, 2013 I want one but I have no idea what I really want to do other than a HTPC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroDamage August 26, 2013 Share ZeroDamage Member August 26, 2013 I haven't decided what to do with mine yet. Been thinking of an at-home Email server because Google has basically stated that I shouldn't expect privacy when using their service. All I have on it at the moment is SSH and that is about it. I have the original B-model with only 256MB of RAM so it is quite limited compared to the newest B-model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOFX August 26, 2013 Share NOFX Member August 26, 2013 (edited) I got it up and running and it was super easy. Yup, its a linux PC... nothing more and nothing less really. Automate your house: lights, a/c, etc. I've thought about this and I believe it would be fairly easy, but I live in an apartment and don't want to go around hacking at their electrical system. ssh server as a gateway into your homenetwork, a torrent box or a TOR access point was some ideas I had. Edited August 26, 2013 by NOFX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroDamage August 26, 2013 Share ZeroDamage Member August 26, 2013 ssh server as a gateway into your homenetwork, a torrent box or a TOR access point was some ideas I had. I am using mine as an SSH tunnel for work at the moment. Have double web monitoring in place at work but it is fairly simple to get around. I would do a TOR except my bandwidth with Comcast is capped so I do not want to play around with that. I stay away from Torrents with regards to movies, etc because it is so easily spied on. Perhaps a Usenet / streaming box. That could work... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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