Raspberry Pi 3 already available for purchase in Australia

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8 points·Daneel_··6 comments

Sure is. Just confirmed an order now. The power requirements are going up (2A 5.1V), and suggest the additional power supply. [0] I've never had power supply problems in either 1 or 2.

[0] http://au.rs-online.com/web/p/plug-in-power-supply/9098126/?...

I believe the power requirements have actually jumped to 2.5A for the charger (~12.5W). I'd be surprised if the Apple 12W charger couldn't power one of these without issue for most use cases (2.4A, vs 2.5A reference charger).

I can't help but notice that the power supply description is incorrect on RS-online's site. They're saying 2A in the text, but then their own spec sheet says the power supplies are 2.5A [0]

[0] Data sheet: http://docs-asia.electrocomponents.com/webdocs/14ba/0900766b...

@Daneel_ heres some initial figures from pimoroni:

"The built-in Wireless LAN and Bluetooth and the more powerful processor mean that the Raspberry Pi 3 draws about twice the current of its predecessor when under heavy CPU load (750mA vs 360mA)." ~ http://blog.pimoroni.com/raspberry-pi-3/

"I can't help but notice that the power supply description is incorrect on RS-online's site."

I'm guilty of not reading the spec sheet, thx @Daneel_ interesting about the apple supply. Might try it.

Is that you R. Daneel?

I'm all alone and with a galaxy to care for.

Or should I say my name is Eto Demerzel?

Alas, poor friend Giskard is no longer with me..

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