• mfed1122@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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    29 days ago

    I agree that it is overrated, but I do also think that it still has value and is legitimately pretty cool. It’s nice that it’s so tiny and cheap and easy to set up in like under an hour. Low power consumption for simple things that are nice to run all the time makes it feel pretty friendly on the environment versus running a whole desktop computer or server 24-7.

    Yet, like many things that are really good, there ends up being a lot of people who want to sing its praises from the heavens as being not just really good, but the greatest thing ever. And so indeed the Pi is also overrated despite being really cool

  • Fermiverse@gehirneimer.de
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    29 days ago

    I just started with my new project, a table top retro arcade machine. Using a raspi 5 is the best I can get now, even overpriced. The prices are through the roof for thin clients or mini PC so my planning shiftet to raspi again.

    If you have another suggestion I am open for it. I should be capable to run under Batocera and emulate up to Gen 6.

  • the_riviera_kid@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    28 days ago

    I think the original affordability with the addition ready made projects and easy accessibility made it really stand out in peoples minds.

  • GreenShimada@lemmy.world
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    29 days ago

    Kinda. I’m self-hosting on a computer that, if it were a human child, would be in third grade. Didn’t need to buy a Pi with worse specs to do the same job at twice the hassle.

    • Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafeEnglish
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      29 days ago

      Yep.

      Using a 2019 small form factor Dell desktop as an ESXI server running a handful of VM’s: Windows, Debian, DietPi, etc. I hammer the VM’s sometimes doing video conversion and everything just works.

      Best part is it consumes less than 20 watts at idle, and maxes at 80 watts. Hard to beat.

  • Psythik@lemmy.world
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    29 days ago

    I thought we all agreed two years go to let this meme die because Steven Chowder (a well-known grifter) is the guy in the photo.

    I digress; how old are you OP? Do you remember when the Pi first launched? As everyone else already pointed out, it was revolutionary for its time.

  • Jiral@lemmy.world
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    29 days ago

    Because of its documentation, community and software ecosystem. That makes it especially a good entry point for beginners. At least it was when prices were still acceptable.

  • Binturong@lemmy.caEnglish
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    29 days ago

    Get a new meme format, or I’m going to continue to assume you like Steven Crowder and are, in fact, an ignorant bigoted crybaby nepo-turd.

  • meat@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    29 days ago

    I got a couple Pi Zeros for $5 each. For years they both have been significantly contributing to my quality of life by blocking ads on two networks with Pi Hole software.

  • Bademantel@lemmy.world
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    29 days ago

    It used to have its use cases and still can if you can get one cheap. I bought a 2GB Raspberry Pi 4 last year for €35. It runs Home Assistant and Pi-hole. I prefer it over leaving my media server running all day since it uses vastly less power.

      • Cort@lemmy.world
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        29 days ago

        Enterprise thin clients are cheaper and faster, though they use more power with x86/64 cpus

          • accideath@feddit.org
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            29 days ago

            Pretty much.
            A few years ago I got an hp t620 thin client with an older AMD embedded quad core cpu for like 25€. I ran my home server on that for a while until I upgraded to something bigger.
            You can still get the same device for pretty much the same price. You can even upgrade storage and RAM fairly easily (and cheaply, since it’s DDR3 and m.2 SATA).
            And if CPU-Monkey is to be believed, it has about the same CPU performance as a RasPi 4 and 4x the graphics performance.