as someone who did not upgrade for like a decade, now i feel like i can get on in early and benefit from leaps and bounds of an upgrade!
however, this offering is not really aligned with the foundation started out with imo. their decisions with the changes does not seem to satisfy the answer to "how will this promote computer science among kids?" for the most part.
i feel like the original mission is now relegated to the pi zero w, but it requires soldering for working with gpio so it leaves a lot of room for the hardware side of tinkering.
i am also curious about the m.2 hat and whether it can work with old sata ssd that match the format? otherwise old external hard drives might be a good alternative for relatively reliable long-term operation for now.
however, this offering is not really aligned with the foundation started out with imo. their decisions with the changes does not seem to satisfy the answer to "how will this promote computer science among kids?" for the most part.
i feel like the original mission is now relegated to the pi zero w, but it requires soldering for working with gpio so it leaves a lot of room for the hardware side of tinkering.
i am also curious about the m.2 hat and whether it can work with old sata ssd that match the format? otherwise old external hard drives might be a good alternative for relatively reliable long-term operation for now.