▲ 1074 ▼ Raspberry Pi - Introducing: Raspberry Pi 5 (www.raspberrypi.com) submitted 2 years ago by gamma@programming.dev to c/linux@lemmy.ml 266 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 45 points 2 years ago (1 child) I remember when the Raspberry Pi was the amazing $15 computer. Times have changed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] ThatFembyWho@lemmy.blahaj.zone -13 points 2 years ago (2 children) Amazing for what exactly? I remember them being unreliable, slow af and not really good for much other than collecting dust. I mean sure the idea was cool, in principle, but they needed a serious upgrade in specs. Now they got it and everyone bitches bc it comes at a price? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] frezik@midwest.social 21 points 2 years ago (1 child) Kiosks -- my makerspace uses one for guest signin Pihole -- make your life less ad-infested without browser plugins Octoprint -- run your 3d printers Home voice assistant without relying on a big company of any kind, or sending them sounds of you having sex The first models were rough on reliability, but they got a lot better around Model 2B and onward. SD cards with A1 or A2 rating help a lot. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ThatFembyWho@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 2 years ago I don't need any of those things tho. Mostly what I need is decent IO throughput which was unnecessarily constrained on earlier pis by poor design choices. The pi4 is the first to really shine in that regard. I have a pi2 and I used it as a libreelec media center, and it was Ok in that capacity, but it's far too slow to transfer larger files regardless of how you do it (all relies on a slow usb interface). permalink fedilink source parent [–] IAm_A_Complete_Idiot@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) Idk about everyone else but I was fine with the specs. A basic Linux machine that can hook up to the network and run simple python scripts was plenty for a ton of use cases. They didn't need to be desktop competitors. The market didn't need to be small form factor high performance machines, and I'd argue it wasn't. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ThatFembyWho@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 2 years ago They still sell the old slow ones don't they? from the website: "Raspberry Pi 1 Model A+ will remain in production until at least January 2026" "Raspberry Pi 3 Model B will remain in production until at least January 2028" etc etc. If you like pain, go get yourself a rpi1 lol. As for me, idk... I'm drawn more to VMs and containers which can run very well even on a 2011 tower pc (with few upgrades over the years). permalink fedilink source parent
[+] ThatFembyWho@lemmy.blahaj.zone -13 points 2 years ago (2 children) Amazing for what exactly? I remember them being unreliable, slow af and not really good for much other than collecting dust. I mean sure the idea was cool, in principle, but they needed a serious upgrade in specs. Now they got it and everyone bitches bc it comes at a price? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] frezik@midwest.social 21 points 2 years ago (1 child) Kiosks -- my makerspace uses one for guest signin Pihole -- make your life less ad-infested without browser plugins Octoprint -- run your 3d printers Home voice assistant without relying on a big company of any kind, or sending them sounds of you having sex The first models were rough on reliability, but they got a lot better around Model 2B and onward. SD cards with A1 or A2 rating help a lot. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ThatFembyWho@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 2 years ago I don't need any of those things tho. Mostly what I need is decent IO throughput which was unnecessarily constrained on earlier pis by poor design choices. The pi4 is the first to really shine in that regard. I have a pi2 and I used it as a libreelec media center, and it was Ok in that capacity, but it's far too slow to transfer larger files regardless of how you do it (all relies on a slow usb interface). permalink fedilink source parent [–] IAm_A_Complete_Idiot@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) Idk about everyone else but I was fine with the specs. A basic Linux machine that can hook up to the network and run simple python scripts was plenty for a ton of use cases. They didn't need to be desktop competitors. The market didn't need to be small form factor high performance machines, and I'd argue it wasn't. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ThatFembyWho@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 2 years ago They still sell the old slow ones don't they? from the website: "Raspberry Pi 1 Model A+ will remain in production until at least January 2026" "Raspberry Pi 3 Model B will remain in production until at least January 2028" etc etc. If you like pain, go get yourself a rpi1 lol. As for me, idk... I'm drawn more to VMs and containers which can run very well even on a 2011 tower pc (with few upgrades over the years). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] frezik@midwest.social 21 points 2 years ago (1 child) Kiosks -- my makerspace uses one for guest signin Pihole -- make your life less ad-infested without browser plugins Octoprint -- run your 3d printers Home voice assistant without relying on a big company of any kind, or sending them sounds of you having sex The first models were rough on reliability, but they got a lot better around Model 2B and onward. SD cards with A1 or A2 rating help a lot. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ThatFembyWho@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 2 years ago I don't need any of those things tho. Mostly what I need is decent IO throughput which was unnecessarily constrained on earlier pis by poor design choices. The pi4 is the first to really shine in that regard. I have a pi2 and I used it as a libreelec media center, and it was Ok in that capacity, but it's far too slow to transfer larger files regardless of how you do it (all relies on a slow usb interface). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ThatFembyWho@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 2 years ago I don't need any of those things tho. Mostly what I need is decent IO throughput which was unnecessarily constrained on earlier pis by poor design choices. The pi4 is the first to really shine in that regard. I have a pi2 and I used it as a libreelec media center, and it was Ok in that capacity, but it's far too slow to transfer larger files regardless of how you do it (all relies on a slow usb interface). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] IAm_A_Complete_Idiot@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) Idk about everyone else but I was fine with the specs. A basic Linux machine that can hook up to the network and run simple python scripts was plenty for a ton of use cases. They didn't need to be desktop competitors. The market didn't need to be small form factor high performance machines, and I'd argue it wasn't. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ThatFembyWho@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 2 years ago They still sell the old slow ones don't they? from the website: "Raspberry Pi 1 Model A+ will remain in production until at least January 2026" "Raspberry Pi 3 Model B will remain in production until at least January 2028" etc etc. If you like pain, go get yourself a rpi1 lol. As for me, idk... I'm drawn more to VMs and containers which can run very well even on a 2011 tower pc (with few upgrades over the years). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ThatFembyWho@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 2 years ago They still sell the old slow ones don't they? from the website: "Raspberry Pi 1 Model A+ will remain in production until at least January 2026" "Raspberry Pi 3 Model B will remain in production until at least January 2028" etc etc. If you like pain, go get yourself a rpi1 lol. As for me, idk... I'm drawn more to VMs and containers which can run very well even on a 2011 tower pc (with few upgrades over the years). permalink fedilink source parent