“This is my first encounter with Raspby. So I started with low cost Pi 3A+, not wasting money for anything else. I used power supply from old printer with addition of DC/DC converter. It did not boot to GUI but only to bash. I have two used (no name) SD cards: 8 GB and 32 GB. Do everything by book. Formating, installing image with rpi-imager, nothing. With both of above SD cards errors were reported during booting . Finally I give up and buy new quality SD card. This time it went perfectly. Until to next problem, how to connect keyboard and mouse at the same time to one USB port. Again, I am using no name USB hub which works with notebook but not with RPI. It turned out that driver for this hub is not installed. So, I guess recompiling kernel will be the next step.”
“I haven't got very far with it yet but I have got it working with a GPS extention card without difficulty. The amount of support available on the web is fantastic - I should be able to sort any issues that arise in my project.”
“A great and cheaper alternative to a Pi-3B, with a smaller footprint it's the same size as my duplex mmdvm modem hat. Both fit in the Pi A+ clear case perfectly, cheers,
Bill”
“I like the new A+ for stand alone/headless projects where high performance and low power consumption is a must. The single USB is more than made up for by the on-board WiFi and BluTooth. For when you need to connect to a monitor, the full-sized HDMI is ideal and for development, a combined wireless keyboard/mouse combination is all that is required to give full functionality.”
“I bought the Pi and had it sent to my grandson in England. His dad tells me that within 24 hours he had it connected to an old monitor they had, had downloaded an operating system with Minecraft pre-installed, and was set up and playing Minecraft!”
