[dba-Tech] The $35 Raspberry PI goes on sale today

Stuart McLachlan stuart at lexacorp.com.pg
Wed Feb 29 15:23:29 CST 2012


Too late?

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/02/29/raspberrypi_mania/

The first batch of 10,000 ARM-powered Raspberry Pi computers went on sale at 6am GMT 
today - and sold out within minutes.

According to distributor Premier Farnell, there were at least 600 orders, visits or pre-orders 
every SECOND, producing a 300 per cent hike in web traffic. 


On 29 Feb 2012 at 11:39, Jim Lawrence wrote:

> For all those waiting for the new Raspberry PI computer, it goes on sale
> today and you should expect shipping within two weeks.
> 
> http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/european-technology/the-35-raspberry-pi-com
> puter-goes-on-sale/199
> 
> You can pre-order/order here: 
> http://uk.rs-online.com/web/generalDisplay.html?id=raspberrypi
> 
> Both companies, Premier Farnell and Element14 have distribution rights in
> North America so there should be no issues with importing.
> 
> Jim
> 
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