I want some. . . Mmm, PI

[PhatLloyd]

Hey guys!

So I was thinking about getting myself a Raspberry Pi in the beginning of the year but went against that option. Now I am again thinking about getting one and would like to know what I can do with one. I have done some research, but would like to know what you guys do with your PIs. Also what can I learn with it? I know you can do programming, but I don't know how and my high school doesn't offer IT classes. I would like to learn programming though as I would like to write some basic code and go into the IT career field.
Also which model would you prefer? Please choose from this list, and price is not a concern!
http://www.pifactory.co.za/catalog/1

Thanks

Ps: There's more options on the other page of the link.

 

[lfkfkfkffs]

If you want to learn how to program for a raspberry PI the two most common are Python and http://scratch.mit.edu/ for people just learning. Scratch is more aimed towards younger kids who have an interest in computers, but would like it to be more tailored towards younger kids. If you are in high school I would recommend Python. You can get a foundation in about 3 months on this website http://www.codecademy.com/ . They teach things like Python,Java,HTML and so on. This is all free and they treat it like a LAB course. As for the Pi's you need to think about what you would like to use it for, if you plan on doing something like development or something like a server etc.... The http://www.pifactory.co.za/node/238 would be the best for that. If you wanted to do something with a say retro gaming console you could get something like a banana Pi which has a stronger processor and has more graphical capabilities.

Sorry if this response was late but I just saw it.