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From this datasheet (http://docs-europe.electrocomponents.com/webdocs/12de/090076...)

"Broadcom BCM2835 SoC 700 MHz Low Power ARM1176JZFS Applications Processor 512MB SDRAM Boots from Micro SD card, running a version of the Linux operating system"

This is basically just a new footprint on the model B. I like the fact that there are more USB ports, I'm not sure I understand the point since there's only a limited amount of power this thing can provide. I guess if you are one of these people who always needs a breadboard / shield for expansion purposes, this will be quite useful. I'm personally disappointed that there's not an update to the SoC. Maybe there will be a model C? One can only hope.

My wishlist for a "Model C": >1gb RAM, 2 /4 core SoC, Improved graphics, ~$50-$75 price point

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Yes just appears to be clean-up in layout and having all the ports on just two sides instead of four is a bonus for case design and usage. Let alone the cabling aesthetics.

Found some more information here: http://www.appdated.de/2014/07/raspberry-pi-b-neues-modell-w...

So very much a happening.

I too would love a Model C, Ram would be an area and for me USB3 would open up much more as NAS or firewall with the ability to get a respectable 2nd Ethernet over USB3.

I almost purchased one the other day for a project and with the changes, beyond power cleanup I would not be that upset had I purchased it then. Setting up weather station and for the needs still more than powerful as is.

I do wish tablets had an expansion port so could second-life them with GPIO access, would certainly make for a better product. Though if they did a simple cheap tablet with the Raspberry guts and a GPIO expansion port then that would certainly open it up for learning in more area's and if only one of these cheap tablet makers spent a few extra dollars on adding that expansion they would sell very well indeed and have a longer shelf life.

Yes! USB 3.0 would be great too. I almost forgot 1 feature: SATA / mSTA. I'm sure there are power reasons for not wanting to do this, but mSATA SSDs have gotten so cheap that I think a dual core RPi with a SSD would make a nice media center / web browsing machine.

You might be interested in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_single-board_com... . There's a table including USB 3.0 and SATA support at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_single-board_com...

Personally, I have a Cubieboard2 with SATA but only usb 2, it costs a bit more than $50.

http://www.cubietruck.com/collections/frontpage/products/cub...

I also have been working on http://bigboardlist.com/ but haven't updated it in a bit

USB 3.0 is pretty unlikely in a low-power embedded design though. I don't think I've seen any ARM boards with 3.0, and I don't think many of the low cost, high volume SoC manufacturers have integrated a USB 3.0 controller at this point.

> I don't think I've seen any ARM boards with 3.0...

The Samsung ARM Chromebook (exynos5) has USB3.

You can buy a CubieBoard2 today with 1 GB RAM, dual core ARM-A7, 2x USB, 4 GB NAND, HDMI, Ethernet, SATA for only $59. It might not have the brand appeal of the RaspberryPi, but it's way more capable as a development board.

http://store.r0ck.me/products/cubieboard2

After the original BBC Micro model B came the BBC Micro model B+, same again, but with a few (somewhat half-baked) tweaks. Presumably why this thing is called the B+ too? The model after that was a more substantial upgrade, both in terms of hardware and software, and went by the name of... The Master.

THE MASTER. I have no idea why they chose this branding, but there you go. I hope they go for it again.

> THE MASTER. I have no idea why they chose this branding, but there you go. I hope they go for it again.

Could it have been a Doctor Who reference?

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