@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 1 year agoRaspberry Pi is preparing for an IPO in London for likely more than $500Marstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square153fedilinkarrow-up1572cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1572external-linkRaspberry Pi is preparing for an IPO in London for likely more than $500Marstechnica.com@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 1 year agomessage-square153fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish9•1 year agoIf you don’t need any of the Pi specific features. Then buy a sbc from another brand. You get way more for your money and more features
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish7•1 year agoWhat are some examples of pi specific features which other brands don’t support?
minus-squareJackoamonlinkfedilinkEnglish4•1 year agoThere’s a huge amount variety between the alternative sbc providers, but I’m general: some are simply designed not to have various bits of hardware like the camera 22 pin connector. some fail to conform to the pis pin out or footprint, so hats won’t be compatible more commonly, documentation and support is so poor that extensive dev/Linux experience is required to get existing hardware to work All of this makes it difficult to utilize alternatives without conducting considerable research into many different ones.
If you don’t need any of the Pi specific features. Then buy a sbc from another brand. You get way more for your money and more features
What are some examples of pi specific features which other brands don’t support?
There’s a huge amount variety between the alternative sbc providers, but I’m general:
All of this makes it difficult to utilize alternatives without conducting considerable research into many different ones.