• wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    3 months ago

    To be fair, who needs 16GB of RAM on a Pi? The hell are you running on it that needs that? Are you trying to use it as a desktop?

    Considering the 3 only had 2GB of ram, and the 4 only had 4GB of ram for the longest time, it’s probably better to compare the 8GB model. Which is still $135.

    Even the 1GB model is $50. Fucking ridiculous.

    • Mwa@thelemmy.clubEnglish
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      3 months ago

      I have the 8 GB one.
      I agree the 16 GB one is useless (especially how weak it is,I would rather buy a Optiplex or Thinkpad for that price with 16gb ram)

    • jpeps@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      I feel pretty mixed about this to be honest. I haven’t bought a Pi in a long time but from what I can see the 5 is pretty clever. It’s expensive but RAM is insanely expensive right now. 16GB of RAM alone is expensive. That same RAM jump would cost thousands from Apple.

      Meanwhile, the Pi 3 is still on sale for around £30, and the Pi Zero for closer to £10. If you genuinely want something for embedded systems or running scripts the older models are still fantastic for that. The Pi 5 is a viable desktop computer and just in a different category IMO.

      • ExoticCherryPigeon@piefed.socialEnglish
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        3 months ago

        The only thing i don’t like about the pi, is no x86. For a desktop i would much prefer x86 architecture.

        So i am more looking for a low powered x86 home server as a secondary one.