What is a Raspberry Pi? I once informed a pal that was visiting that I was working on a Raspberry Pi, and he was disappointed when he arrived and wasn’t offered a cut for dessert. 35, depending on the model. It can do almost anything a modern desktop computer can do, albeit just a little slower. Not only is it inexpensive but its small size and low power consumption make it well suited for a variety of projects.

I have a Raspberry Pi, now what? Once you have a Raspberry Pi, you shall need to provide it with an operating-system. The Pi does not feature a built-in hard drive, but instead runs on the micro-Sdcard (sold separately) as it’s hard drive. Eight GB should be of space a lot, but I typically use the 16-GB cards since there isn’t much difference in cost. Additionally, it is advised to adhere to reputable brands and get a course 10 card for faster write speeds.

The nice thing about using an SD card as a hard drive is that if you want to test out different os’s, switching in one to another is as easy as swapping out the cards. You need to decide which operating system to use Now, which all boils down to what you want to do with your Pi.

If you are not used to this and want to see what the Pi is capable of just, I suggest you start with Raspbian, which is a Debian-based Linux distribution …