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Rasperry Pi 5 Specs and Images Leaked from Element14?

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Re: Rasperry Pi 5 Specs and Images Leaked from Element14?

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tjoff wrote: post #43
undersuit wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

One Word: DisplayPort. MicroSD is a pain but it very easy to switch to much faster(OR SLOWER) USB flash drives. eMMC programming would be an unnecessary pain for the non Compute Module users.

Since TVs are one of the primary use-cases for these that isn't ideal either. USB flash drives suck too. And high-quality ones are almost always bulky. But doesn't matter, they still mostly suck. And no, there is absolutely nothing in the world of Pi that is as unnecessary and has so much suffering as the use of sd-card brings. Program via usb-stick, everyone has one. More people than have sd-cards for sure. Or have…

> USB flash drives suck too.

USB Flash Drives can suck, just like there are good SDcards.

>And high-quality ones are almost always bulky.

Yeah, but have you ever run a Pi off a good SSD over USB3? Very nice.

And eMMC can be bulky too, I'm so scared to dremel this plexi so that the case doesn't crush this IC, marked by blue: https://imgur.com/VQNV7Bp

Relatedly wouldn't it suck for the RPi5 to introduce another breaking design to the case ecosystem for the minority group that is already served by the Compute Module?

Re: Rasperry Pi 5 Specs and Images Leaked from Element14?

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Post by colordrops »

justinlloyd wrote: post #62
colordrops wrote: post #12

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Would love to use a Pi with my portable monitor, but no idea how without this.

Siig and a few others make a HDMI to USB-C converter for around $50.

Nice I just ordered one, thanks.

Re: Rasperry Pi 5 Specs and Images Leaked from Element14?

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Post by tjoff »

undersuit wrote: post #91
tjoff wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Since TVs are one of the primary use-cases for these that isn't ideal either. USB flash drives suck too. And high-quality ones are almost always bulky. But doesn't matter, they still mostly suck. And no, there is absolutely nothing in the world of Pi that is as unnecessary and has so much suffering as the use of sd-card brings. Program via usb-stick, everyone has one. More people than have sd-cards for sure. Or have…

> USB flash drives suck too. USB Flash Drives can suck, just like there are good SDcards. >And high-quality ones are almost always bulky. Yeah, but have you ever run a Pi off a good SSD over USB3? Very nice. And eMMC can be bulky too, I'm so scared to dremel this plexi so that the case doesn't crush this IC, marked by blue: https://imgur.com/VQNV7Bp Relatedly wouldn't it suck for the RPi5 to introduce another breakin…

I doubt there are good SD-cards for this use case. And finding a good flash drive can be really hard.

Minority group? Given the target audience I'd say we are talking about the absolute majority.

Re: Rasperry Pi 5 Specs and Images Leaked from Element14?

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Post by undersuit »

tjoff wrote: post #93
undersuit wrote: post #91

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> USB flash drives suck too. USB Flash Drives can suck, just like there are good SDcards. >And high-quality ones are almost always bulky. Yeah, but have you ever run a Pi off a good SSD over USB3? Very nice. And eMMC can be bulky too, I'm so scared to dremel this plexi so that the case doesn't crush this IC, marked by blue: https://imgur.com/VQNV7Bp Relatedly wouldn't it suck for the RPi5 to introduce another breakin…

I doubt there are good SD-cards for this use case. And finding a good flash drive can be really hard. Minority group? Given the target audience I'd say we are talking about the absolute majority.

No, eMMC is a minority. Do you even Netboot?

Re: Rasperry Pi 5 Specs and Images Leaked from Element14?

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Post by tjoff »

undersuit wrote: post #94
tjoff wrote: post #93

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I doubt there are good SD-cards for this use case. And finding a good flash drive can be really hard. Minority group? Given the target audience I'd say we are talking about the absolute majority.

No, eMMC is a minority. Do you even Netboot?

Of course it is, since it isn't offered.

Re: Rasperry Pi 5 Specs and Images Leaked from Element14?

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Post by waveform80 »

wpm wrote: post #16

I'll never understand putting half the ports on one side of the board and half the ports on another. There is no neat way of running a Pi either headless or plugged into a display and keyboard/mouse that doesn't involve an absolute clusterf** of cables going every which way on your desk. I get that the board is small, but, put the most commonly used ports on one edge, and extra/accessory ports on another. Power, netw…

A partially facile suggestion, but it sounds like what you want is the Pi 400's board design; unfortunately there's no Pi 500, yet!

The current form-factor is based on the B+ (the B had ports on every single side, if you count the GPIO pins, while the B+ moved the power round to the same side as the HDMI), and I suspect part of the reason for sticking with the form factor is the HAT specification (which specifies physical layout as well as electrical and software requirements), which I think was published at the same time as the B+ was released (my memory's fuzzy on that point, though).

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