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Re: Raspberry Pi 5

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Post by qwertox »

A NVMe compatible M.2 M Key connector (like the Rock 5 Model B [0] has) would have been really nice. I'm starting to accumulate old but good, yet small in storage space terms NVMe's which I'm no longer needing, but which would be perfect for a Raspi. Even if the PCIe bus were an older generation and not as performant as the NVMe.

The microSD card slot is really great to have, to get up-and-running, but once it's clear which function the board will serve, being able to move over to a directly connected old NVMe would really be a benefit, also in terms of reliability. These microSD cards scare me, yet I make full use of them.

Finally having a battery backed RTC on it is really great news.

[0] https://wiki.radxa.com/Rock5/hardware/5b

Re: Raspberry Pi 5

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Post by stevenhuang »

PrivateButts wrote: post #62

TBH the thing I hate most about this category of SBC is the reliance on SD cards. They are both too unreliable to trust and so slow that they often bottleneck the SBC. Buying them is often a crap shoot too, I've purchased cards batches of cards from the supposed reputable manufacturers that were all over the board when benchmarked, and rarely did they hit the claimed speed spec. I would love if there was an alternati…

Reducing logging, logging to ram and writing to the sdcard once a day helps longevity a lot, especially with quality sd cards.

99% of the time it's the verbose logging of application servers that is the culprit of sdcard failures.

https://github.com/azlux/log2ram

Re: Raspberry Pi 5

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Post by sunshine-o »

wkat4242 wrote: post #91
isoprophlex wrote: post #6

I'm happy that they're upgrading the pi, but it's not exactly lightweight computing in terms of power (they recommend a 27W PSU) or performance/watt (see: your cell phone) To me the charm of the raspi ecosystem was always in giving you a very low power, "always on, almost no power draw" linux environment. Oh well, I guess there's always the older versions or the zero for that.

Yeah my intel atom NUCs run at 5W idle and 10W load and they're a ton faster than a pi 4. Probably a pi 5 too. It's not very impressive. And that's with a real SSD.

Yes, if I look at those new Intel N100 based mini PCs with a 15W TDP and their power / price / consumption ratio it would seems Intel took notice of the threat and reacted accordingly.

Especially now that the RPI kind of need a fan and you need to buy the power supply, the storage and the case. Well the RPI has GPIO but for small home server use case nobody cares...

Re: Raspberry Pi 5

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Post by wasmitnetzen »

blowski wrote: post #246
FirmwareBurner wrote: post #226

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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> Yes RPi foundation, please also spit in my mouth, Ridiculous take. Seems like a perfectly good balance, prioritising limited stock to supporters of the Raspberry Pi, beyond simply selling to the highest bidder every time.

Maybe OP is a bit upset after they they prioritized commercial customers for years.

Re: Raspberry Pi 5

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Post by KaiserPro »

2Gkashmiri wrote: post #295
knallfrosch wrote: post #263

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Everyone wants their features in, but the Pi to be $40. That just doesn't work.

moore's law should apply so why wouldn't it work?

Because moore's law is a proxy for RnD for an entire industry. if you want cutting edge features, you need to pay for them.

raspberrypi is about value engineering. Making stuff fast and cheap enough so that you can do useful work, but not worry too much if you break it (on the one hand) Or give access to someone who's never had a programmable computer for a price that's cheaper than most mid range lego sets.

Re: Raspberry Pi 5

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Post by crossroadsguy »

martijnvds wrote: post #147
stkdump wrote: post #143

No word on price. When Raspberry Pi first launched, this was the prime feature of the thing. Can we expect same price as the Raspberry Pi 4? (at the respective RAM level) Edit: found it here: https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/introducing-raspberry-pi-5/ So the 4 GB model is 60$, which is 5$ more than the 4 GB model of the Raspberry 4 when that was launched: https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/raspberry-pi-4-on-sale-now-.…

$60 for the model with 4GB of RAM and $80 for 8GB. It's mentioned in Eben Upton's blog post (linked from the announcement): https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/introducing-raspberry-pi-5/

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Re: Raspberry Pi 5

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Post by badtension »

I wonder if anyone here is using RPi as a main PC? Seems to be capable of most office work with a bit of multimedia on the side. My laptop is dying and I would love to get something stationary that is low-power by default yet good enough so that the internet wouldn't lag.

Mounted at the back of an LCD screen could make a nice wireless setup with the other peripherals.

Re: Raspberry Pi 5

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Post by [deleted] »

rgovostes wrote: post #75

At the moment the product page is just a list of specs, but the blog post goes into much more detail, including describing the new RP1 I/O controller: https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/introducing-raspberry-pi-5/ On pre-ordering: > We’re also giving every print subscriber to The MagPi and HackSpace magazines a single-use code, giving them priority access to Raspberry Pi 5 hardware. A subscription is US$43 and up, and…

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Re: Raspberry Pi 5

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Post by [deleted] »

lloydatkinson wrote: post #114

Five generations in and it finally gets radical features such as: - a power button - a real time clock Crazy it took this long but finally, seriously. Downsides here are that it might need more active cooling whereas previous generations worked without it. Also, ugh: > Gigabit Ethernet, with PoE+ support (requires separate PoE+ HAT)

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Re: Raspberry Pi 5

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Post by martin_a »

nsteel wrote: post #239
martin_a wrote: post #211

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Rasperry Pi board easily cost hundreds of dollars, too, once the scalpers have bought up the little stock that is there.

I've only ever paid RRP and I strongly suggest you do to. Better yet, there are plenty of Pi 4 to purchase these days.

yes, these days. let's have a look at the last three years and see how it was then...
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