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		lsaferite on Nov 26, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Raspberry Pi Zero: the $5 computer Why does it need embedded WiFi when you can get micro sized USB WiFi dongles? The engineering and certification will surely raise the overall cost quite a bit. Let the companies that make WiFi equipment shoulder that cost. Sure, maybe you can bundle a low cost WiFi dongle if you like.

macavity23 on Nov 26, 2015 [–]

There's also power... a wifi module will probably double the power draw on this thing. Lots of projects don't need it.

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