Element14 Raspberry Pi 3 B+ Motherboard

Works perfect using OctoPrint with an Ender 3Pro and SimplyPrint. Perfect and easy setup.

I purchased this to run a higher end BirdNET-Pi setup. The board arrived fast and is very well built. As others mentioned this does not come with an SD-Card or preloaded OS so you'll need to be familiar with that (AI, youtube, or google will walk you through it. It's not hard). Personally, prior to this project, I had zero Pi experience, just Arduino, teensy After about an hour of tinkering I have BirdNET-Pi running on it using a USB microphone. I strongly recommend.

For $35 dollars, this little computer is incredible. My model did not come with an operating system out of the box (and they typically don't, unless you purchase a kit with an OS pre-installed on a MicroSD card), but installation of NOOBS and then Raspbian went very well. Make sure to format your MicroSD card BEFORE putting any installation files on it! The Raspberry Pi 3 b+ comes with four USB 2.0 ports, an HDMI port, an Ethernet port, audio out port, a RPi camera port, a MicroUSB port for power purposes (you power the Pi with a 2.5A or 3A 5v power supply and a microUSB cord, like what you'd use to charge an Android phone), and a GPIO pin board for all sorts of things. Each of these ports is quite rigid, especially the audio port, which I really got scared for when I was plugging in headphones for the first time to test my audio capability, but so far, the board has held up very well and all plugins have stayed in and remained stable throughout all operation and any maneuvering I had to make with the board. The GPIO pins are very sturdy and seem well built. The Wifi and Bluetooth that comes natively with the Raspberry Pi 3b+ works very well and seems reliable. My model is the 1 GB RAM version, and so far, the single GB of RAM has done a great job of juggling different programs, and I've had no major issues with bottlenecking while running programs like Chromium (Raspbian's native lightweight Chrome-based web browser), a few terminals, htop ( a resource monitoring utility that sits in a terminal window), and a Python IDE for programming purposes. As a test, the first night I received this product, I fired up some updates while running two Youtube videos (at 360p, which is what Chromium's codec allows for on the Raspberry Pi 3 b+, alongside htop, a python IDE, and a couple of terminal windows, and fired up a temperature monitor I programmed to check for temps. The Pi was sitting around 50 degrees Celsius in a room that was about 25 degrees Celsius, which I thought was pretty good considering I had no heatsinks or fans installed on it, and it was just sitting on my desk. So, it can handle stuff pretty well without turning into an oven so far. At this point, I definitely highly recommend this product. I can think of no device that can be purchased for this amount of money that has the sheer amount of utility, potential, and geek-factor. Nothing even comes close. The Raspberry Pi and variations of it have infinite usability, and they are the PERFECT gift for an aspiring programmer, kid tinkerer, novice engineer, or for anyone wanting to take a dive into the world of Linux-based operating systems and programming. The Raspberry Pi can do it all, and I'm incredibly impressed.

Works well used in the ham radio hobby.

Great little Pi. Made a video synth out of it. Planning to get another to make a synthesizer out of it.

I'm into high performance computing as a hobby... look it's just like... I want to see how computing power I can get. These are great for a lot of what I do because they let me test out systems that scale horizontally while still being affordable. Please keep in my that they can't do a lot of the things that a conventional x86 machine can do so don't buy one expecting it to be a desktop replacement. There are a lot of Python libraries that simply can't run on one of these without getting down to the C code and at the point I would say that you might as well just write your own library. A thing to note is that a lot of short cuts are taken with the versions of larger libraries to miniaturize them for ARM processors so make sure you test out some sample code before you dedicate a Pi to a part of your app's pipeline.

This is an amazing ARM based computer. Given that I have a few 3B models, just want to focus on some obvious differences with this 3B plus model. The first is that it doesn’t quite fit in the 3B case. It has 4 extra power over Ethernet pins. You could make a hole If needed. The two holes in case for the optional heat sinks do not exactly match the chip positions. This doesn’t seem to be as big an issue as the heat now radiates all over the board and out the metal Ethernet / USB connectors. Haven’t needed heatsinks yet. The other gotcha is that you will need the latest NOOB software on the memory card, if you want to boot up. Not an issue but worth noting. Overall it runs well and uses the same software as previous versions. Doesn’t get hung up or overloaded as easily when you push it hard. It also has 5G in addition to the 2G WiFi. A very good choice if you are still wondering. Using it on SunFounder robotic car, I upgraded car software to Python 3 myself and implemented openCV AI vision to recognize and follow us around. It is not maxing out the new 3B plus CPU cycles as it was the 3B. However, I am planning to impliment multi threading and multi processing to use more cores to process the real-time video a little faster. I haven’t intentionally ‘real world’ tested how power hungry it is when I unleash projects for an extended time on lithium batteries. It doesn’t appear over hungry for power. We could probably look that up in the specs. So far I haven’t noticed any difference with normal usage. This is a noticeable improvement over the 3B model ;-)

Very Happy !!!

5 Stelle - Un microcomputer versatile e potente per progetti creativi ed educativi "Ho acquistato il Raspberry Pi 3 Modello B+ per sperimentare con progetti di domotica e apprendere di più sulla programmazione. Dopo diverse settimane di utilizzo, posso dire che questo piccolo dispositivo ha superato le mie aspettative, offrendo un'ampia gamma di possibilità sia per principianti che per utenti esperti. Caratteristiche apprezzate: Prestazioni migliorate: Il processore quad-core da 1,4 GHz garantisce una maggiore velocità rispetto ai modelli precedenti. Questo si traduce in un'esperienza più fluida quando si eseguono applicazioni più pesanti o multitasking. Connettività avanzata: La presenza di Wi-Fi dual-band (2,4 GHz e 5 GHz) e Bluetooth 4.2 rende facile la connessione a reti wireless e dispositivi esterni come tastiere, mouse e altoparlanti. Ho apprezzato particolarmente la stabilità della connessione Wi-Fi durante lo streaming o il trasferimento di file. Supporto Ethernet Gigabit: Anche se limitato dalla porta USB 2.0, l'Ethernet Gigabit offre velocità di rete fino a 300 Mbps, migliorando significativamente le prestazioni di rete cablate rispetto ai modelli precedenti. Versatilità d'uso: Il Raspberry Pi 3 B+ è ideale per una vasta gamma di progetti, come media center, server domestici, console di retrogaming e molto altro. La comunità attiva offre innumerevoli risorse, guide e progetti da cui trarre ispirazione. Compatibilità con accessori esistenti: Se possiedi già accessori per i modelli precedenti, come case o alimentatori, molto probabilmente saranno compatibili con il B+, riducendo i costi aggiuntivi. Difetti riscontrati: Quantità di RAM limitata: Con 1 GB di RAM, potrebbe risultare insufficiente per applicazioni molto pesanti o per eseguire sistemi operativi più esigenti. Durante l'uso del browser web con molte schede aperte, ho notato qualche rallentamento. Necessità di accessori aggiuntivi: Per utilizzare il Raspberry Pi, è necessario acquistare separatamente una scheda microSD per il sistema operativo, un alimentatore adeguato e, preferibilmente, una custodia per proteggere il dispositivo. Questo può aumentare il costo totale iniziale. Porte USB limitate: Le quattro porte USB 2.0 possono risultare insufficienti se si collegano molti dispositivi esterni. Inoltre, l'assenza di porte USB 3.0 limita la velocità di trasferimento con dispositivi di archiviazione esterni. Consigli personali: Scegli un buon alimentatore: Assicurati di utilizzare un alimentatore da almeno 5V/2,5A per garantire stabilità al dispositivo, soprattutto se colleghi accessori che richiedono energia. Ottimizzazione del sistema operativo: Esistono diverse distribuzioni di Linux ottimizzate per il Raspberry Pi. Ho trovato che Raspbian (ora Raspberry Pi OS) offre un buon equilibrio tra funzionalità e prestazioni. Esplora la comunità: Approfitta delle risorse online e dei forum dedicati al Raspberry Pi. Troverai supporto, idee per progetti e soluzioni a eventuali problemi. Conclusioni: Il Raspberry Pi 3 Modello B+ è un dispositivo straordinario che unisce potenza, versatilità e un prezzo accessibile. È perfetto per chi desidera imparare a programmare, sviluppare progetti elettronici o semplicemente esplorare le potenzialità di un microcomputer. Nonostante qualche limitazione hardware, i vantaggi e le opportunità offerte superano di gran lunga gli svantaggi. Spero che questa recensione ti sia utile nella tua decisione d'acquisto.

I think raspberry pi is a great device for specific purpose only. We should not put too much pressure on it. It does wonders if used for a particular project. It's not as powerful as desktop pc. It can't be used as a full fledged desktop alternative. Although I did install raspbian os, ubuntu mate, q4os, osmc and few other oses on my pi 3b+, its performance was quite impressive for a tiny little PC. But video streaming on chromium browser was not that smooth experience. Right now I'm using my raspi as a media center (libreelec, just enough OS for kodi) for my huge collection of movies and TV series. My external HDD is always connected to pi. I purchased a wireless mini keyboard. So far so good. It converted my old led TV into smart TV. I have installed two apps on my android phone “Kore” and “web media share” both are open source apps. Kore is a grate official kodi remote app through which we can also play any YouTube videos by clicking on share and then again click on play on kodi. "Webmediashare" app as the name suggest can share online media to Kodi but the best part is that not just YouTube, we can stream any video steaming sites on kodi like hotstar, sonyliv etc to TV from android phone. I did put my raspi in official raspi case. It would be grate if they included this case with raspi board as it enhances the safety and look of the board. I don't cover my raspi with upper lid to keep it cool. I think fan and heat sink is just a “feel good factor” , doesn't make any difference if pi really heating up. My raspi's temperature never goes beyond 60 °C while playing 1080 p videos without even fan and heat sink. And again we should keep in mind that its a tiny little PC some says credit card PC, should not put too much pressure on it. Its a wonderful device to learn or play.

Prima product maar niet voor deze prijs. 1GB aan RAM is zeer weinig.

Le Raspberry Pi 3 B+ reste une petite pépite 💎. Compact, silencieux et très économe en énergie, il trouve sa place partout : petit serveur web, station domotique, media center ou encore pour de la bidouille en électronique ⚡. Ses 4 ports USB, son Wi-Fi intégré, son Ethernet Gigabit (via USB) et son GPIO 40 broches en font une plateforme hyper complète pour apprendre, expérimenter ou même mettre en place de vrais projets. Bien sûr, il est aujourd’hui un peu dépassé face aux modèles plus récents comme le Pi 4 ou Pi 5 🚀. Mais pour des usages simples ou de l’apprentissage, il reste ultra fiable et largement suffisant ✅. 👉 En résumé : un petit ordinateur à tout faire, parfait pour les makers, étudiants ou passionnés qui veulent explorer le monde du Raspberry Pi 🖥️🍓.