Wow! 😮 I mean, a 4? They used a Raspberry Pi 4!? Why? https://t.co/k4BN0Qbo74
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I've kind of come around to Pis being a huge meme. The lack of any good I/O option makes them get BTFO by an ancient x86 device every time.
Especially when MSRP for an 8G model is $80+. You can probably frick around on Craigslist and get an x86 laptop that's more functional for cheaper.
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Buying a pi as a computer is r-slur tier unless you are third world. Pi's are all about using the hardware to make things. Good for running pihole/ad guard too on and not have to pay for a whole butt x86 computer running 24/7
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Yes I agree but I've argued with many people saying the opposite. If you're just using it as a server it's pretty silly.
Even to your x86 power point, any cpu in the last 10 years is going to use similar power to the pi when sleeping.
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Yeah the low power draw realistically only matters in battery-powered environments. If you leave it plugged![:marcusrcaconnecting: :marcusrcaconnecting:](https://i.rdrama.net/e/marcusrcaconnecting.webp)
into the wall then it really doesn't matter. Like oh cool it draws 5W and not 15W as if 10W fricking matters to your home's electric bill.
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I got into it with someone once who was recommending a newbie get a “low power” version of a cpu and I'm like bro, his fridge will use up the different in yearly wattage in about a day.
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Pis were a good idea at $35 when no other alternatives really existed.
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Yup, the first of its kind was cool. People just push the meme too much imo.
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Yeah but that x86 doesn't have GPIO pins and Pis have a community that is pretty nice.
There are a lot of competitors now that are much more compelling than a vanilla pi
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The GPIO is definitely a benefit but in the space I'm in people legitimately hock them as usable Linux computers / servers.
Yeah I agree Vanilla pi is loosing its niche but ARM boot loader wonkyness is keeping it at the top.
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I hated people who denigrate Arduinos over "why would you use such a limited 8-bit system?"
Because it's cheap, doesn't draw peepee for power, is easier to learn, and fits most people's needs
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The Arduinos are great for prototyping but you don't see people shoving them wholesale into devices like Pis. They are pretty clearly for prototyping.
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People use ESP32s in commercial devices.
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yeah because they're devboards r-slur you use the actual chip on it when you're done prototyping or find an equivalent once your proof of concept's done
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Yeah that's what I said. The Arduinos get used for prototyping, people then make proper boards.
With Rpis they just shove the thing in wholesale and don't bother to prototype.
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I hate people who use pis where an arduino would work.
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what do you disagree with.
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They are extremely useful for commercial use. The reason this scooter company used a pi is because they're common and familiar with a proven support ecosystem.
Could these products use something better suited than a pi? Probably, but the cost difference is so minor that retraining the engineering team to work with an unfamiliar solution will be more expensive.
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I was speaking more generally.
Though a pi 4 is probably overkill for this use case.
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