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From: Martin Brown <'''newspam'''@nonad.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: Subject: Re: Raspberry Pi5 versus other cheap Intel based boxes
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Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2024 18:11:02 +0100
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On 03/04/2024 11:58, Wanderer wrote:
> On 03/04/2024 06:21, Jan Panteltje wrote:
>> 
>> What somone learned when he replaced a cheap Pi 5 PC with a no-name
>> Amazon mini desktop 
>> https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/what-i-learned-when-i-replaced-my-cheap-pi-5-pc-with-a-no-name-amazon-mini-desktop/
>>
>>
>> 
All that said, I post this from a Pi4 8GB, it is sometimes really slow,
>> but I like and use the GPIO port.
> 
> 
> I'm interested in putting the internet on a separate computer and
> switching the monitor, keyboard and mouse with a switch box. How well
> would it work for something like that? How well does it handle the
> internet?

My Raspi sits on the HDMI input of my main system monitor. I have 
separate keyboards for each machine (my choice) and a KVM too.

Any modern TV will do to use it.

-- 
Martin Brown