Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: rbowman Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy Subject: Re: WinTel tower PC With a mouse & a large monitor. Date: 16 Sep 2024 17:56:12 GMT Lines: 23 Message-ID: References: <20q6ejltvtvkotm8mfst583es48k1nun6c@4ax.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net 8C4nKLzpAiMSkcSU8+92IAfKXM/odBgjITgRyvcg659mpLWpDO Cancel-Lock: sha1:b+nTvBtL3yL0KJUzNNyEiMpSDxk= sha256:ktovCXnLphrKtdnPgSeUq4Kz8WInmrN8Up8uqIiHZZw= User-Agent: Pan/0.149 (Bellevue; 4c157ba) Bytes: 2509 On Mon, 16 Sep 2024 12:47:18 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote: > 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. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/01/what-i-learned-from-using-a- raspberry-pi-5-as-my-main-computer-for-two-weeks/ tl;dr summary: "When Pi CEO Eben Upton calls devices like the Pi 4 and 5 "PC-class," he's not wrong, especially in the context of early Pi boards, which were truly impossible to use as regular consumer desktop PCs, even for the most patient users. But the Pi 5 is a decent PC only for a specific niche of computer users: people with relatively undemanding workloads and relatively high levels of expertise. Even with extra power, the limits of the software ecosystem make the Pi better as a lightweight server or as a box dedicated to a narrow range of tasks."