Sorry, I didn't see the other thread. Go there for the latest information:
new-raspberry-pi-3-model-t3251.html
It's available now:
https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspbe ... 3-on-sale/
According to Hackaday, the Raspberry Pi - with it's Quad Cortex A53 clocked at 1.2 GHz - is now powerful enough to be used as a desktop computer. Not only is it more powerful, it also has onboard Wifi and Bluetooth!
http://hackaday.com/2016/02/28/introduc ... erry-pi-3/