Chuck,
My $100 number started with an RPi 400, not a 'traditional' RPI.
RPi 400 - $70 Mouse - $7 Power adapter - $7 HDMI cable -$7 (microHDMI to standard HDBI) Name-brand MicroSD card - $7
That gives you $98 plus monitor, or simply get the RPi 400 'complete kit' for $100 and get a nice book also.
Substitute a 2 Gig RPi 4 (assuming you can find one):
RPi - $45 Case for RPi 4 - $5 Keyboard - $20 (I too like Logitech K400) Power adapter - $7 HDMI cable -$7 (microHDMI to standard HDBI) Name-brand MicroSD card - $7
That gets you to $91 plus monitor.
Either path takes you close to $100, esp once you add in tax, s/h, etc.
It's nice that you have a junk box that has all the needed items so you can 'scrounge' them, but it's disingenuous to assume everyone else has a similar junk box.
Ken, N2VIP
On Jan 25, 2022, at 06:14, Chuck Hast kp4djt@gmail.com wrote:
I buy a Logitech K400 which has a touchpad on it for about $20 at Walmart or other places that sell them. I either use a repurposed TV or go to the local IT recycler and get me a monitor for $5-$10. You do not need that much SD card for Chirp so that will cost less than $10. So far I still am not near $100. Part of being a ham is learning to scrounge. Part of running a RPi is also learning to scrounge. For travel I carry a RPi the keyboard and an HDMI cable and use the HDMI port on the TV in the hotel.
On Tue, Jan 25, 2022 at 12:46 AM Ken Hansen ken@n2vip.org wrote: You need to add a screen, a mouse, a power supply, and an SD card.
The screen can get pricey pretty fast - money saved by buying a smaller screen will soon be spent on a pair of 'readers' to use the smaller screen.
I'm a big fan of RPi, but people like to gloss over the actual cost of such a setup.
An RPi 400 (Pi in a keyboard) setup can easily run $100 + monitor, cheaper than a new laptop, but pretty close to low-end, off-lease corporate laptops.
Ken, N2VIP
On Jan 24, 2022, at 10:00, Chuck Hast kp4djt@gmail.com wrote:
And for the price of a RPi 400 you just need to add a screen and you are off to the races...
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