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Raspberry Pi is now manufacturing 70,000 Pi 5s per week, will surge to 90,000 in February (www.tomshardware.com)

submitted 9 months ago by KarnaSubarna@lemmy.ml to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

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[-] butt_mountain_69420@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago

But you can get a used thinkcentre tiny mini micro on ebay for $80. Wtf would I spend 100+ on a pi?

[-] HerrBeter@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago

Energy efficiency?

[-] ShortN0te@lemmy.ml 8 points 9 months ago

Most ppl do not bother to calculate that in(especially idle consumption) or living in an area where it basically does not matter.

But yes, no x86-64 device comes close.

[-] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

I was thinking more along the lines of battery powered operations. I can stick a Pi, a car battery, a solar panel into a weather proof box and set it in the woods if I needed to.

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 3 points 9 months ago

Wouldn't you just use a cheap lithium ion battery I'm not sure why you go for a lead acid.

[-] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

It's just an example, but you can pull an old car battery from the junkyard and they have better temperature extremes. NiMH from a wrecked hybrid is also a good option for durability.

[-] butt_mountain_69420@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

You've got a point, but whatever you're doing innawoods can probably be accomplished with a $40 pi, not a $100+ one.

[-] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Yeah I am loving all these micro Linux computer options. Not much bigger than a raspberry pi but it's a full computer. If you need gpio you can hook up an Arduino through USB and connect super easily. The one I have been using even has an integrated video card. All for around $100 and they are always in stock lol.