schizoidman@lemmy.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agoOuch: The Raspberry Pi 5 just hit an eye-watering $385www.pcworld.comexternal-linkmessage-square226linkfedilinkarrow-up1690arrow-down18
arrow-up1682arrow-down1external-linkOuch: The Raspberry Pi 5 just hit an eye-watering $385www.pcworld.comschizoidman@lemmy.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square226linkfedilink
minus-squareInfinite@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 days agoI have two running several containers each, and another running a full Linux distro with desktop and browser for a family chrome board. If they have a little RAM they do great.
minus-squarekbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 days agoWhy not get something like a Beelink mini PC at this price? At least that gets you a Ryzen 5 cpu.
minus-squarenilloc@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 days agoHow does the power use compare? Just curious, since my pi is almost always on.
minus-squarekbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 days agoIt probably depends what you have running on it. Mine is basically just a Plex server. I never checked power usage.
minus-squareInfinite@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 days agoI wouldn’t pay the current top-end price for a Pi. A mini is a better value now, for sure. Just sharing that the “general purpose” use isn’t a stretch or unreasonable.
I have two running several containers each, and another running a full Linux distro with desktop and browser for a family chrome board.
If they have a little RAM they do great.
Why not get something like a Beelink mini PC at this price? At least that gets you a Ryzen 5 cpu.
How does the power use compare? Just curious, since my pi is almost always on.
It probably depends what you have running on it. Mine is basically just a Plex server. I never checked power usage.
I wouldn’t pay the current top-end price for a Pi. A mini is a better value now, for sure.
Just sharing that the “general purpose” use isn’t a stretch or unreasonable.