I don't disagree there are well made Chinese products, but there is rubbish out there as well. China is somewhere where manufacturing can be done cheaply which has contributed to Britain changing from a country which made goods thing to one which engineers good things which are made overseas for a lower price. It's nice to see companies from Britain supporting British industry even though it will probably lead to lower margins. This is a fully functioning computer engineered and made in the UK which I think is absolutely amazing, That is all.

Here is what I plan to do with mine Link

You could probably do it using a variation of the official internet standard RFC1437-

http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1437.html

If it works for sentient life forms then it's still probably worth a go with a Pi.

( PS Yes, I'm old and, yes, I've been on t'interweb tubes for far too many decades )

This is good because you also get 3 copies of MagPi too, which a £5.99 each at newsstands.

However, a bit of patience will get you a Zero for £6.50 (£4.00 + £2.50 postage) as production is being increased now to meet demand.
If you need the cables, then another £4.00.

This deal starts to look very good!

This is good because you also get 3 copies of MagPi too, which a £5.99 each at newsstands.

However, a bit of patience will get you a Zero for £6.50 (£4.00 + £2.50 postage) as production is being increased now to meet demand.
If you need the cables, then another £4.00.

This deal starts to look very good!

do you have to set up a direct debit or just pay the 13.99 from a card?

From what I was told you just pay £12.99. If they do set up a direct debit just cancel it, I have done this with many magazine subscriptions

I called and paid the £12.99 from my card. I was specific in saying I just wanted the three issues.

That is RRP but as there is no stock anywhere you won't get one for that price for a while. When stock is released I imagine it will just fulfill pre-orders. Here you can have the Pi Zero, three magazines and the adapter set. If the Pi Zero was selling at RRP this still would be valued at about £28!

The PiHut and PiMoroni are the two resellers who have stocked the zero.

But as I said, a little patience is needed because production is being increased and stock will arrive soon. Neither of those two resellers are taking pre orders. They will notify if you register an email.

£4.00 is RRP, £2.50 is delivery.

Also, modmypi and the swag store.

Is the Zero actually any good though?

Depends what you want to do with it. It has its place in projects, being very small, light and needing very little power and almost a throwaway price.

But for most purposes, especially beginners a Pi2B is a better choice.