WEBVTT 00:00:00.160 --> 00:00:06.520 if you head out to a restaurant and order a $35 dessert you might expect the 00:00:04.279 --> 00:00:11.360 waiter to bring you more than just a plain slice of raspberry pie but getting 00:00:09.360 --> 00:00:15.400 this Raspberry Pi for the same price might just end up to be a fantastic deal 00:00:13.480 --> 00:00:19.640 a printed circuit board might not taste as good as a piece of sweet pastry but 00:00:17.840 --> 00:00:23.920 these little guys are a heck of a lot more versatile with people using 00:00:21.359 --> 00:00:30.080 raspberry pies as the basis of projects that run the gamut from home security 00:00:26.439 --> 00:00:32.160 and automation to Robotics and even beer 00:00:30.080 --> 00:00:36.719 making when I found out the Raspberry Pi 2 had been released I had to put it into 00:00:34.399 --> 00:00:40.640 action myself welcome to my review of the Raspberry Pi 2 model 00:00:47.079 --> 00:00:52.719 B Intel's new 750 series ssds utilize 00:00:50.480 --> 00:00:56.920 the NVMe standard providing speeds never seen before on a consumer series storage 00:00:54.719 --> 00:01:02.039 Drive click now to learn more probably the most striking feature 00:00:59.480 --> 00:01:06.960 of the RAs R Pi 2 is how much stuff they manage to cram onto a PCB the size of a 00:01:04.600 --> 00:01:13.759 credit card you get an S so also known as system on chip that features a 900 00:01:09.000 --> 00:01:15.799 MHz CPU and a 250 MHz GPU 1 GB of ddr2 00:01:13.759 --> 00:01:21.280 RAM on the back of the board and four USB 2.0 ports and a fullsize HDMI port 00:01:18.479 --> 00:01:24.240 that supports audio a 3.5mm stereo Jack that actually supports video out through 00:01:22.840 --> 00:01:29.920 an adapter if you're hooking up to an older TV 10100 Ethernet a Micro SD slot 00:01:27.759 --> 00:01:34.240 for storage and a micro USB port that that powers the whole thing you don't 00:01:32.079 --> 00:01:38.479 get a power cord but a USB wall wart that supports one amp of current should 00:01:36.079 --> 00:01:42.320 work fine for most users I used a standard 1 amp phone charger and had no 00:01:40.600 --> 00:01:46.640 problems although you might want to look into getting something like a charger 00:01:44.600 --> 00:01:50.439 ready for 2 amps if you're pumping a lot of juice through those USB ports there's 00:01:48.759 --> 00:01:54.560 also a couple bits you won't find on your standard desktop motherboard the pi 00:01:52.560 --> 00:01:59.000 includes connectors for an optional mini LCD display like you'd see on a digital 00:01:56.640 --> 00:02:04.280 camera like we're kind of filming on now and the optional $25 separately sold 00:02:02.119 --> 00:02:08.879 Raspberry Pi camera module which allows you to record 1080p video but probably 00:02:07.000 --> 00:02:13.440 the most important feature for those of you who really want to dive into a 00:02:10.759 --> 00:02:19.560 special project is the 40 pin general purpose input/output usually just called 00:02:17.040 --> 00:02:23.400 gpio these pins are fully programmable and allow you to control tons of 00:02:21.440 --> 00:02:27.879 different things with the pi such as thermometers for portable weather 00:02:25.120 --> 00:02:33.640 stations uh motors for miniature tanks and RC vehicles and maybe even a 00:02:30.519 --> 00:02:34.959 wireless door lock Etc but before I dove 00:02:33.640 --> 00:02:39.440 in and try to turn the pie into something Uber cool something on the 00:02:37.120 --> 00:02:44.599 spec list caught my attention the CPU on the Raspberry Pi is actually the same 00:02:41.280 --> 00:02:47.400 CPU an ARM cortex A7 that's in the 00:02:44.599 --> 00:02:51.840 Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini just at a lower clock speed with how we use smartphones 00:02:49.920 --> 00:02:56.239 for lots of basic tasks like watching YouTube videos web browsing and 00:02:54.080 --> 00:03:00.120 listening to music I got to wondering could the Raspberry Pi 2 especially if 00:02:58.080 --> 00:03:05.959 it has double the RAM and quad druple the CPU cores of the previous model be 00:03:02.720 --> 00:03:08.400 used as a basic PC could this little $35 00:03:05.959 --> 00:03:13.040 computer actually replace a desktop that's just being used for stuff like 00:03:10.280 --> 00:03:17.319 maybe a Facebook machine I was determined to find out so I went ahead 00:03:14.959 --> 00:03:21.319 and inserted the micro SD card that was included and pre-loaded with raspan a 00:03:19.840 --> 00:03:25.080 distribution of DB and Linux specifically adopted for the Raspberry 00:03:23.159 --> 00:03:29.519 Pi keep in mind though that if you order a pie it won't come with that micro SD 00:03:27.400 --> 00:03:33.280 card but you can download raspian and load it onto your own card for free 00:03:31.680 --> 00:03:37.760 after first displaying a Configuration utility with some basic options such as 00:03:35.640 --> 00:03:42.480 keyboard layout the P takes about 20 seconds to boot into the raspian desktop 00:03:40.040 --> 00:03:47.400 which looks a little like macOS from the late 1990s uh gray background the 00:03:45.400 --> 00:03:52.480 taskbar at the top it comes with a simple web browser console a PDF reader 00:03:50.280 --> 00:03:56.680 a simple text editor several programming environments and a strip down version of 00:03:54.360 --> 00:04:01.720 Minecraft in case you want to forget about your project for a few minutes and 00:03:58.319 --> 00:04:04.280 just play with your wood and things um 00:04:01.720 --> 00:04:07.760 also a word of warning this is a Linux environment and it's a bit of a weird 00:04:05.879 --> 00:04:12.920 one to boot it may be a bit of a struggle to work with even if you aren't 00:04:09.760 --> 00:04:15.079 a Linux wizard but I believe in you 00:04:12.920 --> 00:04:19.120 you're a skilled and intelligent person and with the help of online resources 00:04:16.919 --> 00:04:23.040 you can do this once you're good to go one of the main things people are going 00:04:20.280 --> 00:04:27.880 to try to do is use the Raspberry Pi for gaming outside of just Minecraft and it 00:04:25.919 --> 00:04:32.560 does quite well if you're looking for a little micro siiz ret Retro Gaming 00:04:30.400 --> 00:04:37.000 platform there's tons of projects online for people making super small even 00:04:34.880 --> 00:04:41.400 sometimes mobile Retro Gaming machines based on the Raspberry Pi platform and 00:04:39.120 --> 00:04:45.320 honestly I'm not surprised as it excels in this category first off this won't 00:04:43.639 --> 00:04:49.639 really be that good of a PC replacement for people who even just want to use it 00:04:46.960 --> 00:04:54.680 for Gmail and to laugh at some memes the pi has some issues with certain elements 00:04:51.800 --> 00:04:58.800 on many modern websites and has a steep learning curve for anyone who doesn't 00:04:56.520 --> 00:05:03.960 have quite a bit of experience in Linux so who is this actually for well 00:05:01.759 --> 00:05:07.720 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