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Re: Raspberry Pi 500+

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Post by dave78 »

jsheard wrote: post #38
amluto wrote: post #7

Holy smokes, they actually fixed my personal pet peeve of this entire product line: it has an internal M.2 slot. The performance of pretty much any SD card for a desktop workload is poor to say the least, and letting a USB boot device dangle out kind of defeats the purpose of the form factor. But this new model has actual fast internal storage! P.S. HN mods, consider fixing the submission name. It’s 500+, not 500, an…

> Holy smokes, they actually fixed my personal pet peeve of this entire product line: it has an internal M.2 slot. What's odd is that the original 500 already had an unpopulated M.2 slot, so they considered it a year ago but backed out for whatever reason.

According to Jeff Geerling's video, the main PCB in the 500+ is identical to the 500, same revision and all. Presumably they planned both the 500 and 500+ at the same time so they designed a single PCB that could accommodate both, and then only populated the m.2 parts when building a 500+.

So I don't think they "backed out" rather just didn't have the 500+ ready to launch yet.

Re: Raspberry Pi 500+

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Post by lproven »

sys_64738 wrote: post #71
birdalbrocum wrote: post #39

For 200€, you can get yourself an old Thinkpad, flash it with some coreboot variation, install a GNU/Linux distribution and in process you will learn more things and it is not an RGB keyboard; it is really an "all-in-one PC".

The power of the Pi comes from the standardized 40 pin GPIO for hooking other devices up to.

I've owned 7, no, 8 of them so far. One is running in my "server room" right now, as my Pi-Hole.

I have never ever connected anything to the GPIO.

Re: Raspberry Pi 500+

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Post by bombcar »

chrismorgan wrote: post #10

> The ultimate all-in-one PC I object to this labelling: the term “all-in-one PC” has always been used to mean a computer integrated into a screen , to which you must add a keyboard and mouse (or more likely it will be bundled with a low-quality keyboard and mouse). But this is a computer integrated into a (good) keyboard , to which you must add a screen and mouse—and screens are more expensive than keyboards. Even a…

The term I've used for these is "single board computer".

Re: Raspberry Pi 500+

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Post by pcdoodle »

pdpi wrote: post #31
TiredOfLife wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> screens are more expensive than keyboards This keyboard https://www.norbauer.co/products/the-seneca?variant=48640876... is more expensive than Pro Display XDR with nanotexture and the 1k stand

Adam Savage posted a video a couple of weeks ago, where he discusses this keyboard with Ryan Norbauer. That thing is overengineered to the point I'd argue it actually becomes some sort of artistic statement. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3FEv1qw4_w

I love it. Great artists ship and they are making what they want and lucky enough to have others that appreciate it and buy.

Re: Raspberry Pi 500+

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Post by Scramblejams »

KolmogorovComp wrote: post #81

Why are Rpis still bothering with SD cards? Who did not get their pi card corrupted while used as a server?

I did not!* Through many Pis serving many years and experiencing many power outages.

But I'm using CanaKit power supplies (which supply 5.1 volts, Rpis are notoriously flaky if the voltage dips just a little below 5v) and ATP industrial automotive-grade flash cards (not a big premium in absolute terms, I think 32 gig cards are $13 on Digikey).

* Okay okay, before I switched to those accessories I did have problems.

Re: Raspberry Pi 500+

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Post by Sohcahtoa82 »

pdpi wrote: post #31
TiredOfLife wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> screens are more expensive than keyboards This keyboard https://www.norbauer.co/products/the-seneca?variant=48640876... is more expensive than Pro Display XDR with nanotexture and the 1k stand

Adam Savage posted a video a couple of weeks ago, where he discusses this keyboard with Ryan Norbauer. That thing is overengineered to the point I'd argue it actually becomes some sort of artistic statement. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3FEv1qw4_w

Seems like the Rolex of keyboards.

People gush over how it's built as if it actually improves the function of it.

Re: Raspberry Pi 500+

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Post by pcdoodle »

binary132 wrote: post #62
pdpi wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Adam Savage posted a video a couple of weeks ago, where he discusses this keyboard with Ryan Norbauer. That thing is overengineered to the point I'd argue it actually becomes some sort of artistic statement. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3FEv1qw4_w

Overpriced to the point that it becomes an artistic statement: “The buyer fell for it again”

I really like my new macbook keyboard but hate apple. There's something cool about buying from small designers that make something you can't get anywhere else, not because it's rare, but executed in a way that makes no business sense at scale. Find your niche.

Re: Raspberry Pi 500+

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Post by pcdoodle »

drnick1 wrote: post #89

What's the point of this? Most of us here on HN probably already own good to god tier mechanical keyboards. If I really wanted a Pi (I don't), I would get a VESA mount for it. But you have to keep it mind that Pi's can't even play 4k videos at 60fps reliably and are kind of a terrible choice for general desktop use against N100 (or later) mini-PCs, or even used thin clients like ThinkCenters with laptop CPUs that are…

I don't own a mechanical keyboard but it's fun because you could upcycle it at end of life to a cool keyboard.

Re: Raspberry Pi 500+

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Post by Aurornis »

KolmogorovComp wrote: post #81

Why are Rpis still bothering with SD cards? Who did not get their pi card corrupted while used as a server?

It has a built-in 256GB SSD

The SD card is a very easy common and well documented way for new users to image the device.

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