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Raspberry Pis are cheaper than Mini PCs again (www.youtube.com)

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[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

I didn't compare the board to the full price of a mini PC, I was giving the information for context.

Further the raw power of a Pi 5 with 16gb of RAM is genuinely equivalent to a lot of thin client desktops with a lot more extensibility. I think you're getting what you pay for, honestly.

I'm not going to say they shouldn't be a little cheaper, but the Pi 5 is kind of a powerhouse compared to older Pis and you have to push for the 16gb of RAM version to make it actually expensive.

Once again the 4gb kit is $140 and with a lightweight Linux distro that's honestly more than enough for basic desktop life of web browsing and email.

[–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago

4 GB is not enough for web browsing