Fixing 200 broken Raspberry Pi’s and donating profits to charity

Introduction Back in Part 4 I continued the repairs and donated the money from the first batch of the repaired Pis to the Raspberry Pi Foundation. In this post I will be covering what the money went towards and go over the current repair status. I’ve confirmed that your donation … | Continue reading


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The Pi You Couldn't Buy – Blue Pi

The Blue Pi was a Raspberry Pi that was never sold. It was given to Charities and won as part of competitions. Lets take a look at one in 2020 | Continue reading


@blog.jmdawson.co.uk | 3 years ago

Fixing 200 broken raspberry Pis to prevent e-waste and donating the money raised

Introduction The first batch of the repaired Raspberry Pi’s have been sold! If you missed out on this, don’t worry! There are more to come as I repair them. I sold a total of 27 Raspberry Pi’s, 3 people cancelled their orders as they somehow thought these were Raspberry Pi 4’s?! … | Continue reading


@blog.jmdawson.co.uk | 3 years ago

I bought 200 Raspberry Pi Model B’s and I’m going to fix them

Introduction I’m sure some of my followers have seen my recent social media posts regarding the 200+ Raspberry Pi Model B’s I purchased on ebay – if you have not then follow my twitter for sneak peaks and updates! I purchased the job lot of Pi’s for just £61 although there was a … | Continue reading


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HannStar EMC-3412 a retro x86 SBC

Introduction Single board computers aren’t anything new infact they have existed since 1976 when the dyna-micro was released based on the Intel C8080A CPU. Since then they have been used in many embedded applications from digital signage to satellite and aerospace applications, i … | Continue reading


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Running Debian on a $6 32MB RAM Single Core ARM SBC

The Lichee Nano is a $6 SBC designed for embedded applications. With 32MB RAM and a single core ARM CPU. Will it Run Debian? yes it will! | Continue reading


@blog.jmdawson.co.uk | 3 years ago

Raspberry Pi Alternatives in 2021: Hackboard, Zimaboard, RockPi, Odroid and More

Need a single board computer for a project? here is a list of the best 9 alternatives to the Raspberry Pi in 2021 starting at $9. | Continue reading


@blog.jmdawson.co.uk | 3 years ago

ITX Motherboard with an Elbrus CPU

The IcepeakITX is a Security focused motherboard featuring an 8 Core Elbrus 8CB CPU, up to 32GB DDR4 RAM, Dual Gb Ethernet and 2x M.2 Slots. | Continue reading


@blog.jmdawson.co.uk | 3 years ago

ZimaBoard – A $70 Single Board Home Server

The ZImaBoard is a $70 single board computer designed specifically to be used as a server. Featuring Dual Gigabit Nics and 2x SATA 6.0 Ports. | Continue reading


@blog.jmdawson.co.uk | 3 years ago