As per the title - just seen the Pi 400 and soooo tempted to try it at £70...

 

Don't know why but it just appeals and takes me back to being a kid when things like the Sinclair ZX80 / ZX81 / Spectrum and the like were new...

I've promised myself one once I've finished my folks' house resto and gotten it sold.  Until then I daren't - I'd get no more work done!

 

Yes, expecting it shortly.

8 hours ago, io1901 said:

Yes, expecting it shortly.

 

Oooh - full update required once it arrives!

Although it was posted on Wednesday via First Class post it's still not turned up yet. But I can remember how long you had to wait when the ZX Spectrum was released, so long in my case, that I cancelled it and bought a VIC 20. (In hindsight the spectrum was the better computer, but the VIC's keyboard was better!)

Look what the postie has just left. No time to play now. 

Just realized it's a micro HDMI not mini ( as on the zeros) so need an new cable!

Saw a YouTube video on it. It seems that with its additional cooling it will happily run at 2.2ghz overclock and still run cooler than a Pi4.

Well typing this on the pi 400. Keyboard is much like a laptops. it's not bad.  it's heavier than you'd expected (big heat sink?) and it seems well made. It seem strange to be using a bit of computer kit not made in China ;) .

I've tried Raspbian and Ubuntu. Raspbian is the faster loading.I initially thought that Ubuntu was extremely slow until I realised that I had installed it to a class4 sd card. I've reinstalled to a 32gb USB3 thumbdrive (it will boot from a USB without any changes, you just don't put the SD card in.) and it's a lot faster. It recognised the DELL displaylink adapter (but not the extra monitor connections) which works as a very good powered USB hub (£15 ebay). I'm going to have a dabble with Risc OS but that isn't working without a bit of manipulation.

For £70 it's not that bad, it seems about as fast as the Atom tablets I have running Win 10 in Ubuntu.

 

On 06/11/2020 at 14:14, io1901 said:

Look what the postie has just left. No time to play now. 

 

Where from if you don't mind me asking?  There are few supplier's, I might have a go at this.

Edited 8 November, 20205 yr by MickA

Pimoroni.

Although I can't think of a use for it... I still want one! Lol

 

None of the linked to suppliers from their site have any in stock for Germany. Costs 97€ for the kit version.

3 hours ago, Phil-E said:

Although I can't think of a use for it... I still want one! Lol

 

 

Yep...

I was gaming on it yesterday, fallout 4, via steamlink. 5" monitor and Pi powered by a power bank. Which lasted about an hour. It was on WiFi so I did get the occasional lag.

Can someone put one in a Psion 5 chassis with a colour screen and then phone me up and ask for money

 

I know there is this but it's not the same - https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/gemini-pda-android-linux-keyboard-mobile-device--2#/

22 hours ago, Aspman said:

Can someone put one in a Psion 5 chassis with a colour screen and then phone me up and ask for money

 

I know there is this but it's not the same - https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/gemini-pda-android-linux-keyboard-mobile-device--2#/

 

A bit pricey, I suppose you've seen the little GPD  micro laptops?  

 

I7 in this one!. I think this one will be expensive as well as the Win2  was on Amazon.

 

 

 

That's a copy of the old Sony Vaio UX

 

 

I always wanted one of them but had absolutely no use for it.