schizoidman@lemmy.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoOuch: The Raspberry Pi 5 just hit an eye-watering $385www.pcworld.comexternal-linkmessage-square220linkfedilinkarrow-up1686arrow-down18
arrow-up1678arrow-down1external-linkOuch: The Raspberry Pi 5 just hit an eye-watering $385www.pcworld.comschizoidman@lemmy.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square220linkfedilink
minus-squareInfinite@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 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-up2·4 days agoWhy not get something like a Beelink mini PC at this price? At least that gets you a Ryzen 5 cpu.
minus-squareInfinite@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 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.
minus-squarenilloc@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 days agoHow does the power use compare? Just curious, since my pi is almost always on.
minus-squarekbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoIt probably depends what you have running on it. Mine is basically just a Plex server. I never checked power usage.
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.
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.
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.