[GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4

[Stewart C. Russell]

On 2019-08-06 11:20 a.m., D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote:
> | From: Kevin Cozens via talk <talk at gtalug.org>
> 
> | I found one Canadian authorized seller (afaict as they are listed on the RPi
> | site when you click on Buy Now) that has decent prices and shipping. It is
> | buyapi.ca and they appear to be showing that 1GB and 2GB models are in stock.
> | I'm still waiting on the 4GB.
> 
> <https://www.canakit.com/raspberry-pi-4-4gb.html>
> 
> It looks as if they have 4g units in stock.  They don't say so
> explicitly.
> 
> They are a Vancouver company.  I have not checked to see if they are
> authorized.

Buy-a-Pi and Canakit are both official resellers in Canada. If a vendor
is listed on the raspberrypi.org website, they are an official reseller.

I managed to score a 4GB Raspberry Pi 4B kit from Micro Center when I
was in Ohio over the weekend. Not cheap (USD 120) but very complete:
includes SD card, PSU, case, two HDMI cables, Raspberry Pi keyboard and
mouse and a rather cutesy intro book. Everything but the monitor, really.

Some of you might like the keyboard, if you're not about the numeric
pad: https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-keyboard-and-hub/
It's a compact 78-key unit with USB micro-B input and a 3-port USB hub.
It allows you to chain the mouse Apple-style, which is just as well, as
the official mouse have a very short cable.

Seems that Raspberry Pi (Foundation|Trading Ltd) have been completely
blindsided by demand for the 4GB model, with the possibility that
they're being intended as corporate thin clients or low-power desktop
units. As before, the Foundation is responsible for production of the
lowest-spec model to fit in with their educational remit.

cheers,
 Stewart