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Raspberry Pi 3B+, 1GB RAM, BCM2837B0 64-Bit @ 1.4GHz, 2.4+5GHz Wi-Fi, 300mbps Ethernet - $55 @ Core Electronics

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Raspberry Pi 3B+, 1GB RAM, BCM2837B0 64-Bit @ 1.4GHz, 2.4+5GHz Wi-Fi, 300mbps Ethernet - $55 @ Core Electronics
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meatgasm on 14/03/2018 - 21:26 core-electronics.com.au (1811 clicks)
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Happy Pi days Boys and girls. A new model has been unleashed upon us.

Now its your chance to grab one and never shut the hell up about it whenever a retro console deal comes up here.

Features:

Broadcom BCM2837B0, Cortex-A53 64-bit SoC @ 1.4GHz
1GB LPDDR2 SDRAM
2.4GHz and 5GHz IEEE 802.11.b/g/n/ac wireless LAN, Bluetooth 4.2, BLE
Gigabit Ethernet over USB 2.0 (maximum throughput 300Mbps)
4 × USB 2.0 ports
40-pin GPIO header
1 × full-size HDMI
5V/2.5A DC Input Power

Official Raspberry Pi Foundation Product Release Document (all specs and features): https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/Raspberry-Pi-Mod…

At the heart of this board is a Broadcom BCM2837B0 - it's a 64-bit 1.4Ghz Quad-Core processor that is referred to as the "System on Chip" (SoC for short). Alongside the SoC is RAM and other essential hardware, leaving you with an incredibly cost-effective personal computer that has enough oomph to run a range of operating systems, play high definition video, even retro gaming.

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  • UncommonName on 14/03/2018 - 21:30
    -1

    Can this run MAME? Any step by step guide would be highly appreciated.

    • meatgasm on 14/03/2018 - 21:39

      Havent got first hand experience personally but I believe it can based on a quick google:

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOORyIDC2fI

      https://www.reddit.com/r/RetroPie/comments/5m3rdn/still_stru…

    • PainToad on 14/03/2018 - 22:24

      Lakka, Recalbox and RetroPie all come with MAME cores.

    • LaTerrible on 15/03/2018 - 10:47
      +4

      Yep, I recently built this (image is of 90% complete build) as a 4th birthday present, based on Rpi3b, Sanwa sticks and buttons and 1x sheet of 1200x600mm ply. Took less than one weekend all up.

      It runs Retropie, uses Emulationstation as the front end and it runs ROMs from almost every console up to PS1, as well as MAME and it's nonsense assortment of ROMs.

      Add in PiHole to run alongside and you've got an awesome little box.

      • JokerOZ on 11/04/2018 - 22:39

        I'm gonna assume I was negged by the op, but this IS Ozbargain and a less than 1 minute search on Google found me a cheaper deal by 5 dollars, and a few more minutes found me tutorials on how to run retropie or just mame, raspbian, debian and arch (linux flavours) on a raspberry pi. I hardly think I'm wrong pointing this out and not that I really care but I definitely don't deserve being negged … well unless for the dripping sarcasm. Meh.

    • JokerOZ on 09/04/2018 - 17:26
      -1

      Seriously dude if you're unable to use Google then perhaps raspbian and/or retropie might be beyond you … good luck I'm sure if you use your brain and add a little help from Google you'll be fine… rtfm am I wrong?

  • jv on 14/03/2018 - 21:32
    +5

    How much is this normally ?

    • fleabag on 14/03/2018 - 21:34
      +5

      $35 US plus tax, so this is about retail

      • jv on 14/03/2018 - 21:34
        +2

        So why is it a bargain then?

        • fleabag on 14/03/2018 - 21:35
          +2

          it't not it's just new, get in before they're sold out I guess

        • meatgasm on 14/03/2018 - 21:35
          +15

          Raspberry Pi foundation has had supply chain issues in the past, I just want to give people here a chance to grab them before they become hard to obtain easily.

        • jv on 14/03/2018 - 21:36
          +15

          @meatgasm:

          Then post in the forums.

          The deal section is for bargains

        • Clear on 14/03/2018 - 21:39

          @jv: Have you clicked on streamable yet?

      • JokerOZ on 09/04/2018 - 17:32

        Yep you can get the new raspberry pi b3+ for $50 Aus at http://au.element14.com/buy-raspberry-pi

    • Averell on 14/03/2018 - 21:43
      +2

      This is a new Pi.
      With wifi AC, and 5GHz band. PoE

      The older one (Pi 3B) has its record low price of AUD35

      • Unity55 on 14/03/2018 - 21:49
        +1

        $55 is little bit too much I will buy one for $AU40

      • koom on 14/03/2018 - 22:58
        +1

        where can I find the older model for that price?

      • MeateaW on 15/03/2018 - 07:35
        +2

        Poe requires "seperate PoE hat" according to the release spec PDF.

        Be careful claiming its features.

      • [Deactivated] on 15/03/2018 - 12:28
        +1

        I bought the Pi3B and it arrived on Tuesday…. My timing is excellent… :\

        • Averell on 15/03/2018 - 18:08

          Sell it to me, then buy a 3B+

  • Clear on 14/03/2018 - 21:34
    +5

    OMG official PoE yesssssssss

    • testeagles on 14/03/2018 - 21:59
      +9

      Now you won't need to carry a power supply when you take down evil corp

      • Clear on 14/03/2018 - 22:05

        Not if you plug into evil corp's PoE network :)

    • tomlut on 15/03/2018 - 08:24

      You still need a Hat.

      • Clear on 15/03/2018 - 09:23

        Yup. Hopefully a 3rd party hat will be cheaper.

  • terrys on 14/03/2018 - 21:55
    +3

    So only $9 above the Element 14 price…

    • spiritek on 14/03/2018 - 22:09
      +1

      element14 price is ex GST… so only $5.36 more :)

      • Shonky on 15/03/2018 - 00:00
        +1

        Yep. No deal.

        • idonotknowwhy on 15/03/2018 - 10:57

          Shoot, I already ordered 2 while I was waking up

    • fredk1000 on 14/03/2018 - 22:16
      +7

      Don't forget delivery

      Element Free delivery over $45

      Core you need add about $7

      • garage sale on 15/03/2018 - 21:34

        element 14 came to $54.95 inc GST and free delivery as over $45

    • todmanpla on 15/03/2018 - 01:44
      +3

      yep, $50.60 delivered from Element14

      • systmworks on 15/03/2018 - 13:22

        So Core is ~$12 more delivered than Element, but is in stock in Australia so will probably arrive faster ?

        How fast is delivery time from Element normally ?

        • todmanpla on 15/03/2018 - 15:16

          Element14 is AU stock also. Ordered last night, just got email that it was shipped, so now with Auspost. Should arrive Monday, i expect.

        • garage sale on 15/03/2018 - 21:39

          just placed order with element 14 came to $54.95 (not sure how people get $50.60 …. it's $49.95+GST),

          then the bad news via Email, they are awaiting stock ……

          Estimated Delivery
          RASPBERRY PI 3 MODEL B+ 1 1 W/C 9/04/2018

          might need to call tomorrow and cancel and find stock

        • SickDmith on 15/03/2018 - 22:36

          @garage sale:

          I think is was $46 ex GST yesterday.

  • The Hobo on 14/03/2018 - 21:57
    +2

    Surprised they didn't add more RAM

    • thehulk1969 on 14/03/2018 - 22:06
      +4

      Yes, more RAM and USB 3.0 is what I'm waiting for…

    • sane on 15/03/2018 - 12:30
      +1

      IIRC the chip that's used is limited to 1GB.

      So no more RAM till they change chips, which isn't likely to happen soon.

  • Slippery Fish on 14/03/2018 - 22:11

    Is it a step up for people with a model 3 b?

    It seems to just have better wifi

  • asa79 on 14/03/2018 - 22:26

    Supposed to be $35USD https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-3-model-bplus-…

  • asa79 on 14/03/2018 - 22:30
    +1

    The POE is probably only benefit of paying the premium over the normal 3

    • donkey on 14/03/2018 - 22:37
      +10

      you don't get POE. It is "POE READY" basically, they will sell you an add on board (hat) later down the road…. absolutely of no use right now

      the PoE module itself will not be included for $35 and is not yet available

      to be perfectly honest, they shouldn't even be allowed to get away with advertising it as having gigabit ethernet. It has 300mbit ethernet. It has USB2 still. It has 1GB ram because of the crappy CPU limitations.

      If you have a Pi 3, no point upgrading to this for now

      • mathew42 on 14/03/2018 - 22:47
        +1

        I agree for most use cases there is little point in upgrading.
        However:
        * 3+ is marginally faster than Pi 3 and has better thermal properties.
        * 5Ghz wireless may be attractive to some

      • asa79 on 14/03/2018 - 23:07

        POE will power the device instead of needing a usb cable to power it

      • abb on 15/03/2018 - 11:05
        +1

        they shouldn't even be allowed to get away with advertising it as having gigabit ethernet. It has 300mbit ethernet.

        Except there is no such thing as a 300Mb/s Ethernet protocol.

        The physical protocol it's using is 1000BASE-T / IEEE 803.2ab / commonly known as "gigabit" Ethernet. Individual packets are transferred at gigabit speed.

        They have not been deceptive at all, the maximum throughput is clearly stated.

        • mattyman on 15/03/2018 - 12:24

          USB 2.0 in this case is the limitation as its maximum speed is 480 mbps. Add overheads to that and you'd probably end up around 300 mbps.

          https://www.pcworld.com/article/2360306/usb-3-0-speed-real-a…

          I've never heard of anyone using a Pi as a NAS (there are far better solutions out there) so 300 mbps should be plenty for what the Pi's are designed for.

        • [Deactivated] on 15/03/2018 - 12:34

          @mattyman: Yeah, they're being pretty upfront about the limitation, they mention it in their launch video too. They're also being a little conservative by calling it 300mbps (eg probably real world maximum) rather than the USB 2.0 max speed.

          I've heard of people using the Pi as a NAS. But you're absolutely right about there being better solutions.

          I'm looking at running one to download files (very slow internet :\ ) so I don't have to leave my PC running overnight chewing power.

          That will still typically require me to then pull them over the network to an actual NAS for longer-term storage. But of course, I bought a Pi 3B that arrived the day before this one released. Because. Timing. :\

        • abb on 15/03/2018 - 13:43

          @Bargs:

          will still typically require me to then pull them over the network to an actual NAS for longer-term storage

          Make a script do that automatically when the download completes (or when the NAS comes online if you don't leave it on 24/7)

        • stonkered on 15/03/2018 - 14:04

          @abb:

          Most torrent clients have this built in.

        • [Deactivated] on 15/03/2018 - 14:15

          @abb: Indeed this is the plan. (when it comes online). Much settings up of things required.

        • [Deactivated] on 15/03/2018 - 14:17

          @stonkered: Bit of a custom use case for the downloading (not torrenting etc or any of the usual use cases). So I need to write some custom code, should not be that hard, just requires some dedicated concentration time.

        • stonkered on 16/03/2018 - 07:59

          @Bargs:

          Oh, yes, you didn't actually mention torrents. I just assumed.

    • CacheHunter on 15/03/2018 - 09:32
      -1

      Is Poe likely to be available in Australia? I can't imagine electricity authorities permitting 240V with exposed wiring in a DIY device. What am I missing?

      • futaris on 15/03/2018 - 10:17

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_over_Ethernet

        DC over Ethernet Cables.

      • [Deactivated] on 15/03/2018 - 12:39
        +1

        POE is 802.3af, it's already available in Australia for other devices, and the current Pi with a splitter. The 'new' feature with this is there's a connection on the board that allows it to be added in the future, more elegantly via another add-on board.

        As futaris pointed out, it's DC lower voltage, not 240V AC.

        You'll need a POE switch or POE injector at the other end of the cable to use it. Basically, it's only of use to you if you know it will be of use to you.

        It would be most useful for putting it in some out of the way place connected by just one cable for power + data, or running a heap of them without an extra power adapter if you have a POE switch. Given what the extra cost of the HAT will be to allow this, it will probably not be the most cost-effective way to power a Pi.

  • [Deactivated] on 14/03/2018 - 23:14

    thanks rep

  • jeeg on 14/03/2018 - 23:19
    +1

    Would like a good price deal on the original RPI 3 please. Is this forthcoming at all?

  • jason101 on 14/03/2018 - 23:50
    +3

    Groan…looks like the POE board is a relatively pricey add on: http://au.element14.com/raspberry-pi/rpi3-modbp-poe/poe-hat-… I was kind of hoping it would cost less than a power brick but sadly not

    • cmdwedge on 15/03/2018 - 00:02
      -2

      The stupid site won't load at the moment, but I believe that you've linked to the old, hacky way of adding PoE to the RPi3. This new one will have an official PoE add-on that I'm guessing won't cost as much.

      • Shonky on 15/03/2018 - 00:04
        +2

        Nope. This is the official one:

        The official Power over Ethernet (PoE) add-on board for the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+. Use this HAT to power a Raspberry Pi via an Ethernet cable, removing the need for a separate power supply, an ideal solution for embedded and IoT projects. For Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ and onwards, an 802.3af compliant POE injector, switch, or router device is required (not included).

  • cryptos on 15/03/2018 - 02:15
    +2

    Wah wah wah…

    H.264, MPEG-4 decode (1080p30)

    They had a good opportunity to add H265 support…

    • donkey on 15/03/2018 - 02:20

      how can they add anything when it uses the same cpu and same gpu?

      • [Deactivated] on 15/03/2018 - 02:46
        +2

        nitrogen cooling for overclocking?

        • donkey on 15/03/2018 - 02:58

          its needed with how shocking they were for temps, one pi 3 I have hits 75 degrees constantly under minimal use even with heat sinks while the other is about 20 degrees lower than that with or without heat sinks

          asus tinker board S looks good though.

        • [Deactivated] on 15/03/2018 - 03:03

          Am getting the Apple G4 Cube vibe here

        • LaTerrible on 15/03/2018 - 15:16

          @donkey: Cripes, that is hot. Mine - with a heatsink - was pretty steady around the 55 mark with minor load. I added a 5v fan to blow across it and now it rarely ever goes over 40.

  • dealspider on 15/03/2018 - 10:36
    -1

    Gigabit Ethernet over USB 2.0 (maximum throughput 300Mbps)

    Pretty misleading description right there. 300mbps is not Gigabit …is it?

    • stonkered on 15/03/2018 - 14:01

      Seems pretty clear to me, actually not sure how you'd make it clearer?

    • jason andrade on 15/03/2018 - 14:43

      I don't think it is misleading - if anything it's giving you extra information and some of this is your assumptions.

      Gigabit ethernet is a standard. You can build any device to have a gigabit port - but that's not a guarantee that you can actually push data at gigabit speeds across that port.

      It's particularly important to note that you don't always care about a gigabit port being able to do a full gigabit - being able to do 300Mbit means you don't need 3 x 100Mbit ports to achieve the same throughput.

      I'm still doing some research on this but given USB2's maximum throughput is 480Mbit, that's a limitation already - and I assume the CPU isn't fast enough (combined with the chipset) to actually drive this at more than 300Mbit..

      Gigabit ports give you other nice things you don't get in 100Mbit by default (as it is an evolution of the whole standard, not just the speed)

      • dealspider on 15/03/2018 - 15:12
        -1

        Really? you can call a 300Mbps port a gigabit port?

        Gigabit Ethernet (GbE or 1 GigE) is a term describing various technologies for transmitting Ethernet frames at a rate of a gigabit per second (1,000,000,000 bits per second), as defined by the IEEE 802.3-2008 standard

        Please refer to this comment

        • stonkered on 16/03/2018 - 08:08

          It IS a gigabit port but it's running on a USB bus, this means it meets the standards criteria, which there is more to than the speed.

          Their description;

          Gigabit Ethernet over USB 2.0 (maximum throughput 300Mbps)

          Anything other than this description would be inaccurate.

          What would you have them call it?

        • jason andrade on 16/03/2018 - 09:40
          +1

          To specifically answer your question (as others have attempted to do)

          Yes and Yes.

          To provide the additional detail - as an example, USB2 has a signalling throughput of 480Mbit. However actual throughput is really limited to ~280-330Mbit - which is exactly what this gigabit port offers as it is implemented over USB2.

          It's very similar for USB3 - signalling of 5 Gigabit, really the protocol payload does around 4 Gigabit and implementation is closer to 3 Gigabit.

          You seem to be conflating or confusing the protocol with the implementation. You can implement the gigabit protocol and still only do 10Mbit/sec - that just means it's a crap or limited implementation, not that it isn't meeting all the requirements. The OP has specifically taken the care to mention actual throughput as well as the technical standard so no fault on their side.

          Perhaps it would be clearer if the decription said 'throughput UPTO a gigabit/sec' as an upper boundary rather than implying that a gigabit implementation will always do the maximum..

  • alz on 15/03/2018 - 10:52
    -8

    Stupid question to the masses… What is this and what does it do? If you don't have a productive answer shut the hell up otherwise thanks for your response.

    • idonotknowwhy on 15/03/2018 - 10:56
      +2

      It's a general purpose arm-based computer with a gpio board.

    • stonkered on 15/03/2018 - 12:15
      +1

      Its a butt plug for advanced users.

    • mxlegend99 on 15/03/2018 - 18:06
      +1

      It answers stupid questions

  • baronseng on 15/03/2018 - 11:16

    I wish these board will upgrade to usb power already.

    • abb on 15/03/2018 - 13:52
      +2

      Huh? They are USB powered.

    • LaTerrible on 15/03/2018 - 14:30

      ?

      • baronseng on 15/03/2018 - 22:57
        +1

        My bad I saw the headphone jack and thought is the old ac adapter jack.

  • fredblogs on 15/03/2018 - 11:20

    Would this be good for Kodi? Currently using a mac mini running Kodi under Windows, which is often slow because it's also doing other things (Windows updates, sonarr etc). Would a dedicated Raspberry Pi just for Kodi be better?

    • dealspider on 15/03/2018 - 11:38
      +1

      This can certainly run Kodi. But I don't think it will be a better experience than a mac mini. But it all depends on the material you have. If you watch 4K 10GB files, Pi would struggle. Ethernet being route via USB, it is still slow for large files. This cannot play H.265 encoded files as well.

      I always went back to my trusty NUC i3. It can play anything that I throw at it.

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