(reasonable)
https://geekworm.com/products/x1009
was talking about how its probably better to go this route than use the Argon Eon I just set up
(reasonable)
https://geekworm.com/products/x1009
was talking about how its probably better to go this route than use the Argon Eon I just set up
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The Pi was great when it was like $35. Now if you want something that's actually usable it's over $100 and you have to assemble it yourself, at that point just spend a little bit more and get a more powerful x86 mini PC that you can just unbox, plug in, and use.
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I will reiterate my frustration.
See, 3d printer owners are neurodivergent. As a result, we have a lot of old computers laying around.
Using a Raspberry Pi to control a 3D printer is very common practice. What's shockingly uncommon is using a spare computer to do exactly the same thing, especially given the Pi shortage at the height of 3D printering acceleration.
Holy heck was it a headache getting Octoprint running on a spare computer, following a guide on how to do exactly that, using a distro that's branded as 'The desktop version of a Raspberry Pi'. Like, a guide linked straight from octoprint.org. I still can't get Octoprint to launch on startup.
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People just want a computer that can attach to their printer and doesn't need a separate power supply
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I suppose that may be a factor -- a lot of 3d printer enthusiasts also being poors and college kids, so they have limited space and receptacles available to them
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I am having a hard time believing that 3d printing causes the shortage when rpi admitted that at the time of the shortage they were prioritizing corporate buyers
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I didn't say that.
I'm saying that logically, a shortage of Rpis should've normalized using spare computers when people couldn't get their Rpi.
The pi shortage and 3d printing becoming more common were partially coincidence, partially fueled by covid -- more people staying home and taking up the hobby or printing shit they couldn't get normally
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Anecdotally I used my PC to run my printer, I had so many issues with my PC resetting randomly and leaving the printer frozen with the hotend still on.
but I agree that people should get more accustomed to using spare PCs instead of coonsuming
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I had the same issue running Octo4a. It'd randomly pause mid-print, creating tons of artifacts.
Just, you know, my father in law gave me some run-of-the-mill AiO PC. Using it to run Octoprint just made sense to me -- it's free, it's a small footprint, it's just the right amount of power, and it has a native display.
Also lmao i switched to YouTube to get this screenshot then forgot all about this and returned to doing my actual job
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For real you can get a chink PC with like an N100 or a ryzen 3 for $150 and it's way more powerful than even the best Pi
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drop some model numbers king
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beelink mini
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I can't tell you a number off of my head but some chink brands I see often are Aoostar, Firebat, Acemagic, T Bao. There's a lot tbh I'm not sure they're really different brands probably just different store fronts depending on the country they're selling
Only thing is you absolutely have to inspect the BIOS and do a clean install of whatever OS you need because chinese PCs are full of spyware
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Don't buy a chink brand.
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As a main computer, sure. But for the kind of stuff you'd do with a Rasperry? Who cares honestly.
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If you want to do GPIO things it's cool but a cheap x86 box runs circles around an Rpi due to I/O alone.
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