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Re: Raspberry Pi 5

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Post by Fnoord »

firemelt wrote: post #3

anyone could tell me how did you use raspberry pi?

I use

* 1 CM4 for a PiKVM on my desktop (my main home server uses a proprietary iLO).

* 1 CM4 as router running OpenWrt, to replace my ER-Lite.

* 3 CM4s in a Turing Pi 2, one Jetson Orin for ML. This is my homelab. The CM4 are running Dietpi.

* 2 RPi4 as remote VPN (Wireguard) endpoints to do tech support for my mother-in-law and mother. Also serves as Jellyfin server containing old movies, and jumphost for NAS backup.

* 2 RPi0 2 W with Enviro+. One indoor, one outdoor (with different, custom 3D printed casings). Runs Raspbian, will switch these to Dietpi.

* 1 RPi3 for with my portable HackRF (with custom 3D printed case). Batteries included!

* 1 RPi0 W for Pwnagotchi. Not really used anymore but too cute to break.

* 1 RPi0 W for Pimoroni grow to track water management in plants (with 3D printed case). Need to get that project moving, it is for my mother.

All my Docker containers run on my main server but I'm considering to switch to my Turing Pi 2. I got solar, so the Xeon is OK for now, but still...

Then I got: 1 RPi3B+, 1 CM4, 1 RPi2B, 1 RPi0 W. I should sell as they're right now 'Raspberry Piles'. Won't use them. To be frank I'd like to upgrade the RPi3 with the portable HackRF at some point, and once I get a 3D printer I might need Octoprint so I suppose I could use one of these machines for that.

Re: Raspberry Pi 5

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Post by heresie-dabord »

keyle wrote: post #55

This is exciting. I wish this would work without a fan, just with a good cooling system. I say this because I love the idea of a full linux computer without a fan. I'm loving the Apple silicon machines at the moment for this. Perfect silent computing. I wish it came as well in a larger board, with proper HDMI ports. There is a market for silent linux machines, I think! What would be your dream linux fan-less setup?

> What would be your dream linux fan-less setup?

I am quite satisfied using the Pi 400, a portable LCD display, and a wireless backlit keyboard.

Re: Raspberry Pi 5

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Post by lproven »

nixarn wrote: post #15
firemelt wrote: post #3

anyone could tell me how did you use raspberry pi?

Mine's reading temperature, humidity and pressure from sensors and uploading it to a VPS. My second one that is, my first one hasn't done more than collect dust.

> my first one hasn't done more than collect dust.

If you mean a Raspberry Pi 1, try RISC OS.

Very un-Unix-like, predates Linux by nearly a decade. Single-core and goes very fast on a Pi 1.

https://www.riscosdev.com/direct/

Re: Raspberry Pi 5

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Post by SmallDeadGuy »

Citizen_Lame wrote: post #333
schappim wrote: post #192

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Raspberry Pi 5 4GB - US$60.00 (EAN 5056561803319) Raspberry Pi 5 8GB - US$80.00 (EAN 5056561803326)

Cheaper to buy in the US than the UK.

It's exactly the same before tax: £59.30 GBP incl VAT ~= £49.42 GBP excl VAT ~= $60.29 USD

Re: Raspberry Pi 5

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Post by gmac »

tommerjones wrote: post #363
chalsprhebaodu wrote: post #355

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Where can I find these mini PCs? I am trying to find hardware for an upcoming project and I’m considering the Pi but would love to see some alternatives.

I’ve purchased a few HP Elitedesk 800 G3 Minis (refurbished) for about $125 on Amazon. They even come with Windows 10 if you’re looking for that. They’re a deal considering the Pi’s extra expenses like power, case, storage, etc.

Similarly, I got a ThinkCentre M73 (8GB/128GB, Win10) on eBay for £125 3 years ago. It's great.

Re: Raspberry Pi 5

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Post by badtension »

alskdj21 wrote: post #359
throwaway2990 wrote: post #352

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100%. I use them for development. One has ubuntu installed and the other Fedora.

Interesting. Can you give more details on your work? I've been on the edge lately over picking a desktop, an intel NUC or something like a Pi. Price to performance and power draw is something I'm considering.

Same here. A great advantage of such devices is they can later be easily repurposed to control home automation, audio system or make a simple DIY project with them. It is much harder with other types of hardware, like a laptop for example.

Re: Raspberry Pi 5

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Post by vladvasiliu »

tommerjones wrote: post #363
chalsprhebaodu wrote: post #355

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Where can I find these mini PCs? I am trying to find hardware for an upcoming project and I’m considering the Pi but would love to see some alternatives.

I’ve purchased a few HP Elitedesk 800 G3 Minis (refurbished) for about $125 on Amazon. They even come with Windows 10 if you’re looking for that. They’re a deal considering the Pi’s extra expenses like power, case, storage, etc.

I love the principle of the mini elitedesks, but some have a terribly annoying fan. It's not firmly attached to the chassis, so it rattles while spinning (and it spins all the time). The heatsink uses a proprietary 3 point attachment, so you can't use a big aftermarket cooler instead (even though it wouldn't fit in the case, I would have accepted the compromise).

Not sure about the =G7, but the G4 and G5 have the issue. The G6 seems to have the fan attached more firmly, but I've never tested one in a quiet room.

Re: Raspberry Pi 5

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Post by lonjil »

datadeft wrote: post #371

Active cooling is not an option for me. I use RPI exactly for the reason it does not require active cooling.

It's more energy efficient than the RPi4, so you should be fine if you're doing fine with any of their older products?

Re: Raspberry Pi 5

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Post by qchris »

TaylorAlexander wrote: post #41
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.

It's great for my farming robot though. We have plenty of power but want something small and reliable, and the Raspberry Pi Compute Module works wonders for this. More power will be welcome once they release a Compute Module version of the 5.

Is there a reason you're not interested in those NVIDIA Jetson modules? Even excluding the GPU compute, I had thought the Orin boards were significantly faster than a Pi 4.
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