ForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoRaspberry Pi is preparing for an IPO in London for likely more than $500Marstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square179fedilinkarrow-up1569arrow-down112cross-posted to: technology@hexbear.nettechnology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.zip
arrow-up1557arrow-down1external-linkRaspberry Pi is preparing for an IPO in London for likely more than $500Marstechnica.comForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square179fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@hexbear.nettechnology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.zip
minus-squareEvilcoleslaw@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up51·5 months agoA couple years of not being able to buy them anywhere close to MSRP did enough damage I guess. Plus it exposed people to some alternatives.
minus-squareYourAvgMortal@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·5 months agoCan you elaborate why? I’m curious
minus-squareLinkerbaan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up57arrow-down1·edit-25 months agoToo high power draw and very expensive. 25watt is basically the same as a mini PC but with less performance and worse software compatibility. The price with all the required “accessories” puts it around 90-110 bucks. Awfully close to the mini PC as well Jeff Geerling recently made a video about it https://youtu.be/jjzvh-bfV-E
A couple years of not being able to buy them anywhere close to MSRP did enough damage I guess. Plus it exposed people to some alternatives.
Plus the Pi5 sucks.
Can you elaborate why? I’m curious
Too high power draw and very expensive. 25watt is basically the same as a mini PC but with less performance and worse software compatibility.
The price with all the required “accessories” puts it around 90-110 bucks. Awfully close to the mini PC as well
Jeff Geerling recently made a video about it
https://youtu.be/jjzvh-bfV-E