Why I stopped hacking the Amazon Dash button and learned to solder

Re:Why I stopped hacking the Amazon Dash button and learned ... by whamlastxmas on Monday August 01, 2016 @09:13AM (#12202086)

I don't think anyone ever marketed the Zero as being $5 after shipping, or even said it'd be $5 in every country.

I can buy a nearly endless supply of $5 Zeros at my local Microcenter, so it's not all marketing. They are manufactured in-house and for various reasons haven't kept up with demand.

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Re:Why I stopped hacking the Amazon Dash button and learned ... by StavrosK on Monday August 01, 2016 @09:38AM (#12202253)

Oh, they sell $5 Zeros in-store? Where is this? Are they original Pi Zeros, or are they another brand?

This sounds odd, I regularly see them going for $10+ on eBay. Why don't people just go to a Microcenter and get a few?

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Re:Why I stopped hacking the Amazon Dash button and learned ... by whamlastxmas on Monday August 01, 2016 @10:16AM (#12202520)

Many major US cities have a Microcenter. They're the most recent, name-brand Pi zero. The one with the camera ribbon attachment.

Not everyone is near a Microcenter, but there's an entire subreddit dedicated to people buying and shipping them out for people. Supposedly they don't make much if any money off it, mostly just covers gas+shipping+$5.

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Re:Why I stopped hacking the Amazon Dash button and learned ... by StavrosK on Monday August 01, 2016 @06:56PM (#12206698)

Interesting, I'll grab a few on my next trip, thanks for the tip!

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