Raspberry Pi 500 Review: The keyboard is the computer, again

Post by kuschku » Mon, Dec 09, 2024, 3:05 PM UTC

sho_hn wrote: post #22

AlanYx wrote: post #20

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It's strange that they don't specify what gamut. I think it's possible that they mean 45% of the entire CIE gamut, which would be slightly larger than sRGB. (It's an odd way of specifying a monitor though, usually manufacturers specify as a fraction of either Adobe RGB or Display P3.)

DCI-P3 is about 45% of CIE, so maybe that? The product brief says 16.2M color depth, though, which would mean it's 6-bit + FRC which is bizarre to couple with an aim for DCI-P3, so perhaps not. Quite an odd product! I assume these are mostly all trade-ofs so you can power it on one of the Pi's USB-A ports without an additional PSU required.

Post by supermatt » Mon, Dec 09, 2024, 4:33 PM UTC

supermatt wrote: post #66

Seems like they should have used a compute module instead of building out a new PCB? Any idea why that wasn't done? Pretty damning not to dogfood your own product.

Post by smileybarry » Mon, Dec 09, 2024, 4:38 PM UTC

Post by stiltzkin » Mon, Dec 09, 2024, 4:41 PM UTC

geerlingguy wrote: post #12

5d41402abc4b wrote: post #10

How usable is the PI5 as a desktop PC replacement? The PI4 was too slow to run anything serious.

I was testing it for web dev, it's much better than the Pi 400/Pi 4 in that regard[1]. Still not near Apple M1 class performance, so you have to adjust expectations for media, creative stuff. But most things I've tested work fine now on the Pi if it works in Linux at all, which is a bit nicer than last time I tried 4 years ago. [1] https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2024/pi-500-much-faster-la...

Post by tacticalturtle » Mon, Dec 09, 2024, 5:08 PM UTC

esskay wrote: post #90

geerlingguy wrote: post #88

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In some parts of the world, that box is around the same price as a similarly kitted Pi 5 (though with 8GB of RAM), but certainly not cheaper. Nothing against the N100 as an option, it's a great option for many use cases... but it's at minimum the same price (for a different type of computer), but typically a little more expensive ($150+)

I think if its a one off purchase for use as a general pc or learning tool that doesn't require GPIO something like a second hand thinkcentre or optiplex is probably the best option. They'll be cheaper than a Pi 5 or Pi 500, plus often come with a keyboard and mouse in addition to the power supply. Sure, they arent going to be quite as power efficient but you're getting significantly more for your money, as well as r…