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Re:November Workshop: Running the Pi-hole Network-wide Ad-bl... by bigiain on Thursday November 02, 2017 @03:06AM (#15608412)
For people who don't have spare micro sd cards, spare usb cables, spare 1+Amp capable usb power supplies, and who're maybe less prepared to have a bare RasPi board powered up and running sitting on their table - $100AUD is about the right expectation to set, yeah.

(I've always got all of that, and I still get grumpy when people talk about the "$5 Pi Zero" - I've never been able to get a bare Pi Zero in my hand for anything less that about $13US which is close to $20AUD...)

Re:November Workshop: Running the Pi-hole Network-wide Ad-bl... by cbzbc on Thursday November 02, 2017 @09:38AM (#15610271)
I've come to the conclusion that unless you need space - one of those low end servers with the manufacturers rebate is usually a better buy for most people than a Pi (HP Gen8/10 Dell T20 etc).
Re:November Workshop: Running the Pi-hole Network-wide Ad-bl... by bigiain on Thursday November 02, 2017 @07:09PM (#15615211)
For me - a Pi is mostly about battery powered portable projects, and GPIO.

If I don't need either of those, a 2nd hand office grade pc can usually be had for the same price as a Pi3 around here.

Re:November Workshop: Running the Pi-hole Network-wide Ad-bl... by DerfNet on Thursday November 02, 2017 @03:36PM (#15613516)
MicroCenter has been selling $5 Pi Zero Ws near me for about 2 months, check if there's a location near you