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This is why I’ve become sour on Raspberry Pi. By the time you obtain all the parts you need to turn it into a usable computer you’re spending more than you would for a used mini desktop PC that is more compatible and often more performant. Unless you really need an ARM processor for some reason, it’s hard to justify it.

[kube-system]

The Pi has ended up in a strange zone where most of their customers are using it for things it isn't even good at.

It used to be positioned like an upscale microcontroller that cost a little bit more, but you could control hardware using the GPIO and you were afforded a whole linux OS where you could use higher level languages.

But then people started using it just for running fat linux applications like a PC. Then of course they started demanding more power, and so we've ended up with a bad mini-pc, rather than a platform for tinkering with hardware.

The old Pis made a lot of sense as an Arduino+++. But instead people are using them as a PC---

[teamonkey]

I don’t think most of their customers are using it for things it isn’t good at, just that those who are are very vocal online. I imagine most of their sales are to customers who are using them for projects where a reliable, supported SBC with GPIO is useful.

Raspberry Pi seem very engaged with their market and what they’re doing. They’re just not interested in making homelab media servers.

[turtlebits]

Its not supposed to be a usable computer. I've never hooked up any of my Pis to a monitor longer a few minutes other than to enable SSH, which now you don't even need to. Either way, I'm fine leaving out all the accessories.

The best part of the Pi ecosystem is that if one dies, I can easily find a replacement and just swap out the SD.