Buying the Raspberry Pi Zero

The Raspberry Pi Zero is sold by distributors such as the Newark element14, Pi Hut, and Adafruit. At the time of writing this book, we encountered difficulties in buying a Raspberry Pi Zero. We recommend monitoring websites such as www.whereismypizero.com to find out when the Raspberry Pi Zero becomes available. We believe that it is rare to locate the Pi Zero because of its popularity. We are not aware if there might be an abundant stock of the Raspberry Pi Zero in the future. The examples discussed in this book are also compatible with the other flavors of the Raspberry Pi (for example, Raspberry Pi 3).

Pi Zero availability information provided by www.whereismypizero.com

While purchasing the Raspberry Pi Zero, make sure that the board version is 1.3 or higher. The board version is printed on the backside of the board (the example of this is shown in the following picture). Verify that the board version using the seller's product description before purchase:

Raspberry Pi board version