Raspberry Pi 4
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I mean sure, it's nearly double in price from the baseline, but outside of that, it's not seemingly horrible price.
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@scottalanmiller said in Raspberry Pi 4:
$60 for the 4GB model. Getting a little RAM raises the price astronomically.
Seriously? With dual monitor and 4GB and the size of a credit card? $60 is pricey?
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@WLS-ITGuy said in Raspberry Pi 4:
@scottalanmiller said in Raspberry Pi 4:
$60 for the 4GB model. Getting a little RAM raises the price astronomically.
Seriously? With dual monitor and 4GB and the size of a credit card? $60 is pricey?
Yes, it is about the comparative cost to its other versions.
Is memory that expensive? Why offer versions? Could a standard 4GB only release have been lower cost (but higher than $35) due to less complexity, and more purchasing power?Chicago Electronic Distributors lists the units for:
- 1GB = $35
- 2GB = $45 (28.57% price jump for double the RAM)
- 4GB = $55 (57.14% price jump for quadruple the RAM)
https://chicagodist.com/products/raspberry-pi-4-model-b-4gb
But to your point, no, $60 is not expensive.
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I look forward to getting one fo these and seeing if it can now run Netflix/Crunchyroll better. The Pi3 could not do it well.
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I really need to read the news more....... I took delivery of 4 rpi3's last week :man_facepalming:
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@warren-stanley said in Raspberry Pi 4:
I really need to read the news more....... I took delivery of 4 rpi3's last week :man_facepalming:
Oh man, that sucks.
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Looks like this could be finally a good thin client choice...
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@StuartJordan said in Raspberry Pi 4:
Looks like this could be finally a good thin client choice...
Thin client yes, desktop computer no.
The Asus tinkerboard already had 4 cores @ 1.8Ghz, 2GB RAM and real gigabit ethernet. It is about twice the speed of the Raspberry Pi 3B. Still not fast enough for general desktop use IMHO.
Even if the Pi 4 is as fast as the tinkerboard or perhaps even a bit faster, it still will come up short I think. I don't know what it is lacking but I fear that it has to do with storage speed. If you could hook up an SATA ssd or something that can do 500MB/s without going over USB these ARM boards could finally reach up to the speed of a lower end Intel cpu's.
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@scottalanmiller These are intended for Pi-hole use, so the extra horsepower isn't needed.... just craptacular timing ( compounded by the rpi3's sticker price dropping at the vendor :disappointed_face: )
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@JaredBusch said in Raspberry Pi 4:
I look forward to getting one fo these and seeing if it can now run Netflix/Crunchyroll better. The Pi3 could not do it well.
Please post after your test.
