Free Raspberry Pi Zero with purchase of MagPi Magazine

thenightrider

5.11 Tactical wrote: »

Lads I found a load of these magazines in tescos (new one) in Dundalk €7.34 got one from myself and a friend, plenty still there in the magazine section at the back (around 8 or so)

I was in there at about 6 today I could not find any what time were you in at ? Also what magazines was it near do you know ?

5.11 Tactical

The section with the computer magazines, it would be at the pharmacy side, it is not as you walk in where the newspapers are.

I got 2 roughly around 1645 to 1700 there was a good few there.

I was in easons in the marshes and newry looking for them and gave up and happened on them when in for groceries

tharmor

Will this run kodi ?

nightowlzaphod

It will run OSMC / Kodi with ease.

I run it on Raspberry Pi A+ @700MHz with 256MB RAM , and the Pi Zero is 1GHz with 512MB , Only issue is that you'll need an OTG cable to connect a USB WiFi adapter, so for KODI you're almost better off buying a single core A+..

However... if you just want to do it because its there and don't care about additional cables , boxes or neatness , just to do it because its fun then knock yourself out.. You'll have a WiFi enabled media centre for less than a tenner once you buy a micro SD, Wifi Adapter and OTG cable. Go sniffing around AliExpress.com for incredible prices on these items.

I'm waiting a week for the re-print.

5.11 Tactical

Just checked tescos in Dundalk lads there all gone but I see touts on ebay selling them for GBP£79 FFS

imitation

None to be found in wilton cork

DopeTech

What's everyone going to use these for? Tempted but I don't know what I'd use it for. Already have a rpi2.

bigneacy

5.11 Tactical wrote: »

The section with the computer magazines, it would be at the pharmacy side, it is not as you walk in where the newspapers are.

I got 2 roughly around 1645 to 1700 there was a good few there.

I was in easons in the marshes and newry looking for them and gave up and happened on them when in for groceries

Theres none left in Tesco Dundalk.

brianorourke

Tried Phibsborough, Parnell Street, Temple Bar, Kevin Street and Dame Street Tescos. Went home with the hopes that they aren't back on sale yet (and not sold out).

Also had the day off and felt like a walk. I have a life I swear

nightowlzaphod

From the Raspberry Pi website ..

If you’re in Ireland or Northern Ireland: it appears there was a bit of a SNAFU yesterday. MagPis were meant to be going into Tesco stores across both Ireland and Northern Ireland, but the tills hadn’t been programmed correctly (this was the first month they were carrying the MagPi, and we think a crucial button didn’t get pressed), so the magazine didn’t scan. Tesco’s response was to order shops to return all the magazines to the warehouse.

We’re talking to the distributors now, and we heard ten minutes ago that the magazines will be going back to the stores at the start of next week. Keep an eye on our Twitter feed and Facebook – we’ll let you know as soon as we hear they’ve hit the ground, so you can all go and do the swarm of locusts thing at your local Tesco.

imitation

To be honest, I was originally into trying to get this in a big way for yeolde nostalgias saks, but after peeking into 3 or 4 newsagents, i think ill just buy a few pi zeros. Its probably going to disappear the second it hits most shops anyway, hardly worth the agro for £3 postage.

DubDJ

Here's the list of stores stocking them. Not too many stores around Dublin.

https://twitter.com/TheMagP1/status/671672871245250560

QuelleSuprise

I'm going into Tesco Maynooth later. If there is a good few, I will buy a few then sell them onto ye guys later at cost :P

fdevine

None available in Tesco Clearwater as yet it seems

thewheel2.0

QuelleSuprise wrote: »

I'm going into Tesco Maynooth later. If there is a good few, I will buy a few then sell them onto ye guys later at cost :P

I'd love one at cost, none getting delivered to Limerick on that list

People are doing class things with them already, the one inside the Xbox controller was great!

Sitamoia

QuelleSuprise wrote: »

I'm going into Tesco Maynooth later. If there is a good few, I will buy a few then sell them onto ye guys later at cost :P

thewheel2.0 wrote: »

I'd love one at cost, none getting delivered to Limerick on that list

People are doing class things with them already, the one inside the Xbox controller was great!

I'd be interested too, they look class.

FatBeard

Ya, i'd take one if you get a few

GY A1

how much are the mags in tesco

stanley1

If anyone has spares, I would be interested.

Mario95

Didn't see no magpi in tesco Maynooth

Vagabundo

Any spares? I've been searching around dublin for these things....

Francie Barrett

Can someone publish a list of where you might get these.

davo2001

Francie Barrett wrote: »

Can someone publish a list of where you might get these.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=97925052&postcount=63

Mario95

Francie Barrett wrote: »

Can someone publish a list of where you might get these.

I doubt there's any left anywhere. Look at ebay, they are worth much more because there is so few of them. There was probablly lots of pathetic geniuses of business buying multiple magpi magazines to sell them at 5 times the price on eBay to ADHD kids who can't few more days...

BoatMad

Hi just picked up two in tesco arklow. ( in the last 30 mins )

Ask for Colette who deals with publications ( office hours )

They still don't scan so are not put on general display. But they scanned a sterling 5.99 mag equivalent ( works out about 9.50 with vat and sterling )

The key is to find a tesco extra with a big magazine display section and ask for the person that deals with publications.

Then are there folks. Sitting in the back room

Special Circumstances

Mario95 wrote: »

I doubt there's any left anywhere. Look at ebay, they are worth much more because there is so few of them. There was probablly lots of pathetic geniuses of business buying multiple magpi magazines to sell them at 5 times the price on eBay to ADHD kids who can't few more days...

Crazy stuff.
I still don't understand how anyone would pay the gougers prices???
Are the gougers going to attempt a DeBeers style monopoly and just buy up every Pi Zero ever made and stockpile them to restrict supply and force prices up??

Francie Barrett

davo2001 wrote: »

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=97925052&postcount=63

no access to taht.

QuelleSuprise

Nothing in Maynooth, last guy came in and bought three apparently!

utyh2ikcq9z76b

Special Circumstances wrote: »

Crazy stuff.
I still don't understand how anyone would pay the gougers prices???
Are the gougers going to attempt a DeBeers style monopoly and just buy up every Pi Zero ever made and stockpile them to restrict supply and force prices up??

Supply and demand.....don't hate the player hate the game (capitalism)

Mario95

Rylie Victorious Vegetation wrote: »

Supply and demand.....don't hate the player hate the game (capitalism)

This is what happens when a company produces a small amount of very desirable product. Something makes me think that the Pi Zero doesn't really cost under $5 to make, and thus they have decided to make a very limited number of them, knowing that the demand will be so great. I'd say that this $5 thing is just a marketing move to popularize raspberry pi.

imitation

None in Wilton Cork, manager said there was no sign of it, the magazines vendor is coming in Wednesday morning, maybe something might happen then ? He just got off the phone with somebody else looking for a copy - so - good luck if your trying to get it id say, lots of demand.

syklops

None in Easons or Tesco in Dundrum.

syklops

Mario95 wrote: »

This is what happens when a company produces a small amount of very desirable product. Something makes me think that the Pi Zero doesn't really cost under $5 to make, and thus they have decided to make a very limited number of them, knowing that the demand will be so great. I'd say that this $5 thing is just a marketing move to popularize raspberry pi.

20,000 is a very limited run? What, you think the raspberry Pi foundation bought back their own Pi's and are now selling them on eBay for 40 quid each?!?

utyh2ikcq9z76b

Mario95 wrote: »

This is what happens when a company produces a small amount of very desirable product. Something makes me think that the Pi Zero doesn't really cost under $5 to make, and thus they have decided to make a very limited number of them, knowing that the demand will be so great. I'd say that this $5 thing is just a marketing move to popularize raspberry pi.

Or to popularize the magazine(even though they let you download it for free)...but lets not forget that:

Raspberry Pi Foundation is a registered educational charity (registration number 1129409) based in the UK. Our Foundation’s goal is to advance the education of adults and children, particularly in the field of computers, computer science and related subjects.

So its not a profit driven company, hence why I support it over other cheap boards

Mario95

syklops wrote: »

What, you think the raspberry Pi foundation bought back their own Pi's and are now selling them on eBay for 40 quid each?!?

I never said that, I never even said anything that could somehow suggest that I think that? All I said that I suspect that the whole Pi zero for $5 is just a marketing move to promote raspberry pi.

syklops wrote: »

20,000 is a very limited run?

Considering the amount of people interested in the product, then yes it clearly is.

Special Circumstances

Rylie Victorious Vegetation wrote: »

Supply and demand.....don't hate the player hate the game (capitalism)

Ah you'd swear they were never going to be made available again. They're not garth brooks tickets like. ;-)

b0gg3r

Only one Tesco in Dublin on that list, is it me or is that odd?

crabbypaddy

Mario95 wrote: »

Something makes me think that the Pi Zero doesn't really cost under $5 to make, and thus they have decided to make a very limited number of them, knowing that the demand will be so great. I'd say that this $5 thing is just a marketing move to popularize raspberry pi.

Break out the tinfoil hats. I don't see how you think 'We’ve built several tens of thousands of units so far, and are building more, but we expect demand to outstrip supply for the next little while' translates to them building a 'very limited amount of a product' especially considering its completely useless on its own it could have been a slow burn. another 2000 off the line today. Also I don't see anything that suggests a cost of more than $5 theres feck all on the board.

imitation

crabbypaddy wrote: »

Break out the tinfoil hats. I don't see how you think 'We’ve built several tens of thousands of units so far, and are building more, but we expect demand to outstrip supply for the next little while' translates to them building a 'very limited amount of a product' especially considering its completely useless on its own it could have been a slow burn. another 2000 off the line today. Also I don't see anything that suggests a cost of more than $5 theres feck all on the board.

Ah in fairness $5 is a fairly tight margin to make something for, only 6 months ago everybody was going mad about the $9 chip, which uses the Allwinner chip. I think broadcom must have decided to do a deal to help push more PIs out there.

Thing is while its for education and all, its starting to become a popular platform and its finding its way into industrial use a lot. All the people learning today will be going into jobs tomorrow, so its defintely good for raspberry pi and broadcom to get out there as much as possible. I think how not for profit they really are is a bit dubious, but the pi is a good thing in general.

stimpson

Don't waste your time in Clearwater today. Apparently they haven't come in.

boogaloop

Anywhere in Galway city? I just see Ballinasloe on that list...

crabbypaddy

imitation wrote: »

Ah in fairness $5 is a fairly tight margin to make something for, only 6 months ago everybody was going mad about the $9 chip, which uses the Allwinner chip. I think broadcom must have decided to do a deal to help push more PIs out there.

For $9 the chip has wifi, bluetooth, 4gb nand, and comes with a composite video cable and is produced in low volume. Pi foundation are knocking out 20k pi per day plus whatever amount of pi zero their component costs will be very low, there are 20 pi zero in each pcb array and no throughhole components and the board is pasted and picked and placed on one side only so the assembly and testing cost will be low.

imitation

crabbypaddy wrote: »

For $9 the chip has wifi, bluetooth, 4gb nand, and comes with a composite video cable and is produced in low volume. Pi foundation are knocking out 20k pi per day plus whatever amount of pi zero their component costs will be very low, there are 20 pi zero in each pcb array and no throughhole components and the board is pasted and picked and placed on one side only so the assembly and testing cost will be low.

It is almost half the price of the chip though, and on top of that is probably going to have far better software than the CHIP. I just noticed the rest of your post after i replied, I do agree its probably not a limited run, but I think its an impressive achivement for $5, especially as its produced in Wales and your dealing with broadcom who arent as cut throat as allwinner on pricing.

witnessmenow

My girlfriend went into Ballinasloe yesterday and they said they sent them back again as they weren't scanning.

b0gg3r

Negative on bloomsfield

crabbypaddy

Asked again in TEsco Wilton I didn't even need to finish the sentence to be told they didn't have any, they are innundated with people asking.

imitation wrote: »

It is almost half the price of the chip though, and on top of that is probably going to have far better software than the CHIP. I just noticed the rest of your post after i replied, I do agree its probably not a limited run, but I think its an impressive achivement for $5, especially as its produced in Wales and your dealing with broadcom who arent as cut throat as allwinner on pricing.

I'm not suggesting the chip is a good deal, just that $5 for the pi zero doesn't surprise me I gave up on allwinner after they broke so many promises on releasing source and the blobs they released were useless.

BoatMad

Sonys plant in wales, is now basically making all the Pi models as far as I understand , 20,000 plus everything else, is a lot on a PCB production process, ket no one tell you other wise and thats only the first order !

GY A1

none out today either in mayo

RossieMan

Have checked both castlebar and westport, none.

Not surprised, we never get anything.

BoatMad

RossieMan wrote: »

Have checked both castlebar and westport, none.

Not surprised, we never get anything.

poor didums. , you got loads of sheep and Enda though