Announced a new Raspberry Pi 2 - a computer for $ 35

Raspberry Pi computer budget since its announcement in 2012, has become a real phenomenon, and now, 3 years later, he returned. Developer device - Raspberry Pi Foundation, announced a new model of Pi 2.

Pi 2 also cheap, like its predecessor, is as compact, and designed primarily for projects, related experiments with electronics, education and other children's educational programming initiatives.

The new model has two key differences: the processor has become much more powerful, and the amount of RAM has doubled. What has not changed is the price: the computer is still on sale for only $ 35.

To be more specific - Pi 2 runs on ARMv7 quad processor clocked at 900 MHz and includes 1 GB of RAM. On the original Raspberry Pi was odnoyaderny ARMv6 with a frequency of 700 MHz with 512 MB of RAM.

The computer also has four USB-ports, his memory is concentrated in the MicroSD card, and it all fits in a small green circuit board. According to the fund said that the new hardware will significantly increase the performance of the device.

Microsoft has already announced that the Raspberry Pi 2 also free to get the latest version of its operating system - Windows 10.

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