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Raspberry Pi 2 (Model B), Starter Kit + Breadboard, $85 AU ($65.60 US) @ Sainsmart

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Raspberry Pi 2 (Model B), Starter Kit + Breadboard, $85 AU ($65.60 US) @ Sainsmart
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meatgasm on 10/06/2015 - 19:42 sainsmart.com (3818 clicks)
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A good kit for those who want to get into the ARM microcomputer game. Includes everything you need to get your Pi running.

Package List:

  • 1x New Raspberry Pi 2 Model B
  • 1x SainSmart Transparent Clear Case Enclosure Box + Cooling Fan
  • 3x Aluminum Heatsink
  • 1x Rainbow cable
  • 1x Breadboard
  • 1x Black GPIO adapter board
  • 1x HDMI Cable
  • 1x 8GB MicroSD card
  • 1x USB Wifi Dongle
  • 1x 5V Micro USB Charger

Thanks msmhw for pointing out my sloppiness and also notifying me that there's a 5% off coupon code if you subscribe to their newsletter, bringing the price of this bundle down to around $81. Look for it at the bottom of the page.

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  • msmhw on 10/06/2015 - 19:48
    +10

    (Except HDMI cable, or ethernet, but it has WIFI USB)

    but

    Package List:
    1x HDMI Cable

    :/

    • meatgasm on 10/06/2015 - 21:09
      +3

      Ah crap, my bad. Upvoted you and Fixed

      • msmhw on 10/06/2015 - 21:48
        +4

        also you can get 5% off if you sign up for newsletter. may be you need to add that too

        • meatgasm on 10/06/2015 - 23:23

          Added, many thanks !

  • imtahir7 on 10/06/2015 - 20:53

    can i use this to build me a n64?

  • Click_It on 10/06/2015 - 21:27

    Thoughts on this as a WDTV media player replacement? The WDTV is starting to struggle in areas and plex would be nice to have.

    Also probably unrelated to the above question but what are peoples thoughts on the windows 10 version being made for this, any good or gimmick?

    (completely new to raspberry pi, will start watching some YouTube reviews…)

    • WazzaP on 10/06/2015 - 21:45
      +2

      I use a Pi2 running openelec as my media player and the only area that I feel it is let down is lack of support for netflix/presto/stan.

      As for Windows 10 it depends on exactly what they give access to - I don't really feel that Windows would improve the Pi (it's a pretty slow "computer" so running a fairly custom linux install like openelec is the best idea), but if it allows access to netflix then I'd consider loading W10.

      • whats up skip on 11/06/2015 - 09:18
        +1

        I believe it is only going to be an IoT version of Windows 10, not the GUI version.

        If it is the GUI version it would be too slow.

    • PonyTable on 11/06/2015 - 07:50

      One other caveat of the Pi besides support for Netflix etc, is the support for 2.5" drives via its own USB ports, sometimes struggles to power them directly, which is easily fixed if you use a powered USB hub or NAS for your content. Otherwise its a really solid platform for Openelec/Kodi have it setup on the ancillary TV's and haven't looked back. HDMI CEC makes its a really easy (allows control using the TV's remote) if your TV supports that its a no brainer IMO.

      • whats up skip on 11/06/2015 - 09:22

        I have had problems with external HDD, even after allowing higher current. Also HDD over USB 2 is going to be horrible (slow).

        Also I only manage to get 50Mbps over the ethernet when coping from a Samba (Windows) share.

        • PonyTable on 11/06/2015 - 09:37

          Can't say I have tested the actual network throughput speed, but haven't ever had a problem streaming anything over my network (1080p 24p files etc) either so no issue there.

          I agree USB 2.0 is slow for transfers/file copying, but I doubt that it will be a bottleneck for playing movies/videos - as its max theoretical speed is 60Mbps, and 1080p should be around 8Mbps + 512kbps Audio, but still, very rarely more than 10Mbps.

        • narz on 11/06/2015 - 10:13

          I have had no problems running a single Toshiba 2tb external off the pi (using the max current setting). You just have to make sure you are using a good quality power supply and decent cable (shorter cables tend to be better). I'm using my original OnePlus One cable as its the only one I have that put through enough power.

          Sustained write throughput of around 8MB/sec (not full 10mbit as the USB port and Ethernet share the same bus). Streaming multiple 1080p videos over the network works well.

          Samba does have higher overheads so if your having issues maybe switch to streaming via ftp?

        • whats up skip on 11/06/2015 - 11:09

          @narz:

          I know about the high Samba overheads. I am not streaming. I use the RPi 2 as a low power uploading machine, so I copy the files across to the microSD card and then use the browser to upload them to a Google Drive. Not a common usage I know.

        • PonyTable on 11/06/2015 - 12:38
          +1

          Pretty uncommon I reckon! Being that this is Oz Bargain I am guessing you have a low speed upload and have worked out your exact cost saving using the Pi instead of just doing it via your PC! saving cents per quarter!

          Just jokes! that's exactly what this sort of device/tech is great for, random tasks that a few years ago was limited to re purposing old power hungry or costly PC hardware to do.

        • whats up skip on 11/06/2015 - 14:35

          @PonyTable:

          I have Telstra cable, so at least I have 2.4Mbps upload. I upload far more than I download. I think this month is 4:1.

          In Ozbargain style I am using a residential connection for a business, so saving huge amount there. (I do have 3G/4G for fail over though).

        • jonathonsunshine on 11/06/2015 - 21:47

          I've been setting up my little torrent box over the last few days, I found that with NTFS HDD, I could only get 3.5MB per second but when I formatted it as ext4,it maxed out the Ethernet for transferring files over smb. TOP said that ntfs-g3 was using 50% of one core when doing transfers… On ext4, it transfers over Ethernet barely affecting CPU at all.

          Setting permissions on ext4 was a pain in the arse though. Also,will require extra effort to connect HDD to your PC.

      • Shwayne on 11/06/2015 - 14:49

        You should use a powered hub to power USB accessories that demand a lot of power.

    • lightningben on 11/06/2015 - 08:12

      Just got two Pi 2's in the mail and setup one with OSMC (Kodi/XBMC) this week.

      So simple - amazingly so - now does all my media (NATS etc) beautifully to the TV.

      TV remote (Samsung) controls the Pi straight away, so can simply tape the Pi to the back of the TV and run it off one of the USB ports.

      Couldn't the have been easier!

      Setting up one to use as an AirPlay receiver for my Sounddock now - fabulous little devices!

    • MrGareth on 11/06/2015 - 08:36
      +2

      Because nobody has said it in their reply yet, "Windows 10" as you know it isn't being released for the Raspberry Pi 2. It's actually called "Windows 10 IOT Core" - IOT stands for "Internet of Things". It doesn't have a desktop, you can't use it like you would a normal computer.

      https://dev.windows.com/en-us/iot

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADPwWbFRXMY

      So please don't buy a Raspberry Pi 2 expecting to be able to run your normal version of Windows on it. :)

    • besmirched on 11/06/2015 - 11:17

      The thing that bugged me about the pi and openelec was that I could hear my portable hard spinning. To fix that I turn the pi off at the power point. Also I must be doing something wrong as I can't get metadata for my videos, hopefully I will work it out. Other than that it's pretty cool like imo youtube works better on the pi than wdtv.

  • mathew42 on 10/06/2015 - 21:52
    +2

    If you have kids, I suggest installing kano. The distribution teaches programming through pong, snake, minecraft, music & text based adventures. The custom keyboard is nice for little fingers but a Logitech k400r works equally well.

    • some_one_some_where on 11/06/2015 - 05:38
      +1

      expensive for ozb standards!

    • azm on 11/06/2015 - 09:26
      +1

      Can you download the software without the kit? It says open source for PI.
      Kano OS made free for Raspberry Pi 2
      Here’s how to install Kano OS on your Raspberry Pi 2 for free

    • fookos on 11/06/2015 - 16:29

      The kano kit looks good - what's the difference between this kit (cheaper), or buying from the Kano site - aside from having a keyboard included?

      Something like this could be a good gift for an upcoming eight-year-old's birthday…

      Cheers.

      • mathew42 on 11/06/2015 - 21:56

        Kano OS is available to download for free and works perfectly fine with a Raspberry PI. I have used the OS on both the Kano accessories and a Raspberry Pi 2. In terms of the programming activities there is zero difference.

        The advantages of the kit are a nice case, crappy speaker (TV speakers are better), nice case and small keyboard (my kids prefer the k400R). Having said that there is a powerup kit for US$89.99 that includes an LED board which looks interesting.

  • msmhw on 10/06/2015 - 22:20
    +2

    if you only after the Raspberry Pi 2 here is the cheapest I could find

  • pinoy on 10/06/2015 - 22:33

    The case & accessory kit cost approx $40aud (excluding pi off course) from ebay. I bought a while back and it took 3 weeks from china.

  • bargaino on 10/06/2015 - 23:34
    +1

    That "rainbow" cable is awfully faded.

    • OZB Al on 10/06/2015 - 23:58

      I believe that's the ITC (in the closet) standard for rainbow cabling.

  • pinoy on 11/06/2015 - 00:29
    +7

    You can also buy just the raps2 via element14 with a 10% discount code C17JUNEAU . Easier to chase up warranty & postage is from NSW.

    • raj76 on 11/06/2015 - 01:11

      Can you please post the link

      • pinoy on 11/06/2015 - 01:14

        au.element14.com/RaspberryPi_2

        • [Deactivated] on 11/06/2015 - 07:56

          Hi, have you ordered a RPi2 from element14 AU before? How much does shipping cost within Australia for 1 x RPi2?

        • lightningben on 11/06/2015 - 08:19

          @Saka Da Balls: Free delivery over $45 spend.
          Add on a Bluetooth or USB wifi dongle or a case to get you over the line.

        • [Deactivated] on 11/06/2015 - 08:34

          @lightningben: Thanks!

        • [Deactivated] on 11/06/2015 - 11:02

          @Saka Da Balls:

          I ordered my RPi 1 from them and everything was fine.

        • Shwayne on 11/06/2015 - 14:55

          Does anyone know which case they offer that fits the Pi2?

          Is it the same size/ports as the B+?

        • pinoy on 11/06/2015 - 20:33

          @Sturmeh:

          RS have better cases to fit the RPI2..

    • jonathonsunshine on 11/06/2015 - 22:02

      Regardless of price, I ordered on a Tuesday night and it rocked up on Thursday

  • fraanko on 11/06/2015 - 02:28

    Discount does not work for me, get voucher and price stays the same

    • wako on 11/06/2015 - 03:45

      works for me! Make sure theres no <SPACES> before or after

  • whats up skip on 11/06/2015 - 09:24

    Man that fan is a power sucker. 200mA!

    Also don't forget to throw out the unapproved power supply. Don't risk it.

    • retiredfeline on 11/06/2015 - 09:34
      +1

      What's with the fan? I've never run Pi or Pi2 with a fan. Maybe I don't do anything CPU intensive?

      • boomramada on 11/06/2015 - 09:45

        You don't need a fan, mine run 24/7, I monitor with RPi-Monitor and haven't noticed any over heat.

      • pinoy on 11/06/2015 - 09:51

        It does get pretty hot when enclosed in an unventilated case. Good to attach heatsinks and strategically open up vent holes on the case then u don't need the fan.

        • retiredfeline on 11/06/2015 - 09:53

          But what is "pretty hot"? 30C? 50C? 70C? Remember that silicon is rated for temperatures uncomfortable to human touch. I've been running Pi 24/7 for the past year, and recently Pi2 the same and never noticed any distress.

        • boomramada on 11/06/2015 - 10:15

          @greenpossum:

          Mine run at 40c-45c, fully enclosed without any fan for last 9 months as a NAS.

        • pinoy on 11/06/2015 - 11:00

          @greenpossum:
          most will not need heatsink or fan if youve got good ventilation. Since we do dev work on the board and do funny things to stress out the RPi2 we often saw ours 75-80C. We do know once we hit above that (approx 85c) the cpu maintains a lower clock to cool itself down.. Since putting heatsink operating temp hovers <50c in our harsh stress test.

          Was recommending the HS and ventilation as a safety measure just in case people are buying elcheapo ebay cases.

  • zzymurgy on 11/06/2015 - 09:41

    Since they're in the USA, I would expect the power supply to be American pins. You can actually bend the prongs or use an adaptor, but they are dirt cheap anyway.

    • whats up skip on 11/06/2015 - 11:11

      Still won't comply with Australian standards and if they cause a fire you might lose some or all your insurance coverage.

      • zzymurgy on 11/06/2015 - 12:10

        Haha! In that case I have about 16 iphone chargers to throw away.

  • Shenzimtk on 11/06/2015 - 11:10
    +2

    Bought one from AU - without much of the fancy stuff for about 43$
    http://au.rs-online.com/web/p/processor-microcontroller-deve…
    Just running off the USB power from the TV and NAS via the network - Kodi working without a hitch

  • tyler.durden on 11/06/2015 - 12:09

    Do we need the extra stuff in the kit?

    Out of the kit, which parts are needed or most useful?

    What is the breadboard for?

    • Major Mess on 11/06/2015 - 12:30

      The breadboard is there to easily connect your project to the pins for I/O etc while prototyping. Though for most general projects you would be better off with a Picaxe or Arduino.

      • tyler.durden on 11/06/2015 - 12:45

        is the other stuff worth the extra $42 ?

        what is different from pi and arduino?

      • High on 11/06/2015 - 15:48

        Whats the main reason you suggest Picaxe or Arduino?
        Sorry I'm a newbie but quite interested. I want to build an LED light controller.

        • Major Mess on 12/06/2015 - 22:00
          +1

          Picaxe are the easiest of all micro controllers to program. It uses a very simple basic language and programs through a serial port directly, no programmer etc required. They are really cheap chips and there is heaps of help available on the web. I mention Arduino because they are the next easiest with looks of users, but the programming is a lot more complex, though they can do a bit more.

          The 8pin Picaxe 08M chip ($2?) would probably do what you want depending how many differnt LED's are driven seperately. The Picaxee is only going to do your logic and switching, pwm, etc., and you are still going to have to come up with a driving circuit and pwr supply. The power supply circuits are documented in the manuals. A search wil probably find someone who has completed the same project you are after. If you have no clue about electronics the Picaxe is a good way to get you into circuit design.

          Anyway, check out www.picaxe.com and the forums there.

    • msmhw on 11/06/2015 - 14:02

      You don't really need them.
      But you need a micro SD card and WiFi dongle if you are looking yo connect it vie WiFi.
      Also you can have more than micro SD card to install different os.

      • tyler.durden on 11/06/2015 - 15:24

        can it connect by Ethernet?

        Problem with the wifi is it only 150mbps

        IF we buy our own we can get a better one.

        • msmhw on 11/06/2015 - 15:41

          yes it can be connected by Ethernet. For the wifi I bought one from ebay for ~$2 and working great.
          as I said before you can start using it without the need for the extra stuff except the microsd card.
          there are a lot of accessories in ebay and Aliexpress for it.

  • cryptos on 11/06/2015 - 13:06

    Got mine from RS, case from alipexpress; installed a few builds on mine:

    Openelec = very good easy but has a read only filesystem

    OSMC = much better after you adjust the interface to use the kodi confluence skin, allows read/write access

    Ubuntu trusty = my final choice, allows building of osmc, tvlinux etc

    So my final build runs ubuntu trusty, osmc, leadtek dual tv tuner usb card

    Issues I have with it are the lack of a power button, however if I end up using this as a dvr then not really needed and this can be built via the gpio

    I have a fan installed and would like it to throttle, this can also be built via gpio

    Overall very impressed with performance, very smooth, tv tuner works great, haven't had it operational long enough to test the dvr performance, it does record, but not 100% if I can cause glitches in recording etc.

    • tyler.durden on 11/06/2015 - 15:26

      how would this compare with buying a hardware media player?

      • cryptos on 11/06/2015 - 15:47

        This is a hardware media player, I'll assume you mean android tv boxes?

        I have several android players, they are easier to setup for the novice, however if you want to install openelec it will depend on if an image exists for it, this guy is great at building images for amlogic android players http://amlinux.ru/image/

        Raspberry Pi has a great development community, lots of projects and customizations. On the downside it can be more complicated to get it to do what you want, however at least the options are there. One thing I kinda got annoyed at was having to pay for a license to decode (hardware) mpeg2 (which if you use it as a media player is highly recommended), they do this to reduce the cost as some may not require this feature.

        • Major Mess on 12/06/2015 - 22:05

          I several RPi's and the Android $60 box I have leaves it for dead when running Kodi vs Openelec on and overclocke rpi. The main issue is probably the stupid network via the inbuilt usb hub. The CEC and spdif passthrough on the RPi is great but doesn't make up for the slow use and grief from the other half. I am talking about the first version and have not tried a RPi v2.

  • fookos on 11/06/2015 - 16:41

    Looks like the price of this kit has since gone up. Will do some more research to find out if I need one, and where I would put it ;)

  • bragains on 11/06/2015 - 18:22
    +1

    The heatsink and fan is a gimmick. RPi was designed as a fanless unit and does not require any auxiliary cooling.

    • pinoy on 11/06/2015 - 20:31

      For the masses you won't ever need a FAN & HS. There are exceptions in the DEV realm when pushing the RPi2 beyond the basic mediacentre.

  • sellingoutsoon on 11/06/2015 - 18:51

    A comparative $9 solution (in terms of application, not specs) may be CHIP which apparently can be preordered now. Was quite amazed by their approach, the Kickstarter community really got behind it too.

    • retiredfeline on 12/06/2015 - 11:27
      +1

      I looked at it with a view to funding it, but shipping kills it for now. Anyway they have enough funders and I hope it gets manufactured in large quantities and then we can buy it without too much shipping ruining the attractive $9 price.

  • notewar on 11/06/2015 - 21:01

    Why get this over those Mini windows 8.1 bing usb stick? At first i thought of getting but this but seeing many windows usb stick posted here regularly make me rethink why peoples get raspberry pi?

    • jonathonsunshine on 11/06/2015 - 22:08
      +1

      RPI is good clean fun for nerds.

      • sellingoutsoon on 13/06/2015 - 16:02

        Registered Post International? Maybe that's why the game Postal was so popular back in the day…. :)

  • wzis on 11/06/2015 - 22:33

    When I can get an Atom Z3735F based computer stick with 2GB RAM, 32GB ssd storage for less than $120 running Ubuntu Linux, I won't bother pi2 b.

    • j03 on 13/06/2015 - 10:08

      Intel always seem to overlook CEC implementation which is pretty important to many.

  • j03 on 12/06/2015 - 17:09
    +2

    Guys this is ridiculous!!! I ordered 2 x RPi2b from element14 yesterday, and it rocked up today. I'm located 30km from Melb CBD. What a pleasant surprise coming home from work to find a Toll Courier guy in front of my house delivering this. Package was sent via Overnight Toll Priority coming from NSW to my place.

    Now that's service. Ridiculously good service!

    • meatgasm on 16/06/2015 - 16:07

      Yeah, element 14 has always surprised me with their shipping times

  • iceship on 06/07/2015 - 23:40

    I've got a fake micro sd card(8gb)
    Only 64mb can be used.
    What shall I do?

    • DealsyMcDealsalot on 07/07/2015 - 16:35

      Yeah the card they send doesn't work in raspberry pis. But you don't need a 64gb card, I bought this, it works fine:
      http://www.harveynorman.com.au/cameras-printers-stationary/c…

      I sent them this email:

      "Hi I recently purchased your raspberry pi starter kit.

      http://www.sainsmart.com/sainsmart-raspberry-pi-starter-kit-…

      The sd card (kingston class 4, 8gb) you sent is not compatible with noobs, debian or fedora images. See http://elinux.org/RPi_SD_cards

      I also tried images of Ubuntu and raspbian. The card works but is essentially useless for its intended purpose.

      The actual pi is working, I went and bought a SanDisk card and successfully installed rasbian.

      The pack should probably be ammended to contain a card that is compatible. It would also be nice to get some sort of compensation, partial refund maybe…

      Thanks
      John"

      got this response:

      "Hello,
      After submiting your request to our manaer,we regret to tell you that we can only refund $1 for you as compensation.

      Hope you can understand.

      Good day to you.

      Best regards,
      Mannie"

      • iceship on 09/07/2015 - 11:54

        Hey,

        Did you test your memory card with H2testw program?

        I think they sent me defective memory card, (means fake memory card.)

        Here's memory test result.

        The media is likely to be defective.
        70.8 MByte OK (145047 sectors)
        7.3 GByte DATA LOST (15384937 sectors)
        Details:5.5 GByte overwritten (11538702 sectors)
        0 KByte slightly changed (< 8 bit/sector, 0 sectors)
        1.8 GByte corrupted (3846235 sectors)
        1.5 KByte aliased memory (3 sectors)
        First error at offset: 0x00000000046d2e00
        Expected: 0x00000000046d2e00
        Found: 0x202020202020202e
        H2testw version 1.3
        Writing speed: 9.72 MByte/s
        Reading speed: 15.4 MByte/s
        H2testw v1.4

        Also I bought 3 kits, so I received 3 sd cards, but all of them are fake memory cards.

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