“I was looking to create a printer server, to use an old non-wifi printer on my network, and the Raspberry Pi Zero W is perfect for the job.
It is inexpensive, but provides all the functionality needed.
It is easy to 'program' and very straight forward to use.”
“I ordered my Pi Zero W at the start of January and it was shipped out on the 19th.
I STILL HAVENT GOT IT!
The only reason it's not a 1 star is because of complications with covid-19 and the fact that customer support is willing to help me out.
This is ridiculous though... I'm ordering domestically next time.”
“Raspberry pi zero's are great as long as you understand the performance limitations. They are roughly equivalent to a raspberry pi 1 (maybe slightly higher clock speed), but with the added advantage of a fully supported wifi adaptor built in (rather than the increasingly dwindling support for many older USB wifi adaptors in raspbian). Setup is simple - Just drop Raspbian Lite onto a SDCARD, edit wpa_supplication.conf and add your wifi settings, Create an empty file called ssh to enable ssh server at boot and plug in. Once booted you can ssh to raspberrypi.local and start configuring.”
“Lovely device.
Had no problems following the instructions to set this up as a headless print server for an antique laser printer. Its such a treat to be able to print from anywhere in the house.
It is definitely limited as to what it is good for, but the small size and cheap price means that if your project doesn't need more than this offers, it is the ideal solution.”
