Just found this, not bad for the Raspberry Pi 3, case, heatsink and PSU. There seems to be some concerns about the PSU in the Amazon reviews but considering the Raspberry Pi 3 itself is around this price without the case, heatsink and CPU I'd say it's a pretty good deal. It doesn't come with an SD card I suppose but you might have one spare from an old phone.
I've placed an order on one, never really planned to get one of these before but this price was too hard for my to pass up.
What You Get Raspberry Pi 3 Kit Mini motherboard Pi3 case Heatsinks 1 x Power adapter Quick start guide Endless experimentation that educates and excites
Specs & Details ARMv8 64-bit Quad-Core ARM Cortex-A53 1.2GHz CPU 802.11n Wireless LAN Bluetooth 4.1 (BLE) 1 GB RAM 4 USB ports 40 GPIO pins Ethernet port 3.5mm audio/composite video CSI/DSI Micro SD card slot Videocore IV 3d graphics core
19 comments
LondonsRichestTramp
3 Aug 17#1
I saw raspberry pi 3b going for £28 the other day on eBay from UK sellers. might be a better option if you'd rather get a different case
Switchy87 to LondonsRichestTramp
20 Aug 17#19
Have you got a link this one good for setting up a vpn?
MrWani
3 Aug 17#2
£2 cheaper without the case if you don't need one. Same seller amazon.co.uk/gp/…i+3
facebook18
3 Aug 17#3
I bought this and had to replace the psu, otherwise a good value package
ollie87 to facebook18
3 Aug 17#5
With the RPi 3 and the amount of power it can draw under heavy loads I recommend the official Raspberry Pi power supply.
ganonms to facebook18
3 Aug 17#9
My PSU was broken as well, coil whine was unacceptable. Also, heat sinks were missing (can help if you overclock to play N64 games on retropie).
2 items in the pack broken/missing and never got any refunds or replacements. I would spend a bit more and buy the official ones.
slamb
3 Aug 17#4
"It doesn't come with an SD card I suppose but you might have one spare from an old phone." To save frustration you would be better ordering a decent SD card at the same time, doesn't need to be very big but should be class 10. I am using this amazon.co.uk/gp/…c=1 in a Pi Zero W and RPi 3 and it's fine It's a great little computer, especially now you can run Google Assistant from it.
diddlypockets
3 Aug 17#6
How do CHIP fare in comparison to the pi? They are much cheaper but I am guessing it comes down to the ecosystem like android vs windows? Only, I am not very sure why ecosystem would impact this type of a device...
tek-monkey to diddlypockets
3 Aug 17#7
Don't you have to add everything to CHIP, like the ethernet etc? I'm after a dual NIC board to use as a permanent VPN if anyone has any ideas?
Going_Digital
3 Aug 17#8
'heatsink' tsk, completely unnecessary, this is an ARM processor not intel.
LeftResponse to Going_Digital
3 Aug 17#10
It reduces temperatures though, how does that make it unnecessary? It reduced the average temperature of mine by around 8 degrees, so I can run Retropie for longer.
ollie87 to Going_Digital
3 Aug 17#11
I found the opposite to be true. My RPi3 was throttling under heavy loads.
condracky to Going_Digital
3 Aug 17#12
I'm sorry but you couldn't be any more wrong here, the one "fault" with the Pi3 is that it generates a tonne of heat under any kind of stress and really requires a heatsink to help with that.
Iesty83
3 Aug 17#13
download retropie and your life will never be the same again :smile:
superfamiking to Iesty83
3 Aug 17#14
I have this running on my pi2 is it worth the upgrade to this one?
Iesty83 to superfamiking
4 Aug 17#17
if you already have it and you aren't having any issues then i cant see why you would need to
not sure how good support to previous OS is with the software so cant comment really
sion51
3 Aug 17#15
I got one of these last time it cropped up. The case is solid and the sinks do the job.
decanay
3 Aug 17#16
For anyone only casually interested in the Pi (like me) it might be worth setting up a price alert on this bundle - amazon.co.uk/gp/…c=1
Last time Amazon had them was about 6 weeks ago and I picked one up for £17. Including the official 16GB SD card. Wasn't even interested in them at the time, but too good to pass up :stuck_out_tongue:
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Opening post
I've placed an order on one, never really planned to get one of these before but this price was too hard for my to pass up.
What You Get
Raspberry Pi 3 Kit
Mini motherboard
Pi3 case
Heatsinks
1 x Power adapter
Quick start guide
Endless experimentation that educates and excites
Specs & Details
ARMv8 64-bit Quad-Core ARM Cortex-A53 1.2GHz CPU
802.11n Wireless LAN
Bluetooth 4.1 (BLE)
1 GB RAM
4 USB ports
40 GPIO pins
Ethernet port
3.5mm audio/composite video
CSI/DSI
Micro SD card slot
Videocore IV 3d graphics core
19 comments
Also, heat sinks were missing (can help if you overclock to play N64 games on retropie).
2 items in the pack broken/missing and never got any refunds or replacements. I would spend a bit more and buy the official ones.
To save frustration you would be better ordering a decent SD card at the same time, doesn't need to be very big but should be class 10.
I am using this amazon.co.uk/gp/…c=1 in a Pi Zero W and RPi 3 and it's fine
It's a great little computer, especially now you can run Google Assistant from it.
not sure how good support to previous OS is with the software so cant comment really
Last time Amazon had them was about 6 weeks ago and I picked one up for £17. Including the official 16GB SD card. Wasn't even interested in them at the time, but too good to pass up :stuck_out_tongue: