The pi-topCEED Indiegogo campaign has ended! You can still order your CEED at:
www.pi-top.com
Or choose from the InDemand options if you prefer to order through Indiegogo.
Thanks to everyone for the massive support!
pi-topCEED is the world's most affordable way to use and learn with the Raspberry Pi. It comes ready to plug and play and includes a Raspberry Pi 2 so you can dive in to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) right away, all for just $99!
pi-topCEED is a modular desktop. This means, just like pi-top, when a new Raspberry Pi device gets released you can take your old RPi out and insert the new one and just like that, you have a brand new desktop!
Once you plug in your pi-topCEED you gain access to a world of maker resources. Starting with our built for makers by makers operating system pi-topOS. Which includes all this great software and more!
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Take a look at what people said about our first product, pi-top:
Who is it for?
pi-topCEED is built with beginners of all ages in mind. Our goal has always been to make hardware as accessible as software is now, and a big part of that is making it beginner friendly.
We want you to be able to create your own products and ideas. pi-topCEED is the start of a journey that will see you gaining the skills to build and code your own hardware.
By using the bundled software in pi-topCEED you will be able to design your own components and products. You will be able to work together on projects, contribute and help each other through CEEDuniverse - our educational MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) - and share your work with others.
You can also use it as a regular desktop, do your work, check Facebook or surf the internet.
What can you do with pi-topCEED?
pi-topCEED is here to give you the most affordable platform to learn how to create hardware and engage with computing, all whilst fulfilling the normal roles you would expect from a desktop. With pi-topCEED you get more than a computer you will gain the skills to make your own ideas come to life. Here is an example of how that works!
Start making real hardware!
pi-topCEED focuses on teaching you the key skills to start making real hardware products. By combining Printed Circuit Board (PCB) design and 3D Printing we give you the knowledge to create any hardware product you want to make – by giving you the skills to create, you are only limited by your imagination!
By using pi-topCEED you will learn to make and control home automation devices, robots, and consumer electronics. We have trialled our learning process by traveling the world and teaching hardware innovation lessons to students for the last 2 years.
pi-topCEED Key Features:
It is the perfect product to learn about software, hardware and becoming a real maker. pi-topCEED is shipped with a revolutionary learning platform CEEDuniverse to expand your computer science and maker knowledge.
Start learning
pi-topCEED comes with our learning game CEEDuniverse a multiplayer online game that will guide you through the complex world of hardware. We make 3D printing, printed circuit board design and making accessible. pi-topCEED provides a clear pathway to progress and increase your abilities to create.
We have traveled across the world getting feedback from thousands of students, educators and makers. We have created pi-topCEED based on tens of thousands of user comments from all across the maker community and we think it’s an amazing way to start learning about hardware.
With these lessons you will be able to start as a complete beginner and work towards advanced projects, working with others and earning experience/ rewards along the way. We want people to learn how to make anything and have fun doing it.
We have successfully shipped our first product pi-top a DIY Raspberry Pi laptop to over 47 different countries! We have come back to Indiegogo so that the people who helped to start this all have the first opportunity to support our newest product at a special one off price.
We think hardware is amazing, but realise that there are complex barriers to overcome before you can really start creating. We have worked for over 2 years to simplify how you learn about these complex areas. pi-top clearly sets out and takes you through every technical hurdle so anyone can start creating.
We see a world where you can make anything.
We need your help to make this vision happen!
Help us continue to push the boundaries of affordable technology. Without your support none of this would be possible, we hope you are as excited by what pi-topCEED represents as we are. Back our campaign today and let's start making!
Special Indiegogo Campaign Offer:
Buy-one, Gift-one charity partnership with IntoUniversity.org
What they do:
IntoUniversity has an excellent track record of inspiring young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to attain a university place thereby opening up a world of new life-possibilities. In 2014, 79% of IntoUniversity school leavers gained a university place compared with 23% of students from similar backgrounds nationally.
IntoUniversity is one of the UK’s most successful and well-regarded non-profit start-ups and has just won the 2015 Charity Times ‘Charity of theYear’. Over 22,000 students will directly benefit from its work this year.
Where do you ship to?
Our shipping partner uses multiple couriers for world wide delivery and we will ship to anywhere that they deliver.
Is shipping included?
Shipping is not included, we have built a custom portal for you to keep track of your pi-topCEED at www.pi-top.com. We do this because it is much easier for us to handle the shipping logistics of a world wide launch in this way.
After the campaign is finished you will receive a personal login to pi-top.com and pay for your shipping there. Approximate shipping cost will be $19 anywhere in Europe, and the USA. Other countries will vary depending on your location.
Purchasers are responsible for any VAT or customs duties levied by their own countries.
What colours can I choose?
The pi-topCEED case will be available in green or grey, after the campaign has ended all supporters will be able to choose their colour preference.
Risks & challenges
We have already designed, built and delivered thousands of pi-top laptops. We have a fully developed manufacturing operation and assembly point in Shenzhen, China and are 100% ready to go for mass production and fulfilment by April 2016.
Ryan Dunwoody, the CTO and Co-founder of pi-top, has spent the last 5 months in Shenzhen at our assembly point working directly with manufacturers and suppliers, so we know the pitfalls, the hardship and processes of going from campaign to real product and we are ready and prepared to bring you pi-topCEED.
We have sourced every component needed for pi-topCEED from suppliers across the world. After thorough testing and relationship building with our suppliers, pi-topCEED is now ready to be released.
We are confident our production timeline is achievable. Since the start of pi-top we have updated regularly on our Facebook page and previous Indiegogo campaign. We will continue to keep everyone informed of our progress in the months following the campaign.