Today the Raspberry Pi Foundation have made a surprising announcement of the Raspberry Pi 2.
It’s available to buy today for the same £30/$35 price point of the B+.
If you are thinking why would you want one? Because it offers 6x the performance of the B+ along with double the memory!
Here’s a quick comparison of the old raspberry pi and the new one:
Raspberry Pi Model B+
Broadcom BCM2835 SoC 700MHz ARM11 single-core CPU
512MB LPDDR2 SDRAM running at 400MHz
Raspberry Pi 2
Broadcom BCM2836 SoC 900MHz ARM Cortex-A7 quad-core CPU
1GB LPDDR2 SDRAM running at 450MHz
With the Raspberry Pi 2 it retains complete compatibility with previous boards. Which means that any software or hardware produced for the Raspberry Pi 1 will work with Raspberry Pi 2 without any problems. The form factor is identical and it is still able to run from a 5V micro USB power adapter.
The Foundation has also been working with Microsoft for 6 months to ensure Windows 10 is compatible, and best of all, Microsoft has agreed to offer it completely free of charge. With the news of the new Raspberry Pi 2 being compatible with Windows 10, will also help make the Raspberry Pi 2 an even more popular choice for schools going forward.
