Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Raspberry Pi 3 cost-effective multi-unit build

Hardware: Raspberry Pi 3 Model B / SanDisk Ultra 8GB

At present, I am doing a workaround of a customer networking requirement and needed to spin up a good number of Raspberry Pi 3's to get around the issue (non-broadcast or hidden SSID).  Since I had to move quickly and wasn't able to order very large quantities, I needed some mid-range volume discounts to cover the increase in costs to cover the short-term technical issues.  I also needed to use a board that I knew would work.

Fortunately, Amazon and Alibaba have saved me once again.