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OZBARGAINEXCLUSIVE

As promised now that supply is stable, we're back to offer an OzBargain exclusive for the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B 1GB

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  • Available for a limited time. Deal ends Friday the 18th October, or until stock runs out (there's not much, so be quick!)
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Raspberry Pi 4 is a single-board computer that is the size of a credit card. It can be used for programming, games, media, and all sorts of things.

Some of the features:

  • 1.5GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A72 CPU
  • True Gigabit Ethernet
  • 2 × USB 3.0 and 2 × USB 2.0 ports
  • 2 × micro-HDMI ports (1 × 4kp60 or 2 × 4kp30)
  • USB-C for input power, supporting 5.1V 3A operation
  • LPDDR4 RAM 1GB

For those new to Raspberry Pi, here are the recommended essentials (if you don't have them already):

Of all the cases, our favourite is this one. It has excellent passive cooling and is silent.

Some other case options:

  • Argon One (NUC like appearance, all of the cables route to one side)
  • Argon Poly+ (better natural airflow than the official case, has cut-outs on the base)
  • Dual Fan Aluminium Case (Certainly not silent, though over-the-top cooling)

Other frequently asked Raspberry Pi questions and resources:

The 1GB Raspberry Pi represents the best value for money. It can do everything the 3B+ was known for, though much (much!!) faster. For some people, this will be their first Raspberry Pi, and for others, it will be the 2nd or 22nd. We hope this helps make ends meet either way and thanks for your support over the years!

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  • Maloo on 09/10/2019 - 14:08
    -2

    What do people use these for?

    • N1NJ4W4RR10R on 09/10/2019 - 14:10
      +3

      I'd assume as an ultra SFF PC. Emulation would likely work pretty well and the obvious movies/show playing would be pretty viable.

      • spinferno on 09/10/2019 - 15:04
        +1

        i think Pis are SBC (singel board computers)

    • HKS on 09/10/2019 - 14:10
      +20

      i use one for a vpn & adblock server connected to my router so i can block ads on every device connected to my router + connect things via vpn if needing to watch netflix USA on my smart tv.

      • nofate on 09/10/2019 - 14:49
        +1

        Could you please share what software you use for VPN setup? Assume you use pi-hole for ads, do they run on same device?

        • boomramada on 09/10/2019 - 15:00

          I'm using PIA, just google "raspberry pi vpn private internet access" there are few articles out there.
          Although its bit tricky to script your VPN kill switch, which is important.

          • adam-07 on 09/10/2019 - 15:43

            @boomramada: PIA still works with Netflix? Last I used it, it was broken.

            • nofate on 09/10/2019 - 15:50
              +1

              @adam-07: Same, they actively block PIA IPs. Get a cheap US VPS and install OpenVPN on it.

              • zfa on 09/10/2019 - 15:55
                +3

                @nofate: Or better yet, Wireguard. Such a great product.

            • boomramada on 09/10/2019 - 15:53

              @adam-07: Sorry, I don't use it for netflix, can't help you there :(

          • MasterScythe on 09/10/2019 - 23:58
            +1

            @boomramada: Its actually REALLY easy, and people overlook the solution.

            Simply drop all packets on your local firewall, that arent over your VPN's udp port.

            Simple!

            Killswitch is 'always on' because your data goes out a tunnel all other times ;D

        • HKS on 09/10/2019 - 15:11

          i have 2 sd cards i swap over and boot into when i feel like it. probably a better way to do it but i havent been bothered to do research.

          • nofate on 09/10/2019 - 15:48

            @HKS: Meh, i'll just continue to run VPN on the second router and keep Pi-Hole as a VM. I thought there might be a slick solution i was missing.

            Thank you though!

      • daitro on 10/10/2019 - 00:25
        -1

        PiHole can't block Youtube ads so, in my opinion, it's completely useless.

        • HKS on 10/10/2019 - 08:42
          +1

          it can though..

          • garylovesbeer on 10/10/2019 - 09:56
            +3

            @HKS: How so? What blocklist are you using for this?

            • daitro on 13/10/2019 - 10:45
              +1

              @garylovesbeer: crickets I'd love to know too. Instead HKS downvoted and ignored us.

    • corbz on 09/10/2019 - 14:12
      +5

      Spotify Server, 3d Printer Server, Plex Server, Mini linux machine, Smart Home hub. Have a google or look at previous threads.

      • squinly on 09/10/2019 - 15:33

        I have a model 4 2GB running a very stable Plex server. I added a fan case to bring the temp down during transcoding. So far no complaints locally or from my family who connect remotely. Note, most of my content is x264 which is hardware decoded / encoded.

        • icecold27 on 09/10/2019 - 15:49

          1080p streams to tvs fine?

          • squinly on 09/10/2019 - 16:49
            +1

            @icecold27: Yeah, no worries. Most content would be "direct play" which will play instantly. If it had to transcode it, even at 1080p there would only be a few seconds before it starts playing (Apple TV Plex app). It also transcodes 1080p to 720p when playing on my iPhone over 4G no worries too. Only issue I foresee would be many transcoding steams. Although I've tested Apple TV, iPhone, iPad and laptop at the same time, 2x direct play, 2x transcoding sessions and that was fine, probably at it's limit though. Also note, I setup the Rasbian Buster Lite in headless mode via an SSH connection, I'm a complete linux n00b but can copy and paste commands well enough :-) I say this because I assume the Lite OS without any graphical interface allows more CPU to run the Plex Server.

      • zfa on 09/10/2019 - 15:56
        +4

        Can you expand on what you mean by Spotify Server?

        • athk on 09/10/2019 - 16:37
          +7

          Have a look at

          https://volumio.org/ or https://github.com/dtcooper/raspotify

          They use spotify-connect which requires premium Spotify. Spotify-connect allows you to remotely (via the Spotify app) change songs etc.

          The RPI would be connected to a speaker, hardwired or Bluetooth.

    • grizz_li on 09/10/2019 - 14:12
      +3

      Arcade cabinet.
      Pi3 worked well for it.

      • yeohkt on 09/10/2019 - 14:23

        get the 4GB for retro pie… worth it…

        • AssociatedCoreElectronics @ Core Electronics on 09/10/2019 - 14:32
          +4

          RetroPie, so good! AFAIK, RetroPie is optimised for the 3B+ and 1GB RAM has never been an issue. It's still much better value for 1GB boards for most use cases, especially retro gaming (which typically sits around 200-300MB, peaking at 500-550MB in extreme cases).

        • zfa on 09/10/2019 - 15:50
          +2

          Just note that Retropie doesn't presently run on the pi 4 though, so buyer beware. 1GB should be enough to run most things although as there's no finalised build who knows what the requirements of emulators and cores will be post-tweaking.

          (shouldn't be long though, Lakka already working).

          • dzhay on 09/10/2019 - 16:27

            @zfa: Also none of this works on a real arcade cabinet without a JAMMA adapter wgucg severely limits a number of options.

    • jamesa1994 on 09/10/2019 - 14:14
      +13

      I use mine for network wide ad-blocking. Works on all devices on the network without installing any software.

      https://pi-hole.net/

      • Omk4r123 on 09/10/2019 - 14:30

        Is this faster than using an in-browser ad-blocker such as uBlock Origin?

        • cooluser123kappa on 09/10/2019 - 14:39

          You wouldn't be able to distinguish a speed difference, and if you could it would be slightly slower than an on-device solution as the web data has to travel through one more device. Realistically it's less than 100ms added to your response time and for the convince you get for that it's pretty worthwhile

          • jamesa1994 on 09/10/2019 - 14:42
            +13

            @cooluser123kappa: Not correct, the blocking is DNS based. The domain names are cached on the Pi-Hole and will serve the DNS record to your computer likely within a millisecond. The web data itself does not go through the Pi-Hole. It is faster than browser based ad blockers as the browser based blockers remove the ad sections from the page, however the web servers will still serve these ads to you.

        • jamesa1994 on 09/10/2019 - 14:39

          Yes.

          Using browser based ad blockers still load the content, and then removes that content from the page.
          DNS based ad blocking caches the domains of known ad servers and then tells your computer that the domain doesn't exist so your computer won't even try to load the ad.

          On my computer, I use both. The DNS stops the ad from loading, and then the browser ad blocker cleans the page where the ad would have been.
          Pi-Hole can also block tracking and malicious domains.

          • wintrmute on 09/10/2019 - 14:56
            +8

            @jamesa1994: "Using browser based ad blockers still load the content, and then removes that content from the page."

            That's not true of any decent ad blocker! They hook into the browser API and block the content even being retrieved.

            • jamesa1994 on 09/10/2019 - 15:10
              -1

              @wintrmute: Yep, my bad. Looked into uBlock which does support killing the requests before they're sent off.

              Most of the articles I read were a bit older.

        • onggie on 09/10/2019 - 14:40
          +2

          Different, the Pi-Hole won't stop ads like on YouTube or Twitch, but it does a better job at blocking other content.

          • BewareOfThe Dog on 09/10/2019 - 15:34
            -1

            @onggie: I set it up, as I read mixed reports on Youtube, Didn't work on my phone on Wifi.

          • sigh on 09/10/2019 - 16:14

            @onggie: I’m running pihole and ~60% of youtube ads are blocked. Not all can be blocked due to changing servers from which ads come and sometimes the ads are coming from the same server as the vid you’re watching. I often see the same ad over and over in different videos while most ad placements during a video are skipped straight past thanks to pihole.

        • Zondor on 09/10/2019 - 14:57

          It also can block alot of embedded adverts such as chromecast and Samsung tv adverts

        • The Gent on 10/10/2019 - 10:14

          Technically it has to be - instead of downloading an ad, then blocking it, it just pings to the Pi and produces a blank response - lowers bandwidth, increases speed.

      • bulletmark on 10/10/2019 - 08:59

        I installed pi-hole on a Raspberry Pi for my home network and it just annoyed me and all my family because it blocks a lot of valid sites so I soon got rid of it.

        • The Gent on 10/10/2019 - 10:15

          cough whitelist cough

      • The Gent on 10/10/2019 - 10:16

        Just use a zero - I use the $5 zero with no wifi and a basic micro-USB to USB and USB to Ethernet adapter works perfectly.

    • daobingsu on 09/10/2019 - 14:18
      +2

      Recently picked one up for this project: https://hyperion-project.org/threads/raspberry-pi-3-mediacen…

    • Chandler on 09/10/2019 - 14:32
      +1

      I've got a Model 3B(+?) running HASS.io, which itself is running my UniFi controller, Grocy (still setting that up), and Pi-Hole (network ad-blocking) (still also setting up). I think that covers it so far… much more to be done yet!

      • onggie on 09/10/2019 - 14:41
        +1

        How do you find the speed of HASS with Pi-Hole, i'm still tossing up whether to deploy HASS on another device as my Pi-Hole is on an older Pi.

        • Chandler on 09/10/2019 - 14:46

          Haven't got Pi-Hole in use yet - still figuring my way around the UniFi setup to have it dictate the DNS addresses (and setup VPN access).

          Grocy is a bit laggy (takes a few seconds to respond to button clicks), but that could just be the add-on itself and not a performance issue. Having said that, this is all via Ingress, so MMMV if I did it directly.

          I do however think I'm biting off more than I can chew on the Pi 3 but - HASS + UniFI + Pi-Hole just sounds like a bit much to me, and that's ignoring potential SD issues.

          Mind you that is just my own speculation - excepting the aforementioned issue with Grocy, the Pi hasn't missed a beat so far.

          • onggie on 09/10/2019 - 15:08
            +1

            @Chandler: Unifi is slow on a Pi, not sure on a 3 though. I just use a CloudKey now for UniFi. Thanks for letting me know though.

            • Chandler on 09/10/2019 - 15:41

              @onggie: Just looked at the spec's for the Cloud Key to discover they act as an NVR for the UniFi cameras too. Nice.

              And yeah, that thing kicks the Pi to the kerb. And them stomps on it for good measure… 1TB HDD, 32GB eMMC, 3GB RAM, 8 core processor, GigE, PoE, USB-C…

              Does cost $300+ but :/

        • zfa on 09/10/2019 - 15:53

          hass.io is supposed to be noticeably better performing on a pi 4. pihole would be as performant on either as it's a very, very small load.

          I'd get the 'best' pi you could for hass.io/HA as you will notice improvements.

    • kehuehue on 09/10/2019 - 14:49

      Pi-hole (as an adblock), but then again a Raspberry Pi Zero (~8AUD) works too. (am using)

    • JonnyCookieDough on 09/10/2019 - 14:54

      Coupled with this…https://www.hifiberry.com/products/dacplus/… it makes an amazing DAC and music server. Literally competes with hardware worth 10 times more.

    • sanmigueelbeer on 09/10/2019 - 15:04
      +1

      What do people use these for?

      Lenny)

    • Piranha2004 on 09/10/2019 - 15:37
      +1

      Mine is connected to my TV running Libreelec and is the front end for all my movies, tv shows (connected back to NAS). Works with HDMI CEC so dont need a separate remote.

    • impoze on 09/10/2019 - 16:04
      +1

      I use a pi zero w to run octopi for my 3D printer

      • TheSmegger on 11/10/2019 - 09:25

        Wait, the zero has enough grunt for octopi?

        • siuol on 11/10/2019 - 11:29
          +1

          There are some successfully cases with non-delta printer.
          Of course, no camera is connected to the pi zero W

    • [Deactivated] on 09/10/2019 - 16:43

      Bitcoin full node and Kodi..

    • Reverse Snorkel on 09/10/2019 - 16:47
      -2

      Pretty much 3/4 of everyone uses it for Retropie. It's an operating system you load on it to play pretty much any game console from the 90s. It's pretty cool. Not a bar price but there's larger memory versions as well.

    • deeevan on 09/10/2019 - 17:47
      • Until an Android version of Kodi was released, Kodi
      • Wireless AP and DNS server for my Chromecast

      Now I rarely use the TV, so they're (1B+ and 2) sitting in a drawer. Doesn't stop the temptation to buy a 4 though :P

    • WARvault on 09/10/2019 - 18:31

      www.reddit.com/r/cyberDeck

    • Doyen on 09/10/2019 - 19:23

      pi-hole https://pi-hole.net/

    • wanderlei on 10/10/2019 - 01:35

      kodi

    • The Gent on 10/10/2019 - 10:10

      Wow…

    • nat32support on 11/10/2019 - 06:51

      I'd been using a RasPi 3b+ to run Rooter, an open-source mobile Internet system based on OpenWRT.
      It worked very well, except for one major problem:
      When powered down (after a crash, or a power failure or just pulling the plug) the SD card often became corrupted and the system would no longer restart correctly. There exist various methods for fixing this, but none of them are failsafe. What the RasPi needs is an EEPROM from which to boot. It would then be suitable for use as an embedded system.

  • bogzy on 09/10/2019 - 14:11
    +1

    Tx OP

  • boomramada on 09/10/2019 - 14:12
    +28

    OP, any deal for 4GB variant ?

  • Aussar on 09/10/2019 - 14:13
    +21

    Any chance of a deal on the 4gb models?

  • Zippy7 on 09/10/2019 - 14:13
    -7

    Note the price quoted ($59 / $54) excludes GST.

    The discount is $5 off the total cost, so it's $54 plus GST plus shipping.

    You'll also probably need to buy a case, USB-C power supply (since this one can't run off a standard USB port), and probably micro HDMI to HDMI cable if you need to connect to a monitor (or just remote in and save on that).

    I wouldnt bother with their memory card - just download onto your own.

    Can you offer a bundle deal for the 4Gb model?

    • AssociatedCoreElectronics @ Core Electronics on 09/10/2019 - 14:16
      +5

      Thanks for your message. Not correct pricing though. Our displayed prices include GST so it's $59-$5 = $54 (GST inclusive), $49.09 (GST exclusive) with this deal.

  • [Deactivated] on 09/10/2019 - 14:21
    +4

    Sad about the Zero going up 43%. :( It's advertised as the US$5 computer ~= AU$7.50.

    • siuol on 09/10/2019 - 14:30
      +3

      Same here, bought 5 from core electronic for past few weeks and out of sudden the price is up. Would be nice if we get to know about it beforehand so that I can stock up some

    • Axelstrife on 09/10/2019 - 15:32

      WTF, i bought one a few weeks ago too for $7.50

    • Reverse Snorkel on 09/10/2019 - 16:49
      +1

      I would say it's due to the sudden influx of people wanting them for the Retroflag Gpi case. These seem to be really popular.

    • [Deactivated] on 13/10/2019 - 11:31

      Funnier is that the Zero bulk edition at Core Electronics costs more per unit than the single unit edition including shipping. Inverse economics of scale at work.

    • NiteMice on 09/10/2019 - 14:56
      +11

      TLDR of link: the USB-C connector is implemented incorrectly, so the Raspi is detected as an audio adaptor, and is not sent any power.

      Yeah, that's a pretty big screw up. I'm not buying one until that issue has been fixed up.

      • boomramada on 09/10/2019 - 15:46
        +1

        It's not a big deal, just get a USB-A (3.0) to USB-C work just fine.
        Just don't expect to power a device via USB-C directly.

    • REDALERT on 09/10/2019 - 15:00

      Have they fixed this issue? Or sitll present in all?

    • ssander on 09/10/2019 - 15:42
      +1

      Use a 'dumb' usb-c cable, don't use a e-marker cable, that will work around the issue and save you $'s.

  • dealsucker on 09/10/2019 - 14:46
    +1

    Is 1GB ram enough though?

    • kehuehue on 09/10/2019 - 14:50

      depends on use of the pi

      • dealsucker on 09/10/2019 - 14:53

        Thinking of installing the Apple homekit bridgeto connect smart home devices to Apple iPhone.

        • kehuehue on 09/10/2019 - 14:56
          +1

          looks like it should be considering the app supports versions 1-3

    • Zondor on 09/10/2019 - 14:58

      It runs linux so it's pretty light weight. I wouldn't be using it as like a plex server but an airplay server would be easy.

  • Circly on 09/10/2019 - 14:52

    Do these have over heating issues?

  • BewareOfThe Dog on 09/10/2019 - 14:56
    +1

    Order placed Graham. Thank you.

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