Path: ...!feeds.phibee-telecom.net!news.mixmin.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: RonB Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy Subject: Re: WinTel tower PC With a mouse & a large monitor. Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2024 12:47:18 -0000 (UTC) Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 28 Message-ID: References: <20q6ejltvtvkotm8mfst583es48k1nun6c@4ax.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2024 14:47:19 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="85f40cb19e3c7fa3ee01cb61147561d6"; logging-data="2993078"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19KWtAPTIS+X5pREkfJCiBu" User-Agent: slrn/1.0.3 (Linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:+4TEnVvuxMLwhhia+W12w6/1bZo= Bytes: 2833 On 2024-09-16, rbowman wrote: > On Sun, 15 Sep 2024 23:25:59 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: > >> On 13 Sep 2024 19:03:47 GMT, rbowman wrote: >> >>> Dropping the NUCs may be another of their less than stellar decisions >>> although the marketing wasn't great. >> >> Overpriced attempt to compete with the Raspberry Pi. Intel probably lost >> money on every one they sold. > > I might go along with overpriced but most variations weren't in the same > league as the Pi. That's not taking anything away from the Pi but it's a > whole different game. From the reviews the Pi 5 is almost acceptable as a > general purpose desktop but that still isn't what its principle purpose > is. The original Pi computers that existed when the NUC came out had much lower specs. I don't know anything about the Pi 5. I do know that, when you start adding up all the bits and pieces required to make Pi into a usable computer, they turn to not be all that cheap. If you just want a small computer, you're better off buying a used Micro computer. I even bought a a few Wyse smart terminals that are more powerful than Pi computers (for about $20 to $30 complete). They run Linux well. -- “Evil is not able to create anything new, it can only distort and destroy what has been invented or made by the forces of good.” —J.R.R. Tolkien