Raspberry Pi 2 unveiled!

02-02-2015, 05:47 PM #1

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(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Raspberry Pi Foundation unveiled the next generation of the Pi with new ARM based CPU upgraded the RAM to 1GB.
Microcomputer system is meant to be x6 more powerful.
And Windows 10 is going to be offered to owners of the new system.

Raspberry Pi 2 is meant to be used as a entry-level machine compared to the model before it. Raspbian is going to be adding LibreOffice to the base software soon.
System is used to help kids learn to code along with other basic projects.

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Originally posted by ResistTheSun

Raspberry Pi Foundation unveiled the next generation of the Pi with new ARM based CPU upgraded the RAM to 1GB.
Microcomputer system is meant to be x6 more powerful.
And Windows 10 is going to be offered to owners of the new system.

Raspberry Pi 2 is meant to be used as a entry-level machine compared to the model before it. Raspbian is going to be adding LibreOffice to the base software soon.
System is used to help kids learn to code along with other basic projects.

Wait this can run windows 10? Hmmm might have to look into one of these

02-02-2015, 06:22 PM #3

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Originally posted by Toke

Wait this can run windows 10? Hmmm might have to look into one of these

$35
And yes this can run a version of windows 10 no details on the offer or performance just remember the CPU is a problem.

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02-02-2015, 06:26 PM #4

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Originally posted by ResistTheSun

$35
And yes this can run a version of windows 10 no details on the offer or performance just remember the CPU is a problem.

it can run it but how well i'd be more interested in it running ubuntu

02-03-2015, 06:51 PM #5

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Originally posted by ResistTheSun

Raspberry Pi Foundation unveiled the next generation of the Pi with new ARM based CPU upgraded the RAM to 1GB.
Microcomputer system is meant to be x6 more powerful.
And Windows 10 is going to be offered to owners of the new system.

Raspberry Pi 2 is meant to be used as a entry-level machine compared to the model before it. Raspbian is going to be adding LibreOffice to the base software soon.
System is used to help kids learn to code along with other basic projects.

I always thought the Raspi was a cool little thing, I wanted to start doing projects with them, I've seen some pretty cool build :p

02-03-2015, 08:27 PM #6

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Originally posted by ResistTheSun

Raspberry Pi Foundation unveiled the next generation of the Pi with new ARM based CPU upgraded the RAM to 1GB.
Microcomputer system is meant to be x6 more powerful.
And Windows 10 is going to be offered to owners of the new system.

Raspberry Pi 2 is meant to be used as a entry-level machine compared to the model before it. Raspbian is going to be adding LibreOffice to the base software soon.
System is used to help kids learn to code along with other basic projects.

I am wondering how they are going about with windows 10 being free to "makers". Up until this point windows 8.1 is free for devices that have a screen under 9 inches. However this only applies to OEMs.