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| Cheaper Raspberry Pi computer goes on sale | Cheaper Raspberry Pi computer goes on sale |
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| A cheaper version of the bare-bones Raspberry Pi computer has gone on sale in Europe. | A cheaper version of the bare-bones Raspberry Pi computer has gone on sale in Europe. |
| The Model A lacks some of the features of the bigger version such as a network jack and has less memory. | The Model A lacks some of the features of the bigger version such as a network jack and has less memory. |
| The Model A has also been designed to use less power to make it more suitable for projects involving robotics, remote sensors or which rely on solar power. | The Model A has also been designed to use less power to make it more suitable for projects involving robotics, remote sensors or which rely on solar power. |
| Cutting out a few components means the gadget is even cheaper and now costs $25 (£16). | Cutting out a few components means the gadget is even cheaper and now costs $25 (£16). |
| In a blogpost about the Model A, Liz Upton, community manager for the Raspberry Pi Foundation, said it was "very, very pleased" to have the new version go on sale. | In a blogpost about the Model A, Liz Upton, community manager for the Raspberry Pi Foundation, said it was "very, very pleased" to have the new version go on sale. |
| "It's what we said we'd do all along," she wrote. The release of the A version fulfils the promise to make a computer for about £15 that was made when the first prototype Raspberry Pi computers were unveiled in early 2011. | "It's what we said we'd do all along," she wrote. The release of the A version fulfils the promise to make a computer for about £15 that was made when the first prototype Raspberry Pi computers were unveiled in early 2011. |
| The Model A Pi has less onboard memory than the Model B which has been on sale for almost a year. The A lacks ethernet networking and has only one USB port. | The Model A Pi has less onboard memory than the Model B which has been on sale for almost a year. The A lacks ethernet networking and has only one USB port. |
| Initially, the Model A is only available in Europe but this restriction will be lifted "very soon" said the foundation. Orders placed from outside Europe would be honoured, she said, though there would be a delay as the order is processed. | Initially, the Model A is only available in Europe but this restriction will be lifted "very soon" said the foundation. Orders placed from outside Europe would be honoured, she said, though there would be a delay as the order is processed. |
| More than one million Raspberry Pi bare-bones computers have been sold since the official launch in late February 2012. The credit-card sized computers have been used in a huge variety of DIY computing projects. One reached an altitude of 25 miles (40km) attached to a high-altitude balloon. | More than one million Raspberry Pi bare-bones computers have been sold since the official launch in late February 2012. The credit-card sized computers have been used in a huge variety of DIY computing projects. One reached an altitude of 25 miles (40km) attached to a high-altitude balloon. |
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