$35 computer for £1000+ WTF !!

I was looking for a replacement iPod Classic on ebay just the other day, but couldn't work out why someone was trying to sell a reconditioned one for nearly £800.
 
ck88 said:
Sorry for my ignorance, but what the actual **** is it and what does it do?
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It's a computer, basically Top of the range smart phone internals, with screen and batteries removed. They claim it's more powerful than the terra3 chip and videos of it play 1080p video.
A full computer on a USB stick.


It's main aim is for education, cheap enough for kids/schools to buy and program on. To promote computer programming.
Also it's basically a full fledged computer cheap enough for third world countries.
And for people like me, I am hopping to have one as a HTPC. Power efficient and tiny. No massive box in the front room.

It's also open source, so chances are lots of 3rd parties will devlop it for even more purposes.
 
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it's basically a mini PC running a version of Linux to help teach kids to program etc.

Lots of uses, and prices from $15-35 depending on where you look
 
If these go the direction the "charity" wants them to go the first beta boards will likely be a bit of a collectors piece in a few years.

"The boards that kick started a new generation of computer based engineers" type idea rather than a bunch of muppet kiddy hipsters slurping up anything apple releases. I'm not sure they'll do quite as intended but we shall see.
 
The major problem here appears to be what people understand by the term 'charity'.

Its Raspberry Pi selling their own beta boards to fund themselves as they are a not for profit organisation.

No different to the Scouts making and selling cookies to fund other Scout activities.

Personally, I'll wait for the £20 ones :)
 
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