Raspberry Pi Zero - Where Can I Get One That Costs a Reasonable Price Reliably in Australia?

The Gent on 08/10/2017 - 20:38

I want to play around with a Pi-Hole, yet every Aussie carrier is constantly out of stock and the shipping charges usually double the cost - anyone have a reliable source that will cost me less than $10 or so delivered?

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  • sane on 08/10/2017 - 20:56

    Pi Zero or Pi Zero W ?

    Personally I'd be making sure I got the W, or maybe even just get the 3 - you know you can always use it for Kodi or Alexa or Google Assistant.

    Might find this of use : http://www.thepilocator.com/

    • The Gent on 08/10/2017 - 23:51

      The zero's just so much cheaper and all I want to do is make it a Pi-hole.

      I already have the 3 and it's cool, but I can do so much more with it than that, seeiing as it's so much more expensive than the zero.

      As for Wi-fi, I really don't need it in this instance.

      • sane on 09/10/2017 - 08:38
        +1

        How are you going to use it as a firewall if you have no networking?

        • The Gent on 09/10/2017 - 11:13

          USB to ethernet adapter was the plan

        • sane on 09/10/2017 - 11:38

          @The Gent:

          So you are looking at bypassing the <100Mbit of the inbuilt solutions? Might be worth looking at the Orange Pi Zero Plus, since you have to buy a card anyway. That has gigabit built in, and a claimed $15 price.

          http://linuxgizmos.com/under-15-open-spec-sbc-offers-allwinn…

        • The Gent on 09/10/2017 - 15:22

          @sane: That looks interesting…looking into it now, thanks.

          As for 100Mbit/Gigabit, I get 2.9 down…

          EDIT: eh, US$15 + shipping and does not appear to be a genuine board.

  • marzbar on 08/10/2017 - 21:19
    +2

    Not sure if this is the cheapest but Core Electronics have them in stock and might be your best bet:

    Pi Zero - $10.48 Delivered
    Pi Zero W - $17.96 Delivered

    Have purchased from them before and they ship quite fast (they ship from Australia)

    • The Gent on 08/10/2017 - 23:52

      Aw awesome - thanks for that, mate! :)

  • PVA on 08/10/2017 - 21:23

    ask these guys if they have them . I just got a retropie kit, all good.
    http://www.thepishop.com.au/

  • [Deactivated] on 08/10/2017 - 21:35

    Out of interest, if there were no production or shipping limits, how many Pi 0s would people buy? It's pretty amazing to be oversubscribed for such a long time.

    • sane on 08/10/2017 - 21:53

      Basically production of zeros fills in the gaps when they aren't doing 3s etc. So as long as demand for those holds up, zeros are in short supply.

    • The Gent on 08/10/2017 - 23:54

      I imagine the big one would be companies just wiping out stock as soon as it arrives not letting little old us have a look-in, hence the one limit per.

  • kehuehue on 11/07/2019 - 00:10

    Heya, how has Pi Zero performed with pi-hole? Do you still use it?

    • maddoglee on 07/08/2020 - 17:59

      I use it and its awesome

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