Comment on good alternatives to raspberry pi which are cheap and efficient?

• dan@upvote.au ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  It’ll become a spicy UPS if you leave the power plugged in all the time though.

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  • peregus@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Why?

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    • dan@upvote.au ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ 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”.

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      • peregus@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Are you sure this is true with nowadays batteries too? My laptop is almost always connected to the power supply, is about 5 years old and the battery still seams to be in a good shape.

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