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Recently I ordered an $80 Raspberry Pi Model 2 Kit from CanaKit. If you don't know what a raspberry pi is you can keep reading: A raspberry pi is a single board computer that was originally produced to help people learn to code. With a price tag of $35 for just the computer and no accessories it is no mystery why the raspberry pi was so successful.
I got the most recent model of the Pi. Although the price has remained the same for all the Pi's (excluding the $5 Pi Zero) I bought it in a kit that included a Raspberry Pi Model 2, a case, an HDMI cable, and a Micro SD card preloaded with NOOBS, along with some other minor accessories like the power cable and two heat sinks.
Using NOOBS, the free software that aids users in installing the operating system of their choice, I installed Raspbian a version of Debian Linux specifically made for the Raspberry Pi. Originally I had been planning on installing Arch Linux, however it was not supported on the Model 2.
I have used Linux before but using Raspbian was a whole new experience. Where Ubuntu was like Windows, Raspbian was a unique experience. One of the first things that I did was download Iceweasel, a port of Fire Fox for Debian. I then overclocked the Pi to a whopping 1000 mHz. I have yet to benchmark the Raspberry Pi in order to assess the effectiveness of that overclock. Minecraft Pi runs buttery smooth on my Pi, this shouldn't come as a surprise if you consider that it is essentially a cut down version of Minecraft Pocket Edition. For basic web browsing this little beast can nearly match the performance of any other computer on the market. This along with the price tag should make you think twice about that Mac you were planning to buy.
Raspian comes pre-loaded with some programs to help you learn to code. I tried Sonic Pi, Blue J, and Wolfram. All these ran as was expected for Linux Ports.
Sure you probably couldn't edit videos on this, but for the money this is a great computer for those just getting into coding or as a throwaway computer for experimenting with linux.