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[–] SBJ@sh.itjust.works 35 points 2 years ago (9 children)

At those prices you're really better off getting a lower end NUC format computer which can be found for under $100 USD. Raspberry Pi was cool and innovative when it was new but those days are long gone.

I've bought a couple of cheap Beelink machines and I've been really happy with them so far.

[–] lauha@lemmy.one 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

Comparable power consumption too? Similar GPIO available?

Are you even comparing similar things

[–] zarquon@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You can get similar power consumption.

As for gpio... Add a Pico as a USB pass-through for a few bucks.

[–] lauha@lemmy.one 3 points 2 years ago

So an additional device hanging in the breeze just to gain even some features and pico is hardly a replacement for full rpi gpio. Doesn't really seem like a better solution.

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