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(I have no idea where to put this.) <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/75.1.178.45|75.1.178.45]] ([[User talk:75.1.178.45|talk]]) 20:50, 21 May 2014 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

:solved. [[User:Mahjongg|Mahjongg]] ([[User talk:Mahjongg|talk]]) 12:11, 22 May 2014 (UTC)

== Credit card sized? ==

[http://grasshopperpebbles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/raspberry_pi_size.png Image1][http://grasshopperpebbles.com/geek-toys/what-to-do-with-my-raspberry-pi/ Source1], [http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mb8n2xuIkX1r02rmpo1_r1_500.jpg Image2][http://cwaldau.tumblr.com/page/2 Source2], [http://www.bytemining.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/2012-10-08_19-49-33_1151.jpeg Image3][http://www.bytemining.com/2012/10/a-new-data-toy-unboxing-the-raspberry-pi/ Source3]. As an aside, [http://blog.parts-people.com/2012/12/20/mobile-raspberry-pi-computer-build-your-own-portable-rpi-to-go/ look what you can do with a board that small]. --[[User:Guy Macon|Guy Macon]] ([[User talk:Guy Macon|talk]]) 00:35, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

:The rpi in real life is a little bigger than credit card. I do not have the electronic caliper but it is about 56mmx85mm. I have measured it manually + [http://pl.scribd.com/doc/77785093/Raspberry-Pi-initial-Beta-boards-Mechanical Source]. Therefore I think it should be edited to show true dimensions [[User:Armata007|Armata007]] ([[User talk:Armata007|talk]]) 14:31, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

::Please read [[WP:OR]] and [[WP:V]]. --[[User:Guy Macon|Guy Macon]] ([[User talk:Guy Macon|talk]]) 17:38, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

I take issue with it being described as credit-card sized on the basis that even if it's x and y dimensions were that of a credit card, it's z dimension isn't anywhere near that size. Wallet-sized might be a better description, or perhaps simply rephrasing it to "about the length and width of credit card." Better yet, just list it's actual dimensions. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/184.20.43.154|184.20.43.154]] ([[User talk:184.20.43.154|talk]]) 23:34, 23 June 2014 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

It's actually about the size of a packet of cigarettes or tampons. It is about the size of 15 credit cards. [[User:Greglocock|Greglocock]] ([[User talk:Greglocock|talk]]) 01:36, 25 June 2014 (UTC)

...and to be honest, is its size the most important fact about it, such that it should be in the first line of the lede? [[User:Greglocock|Greglocock]] ([[User talk:Greglocock|talk]]) 01:40, 25 June 2014 (UTC)

It's not about the size in millimeters, or the thickness. That's all nonsense, its to give people a mental picture of the relative size of the device, much tinier than previous computers. And at launch time it was big enough a deal that almost all media cared to mention its size which was most easily compared to a credit card, and in fact a credit card was used as inspiration for how big it should be. Obviously, especially with parts sticking out, its not exactly to the mm precisely as big as a credit card, and nobody expects when you say "its credit card sized" next to a picture of it that is only a few mm high, but people can get a much better idea how big it is based on a mental impression of the size of a credit card. It's size was and still is one of the distinguishing features of the raspberry PI. [[User:Mahjongg|Mahjongg]] ([[User talk:Mahjongg|talk]]) 10:54, 25 June 2014 (UTC)

:Its small size is unexceptional for an integrated mobo, and I really don't think it is the most important fact about the computer so why is it the FIRST thing mentioned in the lede? Surely its low cost, open design, expandability and wide range ofOS available for it are far more significant than a misleading size comparison. [[User:Greglocock|Greglocock]] ([[User talk:Greglocock|talk]]) 21:00, 25 June 2014 (UTC)

:: Dont flog a dead horse, when it came out (in the current form) almost all the media reported it was "credit card sized", perhaps you don't like it has that reputation, but the fact is that its has. here are just a few links to old articles about its introduction that mention the credit card size of the raspberry PI [http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/raspberry-pi-delayed-311738][http://www.edge-online.com/features/david-braben-interview/][http://www.theguardian.com/education/2012/jan/09/raspberry-pi-computer-revolutionise-computing-schools?newsfeed=true][http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/29/raspberry-pi-credit-card-sized-linux-pcs-are-on-sale-now-25-mo/][http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/finance/news/content/11318/uk_computing_charity_manufacturing_product_abroad] Deal with it! [[User:Mahjongg|Mahjongg]] ([[User talk:Mahjongg|talk]]) 22:50, 25 June 2014 (UTC)

:::o reely. i bet most people were more impressed by the low cost than the small size. Anyway, you want it your way, I'm not going to bother arguing any mor s[[User:Greglocock|Greglocock]] ([[User talk:Greglocock|talk]])

::::Yes really - this appeared just today on the New York Times website: [http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/26/technology/personaltech/a-breakdown-of-the-raspberry-pi-computer.html?smid=tw-share&_r=0 starting with "Raspberry Pi, a tiny computer the size of a credit card, ..."] Regards, [[User:Lynbarn|Lynbarn]] ([[User talk:Lynbarn|talk]]) 21:37, 26 June 2014 (UTC)

:::::I suppose it is inconceivable that a journalist used wiki as a ref when writing the story? [[User:Greglocock|Greglocock]] ([[User talk:Greglocock|talk]]) 01:00, 29 June 2014 (UTC)

::::::No, but the media talked about it even before this article was written. Also its more conceivable that the media are following the official FAQ for the raspberry PI! [http://www.raspberrypi.org/help/faqs/#introWhatIs]

:If it really isn't credit-card sized - which it isn't - we shouldn't just copy that claim just like any ole newspaper. How about something like "frequently referred to as credit-card sized" or "footprint close to that of a credit-card"? [[User:Zac67|Zac67]] ([[User talk:Zac67|talk]]) 18:49, 30 June 2014 (UTC)

::What would it matter if its a millimeter off from the official size of a credit card, the raspberry PI foundation in its FAQ calls it "credit card sized" not because it claims its size is for some obscure reason precisely identical to a credit card, but simply because calling it that gives the reader an immediate impression of its relative size. All the talk about it not being -exactly- to the millimeter "correctly" sized is simply splitting hairs. There is simply nothing wrong with calling it "credit card sized". [[User:Mahjongg|Mahjongg]] ([[User talk:Mahjongg|talk]]) 08:43, 2 July 2014 (UTC)

With the recent release of the Raspberry Pi Compute module - it is now available in a smaller size - using the [[DDR2 SDRAM|DDR2]] [[SO-DIMM]] form factor. Regards, [[User:Lynbarn|Lynbarn]] ([[User talk:Lynbarn|talk]]) 09:23, 1 July 2014 (UTC)

== Manufacturing locations ==

The lede states: ''The Raspberry Pi is manufactured in two board configurations through licensed manufacturing deals with Newark element14 (Premier Farnell), RS Components and Egoman.'' Is this actually the case? my understanding is that manufacture is by Sony at their Welsh plant, on behalf of the Raspberry Pi Foundation, and these are distributed world-wide (except China) by Farnell and RS. Ergoman manufacture for the China?Taiwan market alone. If this is confirmed, I think it should be made clearer. Regards, [[User:Lynbarn|Lynbarn]] ([[User talk:Lynbarn|talk]]) 19:22, 2 July 2014 (UTC)