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Pre-Programmed 8GB SD Card for Raspberry Pi [A+,B+,2]
An 8GB microSD card with an SD adapter pre-programmed to contain the latest Raspberry Pi operating system of choice!
Availability: In stock
$9.50
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Get up and running on your Raspberry Pi faster than you can say “Hello, World”! This microSD card is pre-programmed with the latest versions of the Operating Systems available for the Pi. Receive either a Kingston or SanDisk card as well as an adapter to fit the Raspberry Pi’s standard SD card slot. Select the desired Operating System from the options below, and we'll program the card with its most current version!
Operating Systems
An operating system is the set of basic programs and utilities that allow a computer to run, thus it is something that the Raspberry Pi needs in order to function. With the Pi, we have a choice for what the operating system will be (no! It can't do Windows although virtualization is possible). Depending on the intended use of the Pi, certain operating systems will prove advantageous over others as it's described below.
Raspbian (Recommended)
Raspbian is a complete operating system that runs in both command line and GUI modes. It is based on the popular Debian Linux distribution, and is completely optimized for the Raspberry Pi hardware and chip architecture. Although Raspbian is not affiliated directly with the Raspberry Pi Foundation, plenty of technical support is available through its forums (http://raspberrypi.org/forums).
Pidora
Similar to Raspbian, Pidora is a version of a Linux distribution (in this case Fedora) optimized for the Raspberry Pi.
Arch Linux
Arch Linux is a lightweight distribution of Linux, which was ported to work on ARM processors by the aptly named Arch Linux ARM project. Because the Raspberry Pi uses the Broadcom BCM2835 System on Chip (SoC)—which contains an ARM processor—the Arch Linux ARM distribution is well suited for it.
OpenELEC
OpenELEC is an extremely lean implementation of XBMC for a variety of architectures (e.g., x86, ARM, NVIDIA ION/ION2). It was built from scratch—not based on any Linux distribution—and it only includes what we need to run XMBC, thus constitutes a great option for turning the Raspberry Pi into a Media Center. An alternative path would be to install XMBC on top of other Linux distributions such as Pidora or Raspbian, but we'd end up with a quite a few software packages not needed to run XMBC.
Raspbmc
Raspbmc is another port of XBMC to the Raspberry Pi. Different than OpenELEC, it is based on a Linux distribution (Debian). It is extremely lightweight, and it contains the necessary software to handle media playback, making it an ideal component in a low-budget HTPC setup that delivers a great XBMC experience.
RISC OS Pi
Developed in the UK, RISC OS is an operating system developed by the same team behind the ARM processor. Unlike Linux distributions, it not based on Unix; neither is it affiliated with Windows. This Operating System was specifically for the ARM processor, and it has a number of unique features and aspects to its design. RISC OS Pi is an optimized version of this Operating System for the Raspberry Pi.
Additional Info
Additional Info
| Specifications (JSON) | { "specs": [ { "Manufacturer":"Kingston" }, { "Model":"SDC10/8GB" }, { "Data Transfer Rate (min.)":"4MB/s (Class 4)" } ] } |
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| Repository URL | No |
| Schematic URL | No |
| Datasheet JSON | No |
| Code Sample URL | No |
| Tutorial URLs (JSON) | No |
| Include Free Shipping Option | No |
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