ForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoRaspberry Pi is preparing for an IPO in London for likely more than $500Marstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square171fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkRaspberry Pi is preparing for an IPO in London for likely more than $500Marstechnica.comForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square171fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squaretreesquid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 months agoI guess I better buy a new Pi before they quintuple in price for half the quality
minus-squarexuniL@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 months agoIf you don’t need any of the Pi specific features. Then buy a sbc from another brand. You get way more for your money and more features
minus-squareLinkerbaan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 months agoWhat are some examples of pi specific features which other brands don’t support?
minus-squarewispy_jsp@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 months agoThere’s a huge amount variety between the alternative sbc providers, but I’m general: some are simply designed not to have various bits of hardware like the camera 22 pin connector. some fail to conform to the pis pin out or footprint, so hats won’t be compatible more commonly, documentation and support is so poor that extensive dev/Linux experience is required to get existing hardware to work All of this makes it difficult to utilize alternatives without conducting considerable research into many different ones.
I guess I better buy a new Pi before they quintuple in price for half the quality
If you don’t need any of the Pi specific features. Then buy a sbc from another brand. You get way more for your money and more features
What are some examples of pi specific features which other brands don’t support?
There’s a huge amount variety between the alternative sbc providers, but I’m general:
All of this makes it difficult to utilize alternatives without conducting considerable research into many different ones.