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On 10/29/2015 5:19 AM, Folderol wrote:
> On Thu, 29 Oct 2015 05:01:53 -0400
> rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On 10/23/2015 4:20 PM, alister wrote:
>>> On Fri, 23 Oct 2015 14:13:20 +1200, Dennis Ayala wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello everybody!
>>>>
>>>> I just wanted to say hi. I'm a newbie with Raspberry Pi. I just ordered
>>>> my first device and hoping that it arrives quickly.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Dennis
>>>
>>> usually 2 -3 days depending on where you order it
>>> Have fun, Any plans for it yet?
>>
>> What's the cheapest place to buy an rPi 2 for use in the US?  They seem
>> to get marked up about $10 then come with free shipping from China.  Any
>> better than $45 delivered?  I'm in no hurry, so slow boat from China is
>> fine.
>>
> Hmmm
> Curious that you're getting them from China when 'official' production is in
> Wales. Also that's quite a mark-up. I believe Newark is a subsidiary of Element
> 14 so should be a reliable and reasonably cheap supplier.

Shipping costs are typically much less from China.  I can buy items for 
$1 shipping included.  I often pay $15 or more for domestic shipping. 
Of course that is the "shipping and handling" many companies charge. 
They put the rPi in a box and pack it in a much larger box with a ton of 
Styrofoam peanuts and ship that when a padded mailing envelope would do.

But if the Asian distributors are tacking on a lot of other costs and 
markup, it ends up being close to a wash.  I thought maybe there were 
channels where I could get one for closer to $35 is all.

-- 

Rick

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Pi/2 removemefirst.Dennis.Ayala@f301.n135.z1.fidonet.org (Dennis Ayala) - 2015-10-23 14:13 +1200
  Re: Pi/2 alister <alister.nospam.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2015-10-23 20:20 +0000
    Pi/2 removemefirst.Dennis.Ayala@f301.n135.z1.fidonet.org (Dennis Ayala) - 2015-10-24 16:27 +1200
    Re: Pi/2 rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-10-29 05:01 -0400
      Re: Pi/2 Folderol <general@musically.me.uk> - 2015-10-29 09:19 +0000
        Re: Pi/2 Rob Morley <nospam@ntlworld.com> - 2015-10-29 16:04 +0000
          Re: Pi/2 Gordon Henderson <gordon+usenet@drogon.net> - 2015-11-01 10:47 +0000
            Re: Pi/2 Gordon Henderson <gordon+usenet@drogon.net> - 2015-11-01 10:50 +0000
        Re: Pi/2 rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-10-29 12:25 -0400
          Re: Pi/2 Folderol <general@musically.me.uk> - 2015-10-29 18:58 +0000
          Re: Pi/2 The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-10-29 19:21 +0000
            Re: Pi/2 rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-10-29 15:31 -0400
            Re: Pi/2 Rob <nomail@example.com> - 2015-10-29 21:02 +0000
              Re: Pi/2 The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-10-30 07:02 +0000
                Re: Pi/2 rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 03:30 -0400
                Re: Pi/2 Rob <nomail@example.com> - 2015-10-30 08:06 +0000
                Re: Pi/2 The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-10-30 09:23 +0000
                Re: Pi/2 Rob <nomail@example.com> - 2015-10-30 09:29 +0000
                Re: Pi/2 The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-10-30 12:43 +0000
      Re: Pi/2 stephen@mpeforth.com (Stephen Pelc) - 2015-10-29 10:24 +0000
        Re: Pi/2 rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-10-29 12:21 -0400
          Re: Pi/2 Alan Larsson <abuse@alstown.com> - 2015-10-29 23:11 -0400
            Re: Pi/2 Charlie <cdknospam@msn.com> - 2015-12-13 14:53 -0500

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