[bigiain]

For people who don't have spare micro sd cards, spare usb cables, spare 1+Amp capable usb power supplies, and who're maybe less prepared to have a bare RasPi board powered up and running sitting on their table - $100AUD is about the right expectation to set, yeah.

(I've always got all of that, and I still get grumpy when people talk about the "$5 Pi Zero" - I've never been able to get a bare Pi Zero in my hand for anything less that about $13US which is close to $20AUD...)

[cbzbc]

I've come to the conclusion that unless you need space - one of those low end servers with the manufacturers rebate is usually a better buy for most people than a Pi (HP Gen8/10 Dell T20 etc).

[bigiain]

For me - a Pi is mostly about battery powered portable projects, and GPIO.

If I don't need either of those, a 2nd hand office grade pc can usually be had for the same price as a Pi3 around here.

[DerfNet]

MicroCenter has been selling $5 Pi Zero Ws near me for about 2 months, check if there's a location near you