OctoPi mods and lighting...

[rob.mwpropane]

No lag! Make sure you are running a Class 10, U3, V30, A1 micro sd card. That makes a huge difference.

When I first set up my Pi 3B+ I noticed some camera lag, stuttering and timeouts. Once I switched to the better card it cured that. The camera resolution is better too. The right card makes all the difference. I learned that one fast. When I switched to the Pi Zero 2 W, I got the better card right off the bat.

If you are looking to buy a Zero 2W, retailers are price gouging them on Amazon and Ebay. You can get them through Raspberry Pi's official retailers for $15.

Note: the Pi Zero 2 W is the only Zero model that has a 1GHz, quad core, 64 bit processor, which is needed to run Octopi. The other Zero models have single core 1GHz processors and not compatible with Octopi.

That's awesome... I could never imagine trying to run a printer without Octopi.

 

[The Chairman]

No lag! Make sure you are running a Class 10, U3, V30, A1 micro sd card. That makes a huge difference.

What size?

 

[The Chairman]

If you are looking to buy a Zero 2W, retailers are price gouging them on Amazon and Ebay. You can get them through Raspberry Pi's official retailers for $15.

They are all out of stock at the moment.

 

[goldfishtornado]

They are all out of stock at the moment.

Rumors are that supply will be limited until at least 2023 . According to rpilocator they are occasionally getting stocked at non-scalped prices. Sparkfun had a small batch that sold out last Friday, so there is at least a trickle being distributed for retail.

 

[ScubaToneDog]

I use a 32GB card. works great.