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Comment by jhickner

From what I can tell it adds to the $35 pi:

- a case w/integrated speaker

- a keyboard/trackpad combo

- a wifi dongle

- nice manual

That's not too bad for the added $65. The mini keyboard looks nicer than the ~$20 FAVI ones[1] I usually use.

At first I thought they'd figured out a way to add a screen. That would be great. But it looks like you need to supply your own.

I work with students in Uganda and it's hard to beat what you get from a $200 netbook. Much faster processor than a pi, plus the screen is integrated. You can't do GPIO stuff like you can with a pi though, so there are trade-offs. Twice the price of this, too.

Looks like a great project to me!

[1]: http://www.amazon.com/FE01-BL-Wireless-Keyboard-Mouse-Touchp...

parent jhickner 13 years ago

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