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Raspberry Pi Zero -- $5.00

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Renegade:
$5 for a Raspberry Pi Zero!  :o

https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-zero/

Of all the things we do at Raspberry Pi, driving down the cost of computer hardware remains one of the most important. Even in the developed world, a programmable computer is a luxury item for a lot of people, and every extra dollar that we ask someone to spend decreases the chance that they’ll choose to get involved.
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More at the link.

It's pretty hard to drop the price much lower than that. I'm thinking of getting a couple just to see what they're like.

However, they're out of stock:

http://www.adafruit.com/products/2885

 :(

Ath:
They forgot to install the network connector!!! :o IMHO it's not very useful without that :'(

Renegade:
They forgot to install the network connector!!! :o IMHO it's not very useful without that :'(
-Ath (November 26, 2015, 12:20 PM)
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It has the USB power adapter and another USB port, so maybe you could use that -- it probably connects more than just the 5V connection from USB -- I haven't looked into it though. I'm expecting that the one is full, and the power port "may" have more than just power.

The full USB port should let you connect to a hub/router.

You can also use the GPIO, though that kind of stuff is much more difficult.

Renegade:
I just saw this... How awesome is it on scale of 1 to BLOODY EPIC~! ;D

Tuxman:
The problem with ARM computers is that they, although rather power-saving, are not viable network devices. Their CPUs are too slow for serious file transfers.

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