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Re:Raspberry Pi $25 PC goes into alpha production by chubot on Friday July 29, 2011 @05:57PM (#2823975)
This is cool, but how is it different/better than a plug computer (honest question)? It looks smaller and cheaper. But not fundamentally different.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plug_computer

One difference seems to be that it is started by a nonprofit vs. a commercial venture.

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Re:Raspberry Pi $25 PC goes into alpha production by ori_b on Friday July 29, 2011 @06:04PM (#2824010)
It's smaller and cheaper. Why isn't that enough?
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Re:Raspberry Pi $25 PC goes into alpha production by gvb on Friday July 29, 2011 @06:36PM (#2824115)
It also has a video output, making it a computer that can be used directly (especially the $35 version with ethernet and 2x USB). The "*plug" computers are more geared to non-interactive use (file sharing / backup / etc).

The Raspberry Pi is more comparable to a BeagleBoard http://beagleboard.org/.

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Re:Raspberry Pi $25 PC goes into alpha production by ori_b on Friday July 29, 2011 @09:33PM (#2824561)
Well, there's the Guruplug Display, which also has a video output.
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