schizoidman@lemmy.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoOuch: The Raspberry Pi 5 just hit an eye-watering $385www.pcworld.comexternal-linkmessage-square212linkfedilinkarrow-up1686arrow-down18
arrow-up1678arrow-down1external-linkOuch: The Raspberry Pi 5 just hit an eye-watering $385www.pcworld.comschizoidman@lemmy.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square212linkfedilink
minus-squareCanIFishHere@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 days agoI bought this one to run my Home Assistant. $329 Canadian.
minus-squareHal@piefed.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoThat has 8GB RAM. The only reason the Pi in the headline is so expensive is the 16GB RAM. As others mentioned, the 1GB or 2GB options are a fraction of the cost.
minus-squareCanIFishHere@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-22 days agoIt also comes with windows. I would pick it over a pi every single time.
minus-squareCanIFishHere@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoBecause I just want things to work.
minus-squareCmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoThe 8GB Pi5 is still around $250 though and will be much less capable than that mini PC.
I bought this one to run my Home Assistant. $329 Canadian.
That has 8GB RAM. The only reason the Pi in the headline is so expensive is the 16GB RAM. As others mentioned, the 1GB or 2GB options are a fraction of the cost.
It also comes with windows. I would pick it over a pi every single time.
Why do you need Windows?
Because I just want things to work.
The 8GB Pi5 is still around $250 though and will be much less capable than that mini PC.