Sahwa@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoIs the Raspberry Pi Still an Affordable SBC? I Don't Think Solinuxiac.comexternal-linkmessage-square67linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squareObinice@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoHasn’t been for years now. I appreciate the extra oomph and definitely the extra RAM, but so many projects need a Pi3 level of oomph and price point. They don’t make those any more, and the new ones are too expensive, so just can’t do those projects any more.
minus-squarefriend_of_satan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoPi 4 has over twice the performance per watt (see https://the-diy-life.com/raspberry-pi-drag-race-pi-1-to-pi-5-performance-comparison/), so I think that may be the sweet spot for certain uses, but I agree that the 3 is still a perfectly capable device for so many projects. Also the 3 is the last one to have a full HDMI port which is makes it really appealing for display related projects.
Hasn’t been for years now. I appreciate the extra oomph and definitely the extra RAM, but so many projects need a Pi3 level of oomph and price point.
They don’t make those any more, and the new ones are too expensive, so just can’t do those projects any more.
Pi 4 has over twice the performance per watt (see https://the-diy-life.com/raspberry-pi-drag-race-pi-1-to-pi-5-performance-comparison/), so I think that may be the sweet spot for certain uses, but I agree that the 3 is still a perfectly capable device for so many projects.
Also the 3 is the last one to have a full HDMI port which is makes it really appealing for display related projects.