Raspberry Pi 3 B+

The Raspberry PI 3 Model B+ is one of the most popular and functional minicomputers on the market. This compact, low-power computer provides high performance and flexibility in use, making it an excellent choice for creating a variety of projects.One of the main advantages of the Raspberry PI 3 is its performance. The Broadcom BCM2837B0 processor with 4 Cortex cores and a clock speed of 1.4 GHz provides enough power to solve most tasks.The connectivity options also pleased me. The presence of USB 2.0 and Ethernet ports allowed me to connect the keyboard, mouse and monitor without any problems, which made working with the device as comfortable as possible. In addition, the presence of an HDMI port allows you to output an image to a high-resolution TV or monitor screen, which makes the Raspberry PI 3 an ideal choice for development and training. It comes with a WiFi, which is very convenient for connecting to the Internet without the need for additional cables.Thanks to its flexibility and versatility, I was able to quickly practice new skills in Python or C++.Overall, I am very pleased with my purchase and consider the Raspberry PI 3 Model B+ an excellent choice for both beginners and experienced developers and enthusiasts.

This review is having to be limited in scope due to my very specific needs for this Pi. As I do not use all of its features it would be unfair to comment on them.I use this Pi 3+ as a Kodi box and nothing else. I do use the Milhouse nightly version of Kodi 18 Leia builds and it does work very very well.Previously in the same setup I had the Pi3.I hesitated about changing to this Pi as the differences seemed more incremental and perhaps a waste of money.But the small but noticeable performance jump has meant a more fluid response when navigating through the menus and faster responses when browsing through photos on my media server. I have it connected via Ethernet to my LAN.Also this Pi seems to run much cooler than the previous model. Using this Pi I can play HEVC encoded 720p files with no heat issues.Previously I would get heat warnings, especially when the weather gets warmer.As I still intend to use the other Pi I then added a case to it. I bought the FLIRC case sold here and it fits fine, but using thermal paste as the SOC is raised on this model of the Pi and the thermal pad supplied with the case is too thick.For my particular needs this Pi, with a MCE remote, USB storage, USB sound card with optical out, and USB wireless dongle for a keyboard it works very well.Yes there are limitations but for the money and lots of dev support it makes a great 1080p Kodi box.Very impressed with what this Pi has offered but, as I mentioned, my needs are specific to a Kodi box and I know that the Pi offers so much more.Just to add I did use the BT and the WiFi connections. With both I get excellent connections and I had no issues streaming, test purposes only, 1080p content via WiFi.

For Christmas, I asked for a Raspberry Pi 3B+. After borrowing previous models, I started thinking about a robotics project, and thought “Hey, with the computing power of the Raspberry Pi, and the power of the Arduino (microcontroler), what an awesome robot I could make!” Since then I not only got what I wanted, but also got a second one as a desktop computer. Here are my thoughts:Both times I got my Raspberry Pi, and it looked and worked fine. The board itself is credit card shaped and is easy to hold. All the ports seem to work fine. After using a Raspberry Pi 2B+ v1.1 I was disappointed with the microSD card slot on the 3B+, as it does not feel as satisfying to click into place. All in all, hardware wise, it is great. The GPIO pins are also fully accessible, but I found the lack of reference to the pins annoying. The Pi T-Cobbler fixes this.The thing about having the 3B+ is that literally any software should work. I have used Raspian, Retropie and Ubuntu MATE. Flashing the images was fine (I used Balena Etcher if you are wondering what software to use for that), although it took me a while to get Ubuntu MATE running. I recommend getting Bionic Beaver, not Xenial. All three operating systems that I tried worked just fine. I still have the USB booting to try out.The other thing I like about the Raspberry Pi 3B+, is that you can get cool accessories. I got a Nespi case+, which makes it look just awesome. It’s funny, because the Nespi case+ looks about the same size as a NES mini. It’s probably more worth getting a Raspberry Pi 3B+, than it is getting a NES mini.The power consumption of the Raspberry Pi 3B+ is an issue you have to put up with. You need to spend a good 10 minutes finding the right cable that lets enough power in. Or, of course, you can buy yourself a universal power supply, but I never bought one so I don’t know how good that is.All in all it’s a good product. If you ever feel like the Raspberry Pi 3B+ is being slow, remember that it is only a small board with a DVD player’s processor put onto it. It’s pretty good considering…Hope others who buy this product will enjoy it as much as I did!