Are they cheap though? Like $200 for one Thinkpad versus five raspberry pis.
Comment on good alternatives to raspberry pi which are cheap and efficient?
bbbbb@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Compact business desktops like others have mentioned are great. Depending on your needs, I also like using older or used laptops. They’re still power efficient if you get a recent processor model, people sell them for fairly cheap used, and sometimes having an attached keyboard and display is more convenient than having to hook up a crash cart
Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 8 months ago
sillyhatsonly@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 months ago
I can’t remember the last time I saw a Raspberry Pi for $40, the demand still has prices sky-high
atocci@kbin.social 8 months ago
Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 8 months ago
Plus it's got a built-in UPS
dan@upvote.au 8 months ago
It’ll become a spicy UPS if you leave the power plugged in all the time though.
peregus@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Why?
dan@upvote.au 8 months ago
Laptop batteries are not designed to be at 100% charge for a long period of time. Same as phone batteries. They’ll expand and become a fire hazard. Batteries that have expanded look a bit like a pillow so they’re commonly referred to as “spicy pillows”.