For Raspberry Pi’s fifth birthday there’s another new model. Here’s what you need to know about the Raspberry Pi Zero W
For Raspberry Pi’s fifth birthday there’s a new model. Here’s what you need to know about the Raspberry Pi Zero W, which is essentially the Pi Zero with added Bluetooth and Wi-Fi.
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You can buy a Pi Zero W right now. It is in stock at retailers around the world, including ModMyPi in the UK and CanaKit in the US.
It’s more expensive than the Pi Zero (which cost £4 or $5), but is still a snip at $10 (£9.60 in the UK including VAT). That may be twice the price, but it’s still cheaper than buying a Zero and plugging a Wi-Fi dongle into the USB port.
The board has the same basic specs as the Pi Zero, but with the WI-Fi and Bluetooth ch ip as Raspberry Pi 3 Model B. Here are the details, with the new features over the Pi Zero in bold:
In order to use a Pi Zero W, you’ll need to add a power supply (your phone charger and a micro USB cable will do), and to use the 40-pin GPIO connector you’ll need to buy the header pins (£1).
