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The Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ is the latest product in the Raspberry Pi 3 range and the best low power single-board computer for beginners and makers, making it an ideal single board computer for Raspberry Pi projects, boasting a 64-bit quad-core processor running at 1.4GHz, dual-band 2.4GHz / 5.0GHz wireless, Bluetooth 4.2/BLE, faster Ethernet, and PoE capability via a separate PoE HAT.

This Raspberry Pi 3B+ dual band Wi-Fi Bluetooth board ensures seamless connectivity for modern applications. The dual-band wireless comes with modular compliance certification allowing the board to be designed into the end product without the need for further wireless compliance testing, improving both cost and time to market. Raspbian is the recommended operating system for normal use on a Raspberry Pi.

The GPU of Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ provides OpenGL ES 2.0, hardware-accelerated OpenVG and 1080p30 H.264 high-profile decode. It is capable of 1Gpixel/s, 1.5Gtexel/s or 24 GFLOPs of a general-purpose computer. What does that all mean? It means that if you plug the Raspberry Pi 3B+ single-board computer into your HDTV, you can watch Blu-ray quality video, using H.264 at 40MBits/s. These capabilities are often highlighted when discussing Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ specs and features.

The Raspberry Pi 3B+ with 1GB RAM has four built-in USB ports that provide enough connectivity for a mouse, keyboard, or anything else that you feel the RPi needs, making it a reliable single board computer for Raspberry Pi projects across education and development. But if you want to add even more, you can still use a USB hub. Keep in mind, that it is recommended that you use a powered hub so as not to overtax the onboard voltage regulator.

Powering the Raspberry Pi 3 B+ is easy just plug and play with a 5V/2.5A USB power supply into the micro USB port. There’s no power button, so the RPi will begin to boot as soon as power is applied. To turn it off, simply shut down the Pi 3 B+, then remove power. The four built-in USB ports can even output up to 1.2A, enabling you to connect more power-hungry USB devices.