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Difference between Raspberry Pi 3 B and B+

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Title asks. What do these 2 models differ in?

 

The Raspberry Pi 3 B

 

and

 

The Raspberry Pi 3 B+

 

 

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Slightly faster cpu @ 1.4, 802.11 AC wifi, gigabit ethernet that is actually capped at 300mbits/s due to the USB bus I think, and that's pretty much it

 

Oh and POE, PowerOverEthernet, which might come handy

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On 01/06/2018 at 12:38 PM, Hashiba said:

Slightly faster cpu @ 1.4, 802.11 AC wifi, gigabit ethernet that is actually capped at 300mbits/s due to the USB bus I think, and that's pretty much it

 

Oh and POE, PowerOverEthernet, which might come handy

Thank you for this info. Do you think it is worth it over the Model B? The price difference is around $8 - $10.

 

Oh, and before I forget. Does the B+ have a size difference from the Model B? Would cases that fit the Model B work with the Model B+?

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Hey, no prob, we are here to help :)

 

It is totally up to you, I would get the newer version only because it's new and the features might be useful in the future, you never know what your next project could be right?, RPI's are great for tinkering and learning new stuff without being afraid of breaking it, so my suggestion is to go for it and have fun. I have 4 RPI's 3 B that I've used to practice how to setup a kubernetes/docker server and as a mini lab to learn MPI, so, PowerOverEthernet might have been handy to me, I had to get an anker multi charger that could provide enough amps in order to power the 4 pi's + an extra controller.

 

I think the cases are compatible yes 

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On 01/06/2018 at 12:59 PM, Hashiba said:

Hey, no prob, we are here to help :)

Thank you so much for the help. I will definitely come to you if I need any help. Take care <3 (no homo)

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4 minutes ago, AskTJ said:

Thank you so much for the help. I will definitely come to you if I need any help. Take care <3 (no homo)

lol, no prob, enjoy your RPI <3

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One thing you should note is the new RPi 3 B+ has firmware that's configured differently than all previous models and uses the "stretch" file system so pre-built images that were written for earlier models won't work on the new B+.  There's new versions of Raspbian and Retropie that work with all models.

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