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Raspberry Pi 2 unveiled, $35 for quad Cortex-A7 and Windows 10

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SaiyanGoku
SaiyanGoku Original post #1
Feb 2, 2015 at 4:40 PM
Raspberry Pi 2 unveiled, $35 for quad Cortex-A7 and Windows 10 - GSMArena Blog

Out of the blue the new Raspberry Pi 2 is official. It’s a successor to the B+ model and features the same hardware arrangement (1x Ethernet, 4x USB 2.0), but a much upgraded CPU – a quad-core Cortex-A7 at 900MHz. The best part is that Microsoft will provide a free Windows 10 version!
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holy cow :shock:

All this for the same $35 price tag.

The old ARMv6 single core processor has been replaced by a quad-core Cortex-A7 (ARMv7) and is “6 times faster.” I put that in quotes because depending on workload – say SunSpider – just one of the four cores can be 4 times faster than the original Pi processor. The new instruction set has a potential for a 20x increase in video decoding performance.

Also, the RAM has been doubled to 1GB. There’s no Model A 2 for now though that hasn’t been ruled out. The chipset uses the same GPU as before, which should still be pretty fast. It’s the only 3D GPU with a public documentation, which makes it the only viable choice for a system that values openness.

In terms of software, the Raspberry Pi 2 will use the same ARMv6 Raspbian (based on Debian) at launch, but the ARMv7 version of Debian is being tasted to see if it’s faster or a hybrid between the two will be a better option. There’s an ARMv7 version of Ubuntu available right now.
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Perfect for basic tasks and use as a HTPC. :D
harshilsharma63
harshilsharma63 #2
Feb 2, 2015 at 5:02 PM
This is really great. This will make for a really good HTPC.
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amit.tiger12 #3
Feb 2, 2015 at 5:54 PM
great VFM... btw windows 10 becoming everyone's talking point :)
srkmish
srkmish #4
Feb 2, 2015 at 6:15 PM
Will it be able to perform tasks such as photoshop, video editing with windows 10 . I don't want speed, only reliability.
SaiyanGoku
SaiyanGoku #5
Feb 2, 2015 at 6:21 PM
srkmish said:
Will it be able to perform tasks such as photoshop, video editing with windows 10 . I don't want speed, only reliability.
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Those tasks will be overkill for it. Its a 35$ quad core Cortex-A7 board with 1 GB ram and certainly isn't meant for such resource intensive tasks. :|
srkmish
srkmish #6
Feb 2, 2015 at 6:23 PM
I think it might run those tasks slowly . My 5 year old single core Atom + 1 gb ram is able to run photoshop and do a bit of video editing tasks, albeit with laggard pace.
ZTR
ZTR #8
Feb 2, 2015 at 7:22 PM
And I just bought the B+ model
$hadow
$hadow #9
Feb 2, 2015 at 7:42 PM
It is basically a low spec mobile based chip which is mainly fulfilling the bare bones requirements to run windows.
harshilsharma63
harshilsharma63 #10
Feb 3, 2015 at 2:29 AM
srkmish said:
Will it be able to perform tasks such as photoshop, video editing with windows 10 . I don't want speed, only reliability.
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Yes sure why not. It will also run Crysis at 720p with > 30 fps :???:
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teknoklutz #11
Feb 3, 2015 at 6:46 AM
Is there a guide on this forum on how to make it into a HTPC or can someone suggest...
I am planning to make a HTPC and was wondering if this would be a good option.
lywyre
lywyre #12
Feb 3, 2015 at 7:38 AM
srkmish said:
Will it be able to perform tasks such as photoshop, video editing with windows 10 . I don't want speed, only reliability.
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It is an ARM Processor, so no x86 applications.
adityak469
adityak469 #14
Feb 3, 2015 at 7:05 PM
still happy with my B+ and also looks like the FireOS will come to RPi 2 and not B+ :|
ankush28
ankush28 #15
Feb 5, 2015 at 4:27 PM
It won't run most x86 windows application so hold your horses!

Free windows 10 is ARM embedded low end version of windows 10.:conspiracy:
baiju
baiju #16
Feb 5, 2015 at 6:45 PM
Raspberry Pi 2 pre-order started in crazypi.com. Price is 3.2K.

*www.crazypi.com/raspberry-pi-products/Raspberry-Pi-2-1GB-India/RASPBERRY-PI-2-MODEL-B-INDIA
Renny
Renny #17
Feb 5, 2015 at 7:54 PM
^Thanks! Just ordered one :D
SaiyanGoku
SaiyanGoku #18
Feb 5, 2015 at 8:02 PM
baiju said:
Raspberry Pi 2 pre-order started in crazypi.com. Price is 3.2K.

*www.crazypi.com/raspberry-pi-products/Raspberry-Pi-2-1GB-India/RASPBERRY-PI-2-MODEL-B-INDIA
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I think I'll buy after my end sems in may when price gets normalised. Will have a good amount of free time then.
baiju
baiju #19
Feb 5, 2015 at 9:52 PM
If it can run windows and utorrent, I will buy one. At present using model B and transmission, but it is not as good as utorrent in windows.
icebags
icebags #20
Feb 6, 2015 at 12:08 AM
baiju said:
Raspberry Pi 2 pre-order started in crazypi.com. Price is 3.2K.

*www.crazypi.com/raspberry-pi-products/Raspberry-Pi-2-1GB-India/RASPBERRY-PI-2-MODEL-B-INDIA
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3.2k is kinda high for 35$ :-?
Neo
Neo #21
Feb 6, 2015 at 8:59 AM
^whoa whoa dont be too quick to rule that one out :p