Seneca College and the Raspberry Pi.

[Colin McGregor]

On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 3:12 PM, Scott Sullivan <scott-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> On 02/21/2012 12:50 PM, Colin McGregor wrote:
>> On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 12:35 PM, Daniel Wayne Armstrong
>> <daniel-HRJVlgn2G/y5aS82P/H3Zg at public.gmane.org>  wrote:
>>> On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 11:43 AM, Colin McGregor<colin.mc151-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org>
>>>  wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Scott Sullivan<scott-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org>  has on more than one occasion noted that
>>>> he was planning to organize a group Raspberry Pi purchase. So, I'll
>>>> let Scott note his plans in that regard, but, yes, this is the sort of
>>>> thing that would be of real interest to me.
>
>
> This is still true. But I would like to remind folks that there is only ONE
> reason to group buy, and that is simple to shave some dollars off shipping.
> That value is lost in the logistics of organizing a group buy.

True. If you save say $6 on shipping by doing a group purchase, then
have to buy 2 subway tokens (or spend similar money on gas and
parking) to pick-up the machines, then you're no further ahead.

> If you don't mind waiting to get yours then I will consult with individuals
> who are interested. Otherwise I would suggest going your own way or
> organizing your own group buys among your local peers.

Good point, and a good thought. I see Scott on a fairly
regular/predictable basis. Further, my interest in a Raspberry Pi is
as a MythTV client machine, so, I am willing to wait a bit for the
video driver software to become somewhat more polished. So, next
questions, are there enough people here who don't see Scott on a
fairly regular/predictable basis who:

- Want a Raspberry Pi?
- Are willing to wait a bit to get one?
- Do we have one (or more) people who do see these people on a fairly
regular/predictable basis who are willing to act as co-coordinators?

In other words, if we have Scott and one (or more) other people in
GTALug willing to act as group buying co-coordinators we should be
able to save everyone a few bucks (if we don't eat the shipping
savings on transporting Raspberry Pies within the city)...

> This started because I plan to buy a minimum of 4 and so does my boss, along
> with a handful of people I see on a semi-regular and predicable basis.

I want one.

>>> For this first-run of RaspberryPi's they plan to limit purchases to
>>> one per-person.
>
> Correct.
>
>>
>> Even at one per person I expect the machines will sell out QUICKLY.
>
>
> Highly Probable.
>
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