[ale] Raspberry Pi kit from MCM Electronics

[Erik Mathis]

Here is my part lists for my rpi's (except for the case)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/2M4BJXMKZD683/ref=topnav_lists_3
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10231&cs_id=1023104&p_id=2404&seq=1&format=2

On the rpi cases, mostly I blame rpi Foundation for not putting one dang 
hole in the board to mount it correctly.

-Erik-

On 09/25/2012 05:01 PM, Brandon Wood wrote:
>> Just thought share that I just received the Raspberry Pi kit from MCM 
>> Electronics.
>>
>> It came with:
>>  Raspberry Pi PCB Board
>>  PI plate enclosure
>>  USB optical mouse & keyboard
>>  5V 1000 MA AC Adapter
>>
>>   It was supposed to also include a 4GB SD card but they failed to 
>> package it. I called their office and a human picked up the phone on 
>> the second ring. She very quickly got my order up and I explained 
>> what was missing. She apologized, admitted that they most likely 
>> failed to pack it and got the process started for shipping me the 
>> missing item. Great customer service as the call couldn't have lasted 
>> 5 minutes.
>>
>> Here is a link to the the kit I purchased:
>> http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/83-14276
>>
>> Initial impressions:
>> While the enclosure, while 'cute', doesn't have a great lid to it and 
>> having to bend the cables around and underneath the board to get it 
>> out of the enclosure doesn't look all that great. I would have opted 
>> for a different enclosure given the choice.
>>
>> I'm actually surprised by the USB mouse and keyboard. They don't 
>> appear to be the cheapest pieces of crap a company could find. The 
>> keyboard feels solid, is quiet and has a metal base.
>>
>> I'll admit that this was a bit of an impulse purchase, had I taken 
>> the time to really look I am sure I could have put together the same 
>> parts for as much, if not less.
>>
>> I look forward to firing this up when I get an SD card in it and 
>> trying it out. :)
>>
>> --
>> Woody
>> Rambling on into the ether....
>>
>>
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