Seeed Raspberry Pi 3 B w/ Starter Kit Discussions | Drop

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Sep 11, 2016

This is not a good drop. We should all be very disappointed in massdrop for pedaling this perfect example of a rip-off. First, the description is misleading, the Raspberry Pi is developed and distributed by the Raspberry Pi foundation to offer affordable, educational tools. SEEED has taken advantage of this and thrown together a poorly assembled "Kit" based around the Raspberry Pi. Save yourself some money and do not by this or support SEEED. Raspberry Pis are fantastic, and you can find better kits for less.

Spank

Oct 16, 2016

NoLongerACustomerAny recommended kits? Thanks

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NoLongerACustomer

Oct 16, 2016

SpankSure, This is the route I went (you'll need to find a microSD card) - $49: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01D92SSX6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
This kit includes an HDMI cable and an 8GB card pre-loaded with an OS - $59: https://www.amazon.com/Vilros-Raspberry-Media-Center-Kit/dp/B01CYX4HRM/ref=sr_1_9?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1476591145&sr=1-9&keywords=raspberry+pi+3
If you're just planning on messing around with it a little, an 8GB card will be fine. If you really want to use the Pi, I'd go with a 32GB or more card with specs as fast as you can find. Class 10, 80-95mbps read/write.
Just in case someone hasn't been to their site: https://www.raspberrypi.org
There you can download a few different Linux flavors for the Raspberry Pi as well as get a few great project ideas for your Pi.

Spank

Oct 16, 2016

NoLongerACustomerThanks for taking the time to reply. I've been really interested in checking out a Raspberry Pi but have yet to make the jump. Everyone is doing such cool and interesting things with them!

NoLongerACustomer

Oct 16, 2016

SpankNo problem. Best of luck if you do make the jump. I've been eyeing a few projects myself, but haven't taken the time to start one. I have the original and the model 3, the model 3 is definitely a great little computer.

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