Anyone here using one of the above to power their Pi? I was wondering if it was a worthwhile upgrade on the bog std £5 psu.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/iFI-Audio-Po.../dp/B017O38DEA
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iFi iPower for Raspberry PI
Anyone here using one of the above to power their Pi? I was wondering if it was a worthwhile upgrade on the bog std £5 psu.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/iFI-Audio-Po.../dp/B017O38DEA
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Would think it a worthwhile upgrade. Not tried it but looks quite. My linear made a difference and at that cost its not much outlay really
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Thats what I was thinking, I don't want to spend a lot on a good linear as this is a bit of a side project, my main system is based around a MBP/Roon.
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But power input is via a mini USB, yes, no ?
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Looks very interesting...I have two products of theirs already, the iFi USB Power, and the iFi DSD Nano, both are excellent IMHOOriginally Posted by roob
As another cost saving option you could try a battery pack, I'm running my IQaudio Pi2 combo via one of these...
https://www.anker.com/products/79AN7906-BA
...unfortunately it looks like they're out of UK stock again, availability is a bit patchy...
It's definitely an improvement over the stock PSU
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Yes it comes with an adaptor.
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I can only see this option on their web site...as you say it doesn't appear to have a mini USB adaptor
http://ifi-audio.com/portfolio-view/accessory-ipower/
...although the Amazon advert implies otherwise...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/iFI-Audio-Po...5640500&sr=8-8
...a little odd, perhaps there is a USB adaptor with it
EDIT; Roob's post sorted that out!
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Oh well took the plunge, lets see what happens.
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I bought one of these for my RPi a couple of weeks ago and I think it's definitely worth having. I also got some cables and adaptors so I could power my hard drive from the iPower at the same time. Dispensing with the clunky powered hub makes for a very neat installation.
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Please report back here with your findings - looks interesting and a price more in line with the Pi itself. I've seen people selling linear power supplies for it, but at over £200, which, to me, seems bonkers when the Pi itself just costs £30.
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