I think the reasons are they are pushing a competing product.
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Virkkunen@kbin.social 11 months ago
"More reasons to Avoid the Raspberry Pi"
I didn't know we even had reasons to avoid it
dan1101@lemm.ee 11 months ago
dinckelman@lemmy.world 11 months ago
There aren’t really any reasons to avoid it. There are certainly reasons to choose an alternative product, namely the complete unavailability of 4B and 5 boards. My biggest issue so far is that the alternatives offer features that I don’t want, or have a price that’s way too high for a SBC
Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 months ago
Straight up some of those single board computers cost so much that I’ve just considered getting an old mini office PC
They’re really capable and can be had for like $100
MrMcGasion@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Yeah, unless you need the GPIO or the lower power consumption of a Pi, mini PCs are better for 90% of the projects people use single board computers for. Plus you usually get upgradable ram, and more-resilient storage.
Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 months ago
Last time I needed IO pins for a project I ended going with a circuit python compatible board
I think I went with a Qt Py with an esp32, it was like $15, has native type C, and was really easy to work with
dan@upvote.au 11 months ago
namely the complete unavailability of 4B and 5 boards
Is unavailability still an issue? My local computer store always has a lot in stock of them in stock these days. V
CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 11 months ago
Considering the 5 isn’t even being sold yet, I question the validity of your anecdote. The 3B and 4/4B are still hit or miss as far as stock goes. I just bought a 3B from Digikey and it’s the first I’ve seen them in stock since before COVID.
dan@upvote.au 11 months ago
Considering the 5 isn’t even being sold yet
Yes it is. My local store had stock two weeks ago: twitter.com/…/1721990368764301622. I didn’t buy one since I have enough computers, but I physically saw them at the store.
TCB13@lemmy.world 11 months ago
You may want to have a read at this: lemmy.world/comment/5357961
AtariDump@lemmy.world 11 months ago
[Citations Needed]
MeanEYE@lemmy.world 11 months ago
No need, RaspberryPi has been avoiding us. Finding to purchase one has become a tiresome errand.
fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.world 11 months ago
What if you really hate support and ease of finding images online?
CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 11 months ago
There’s definitely an argument for not supporting the Pi Foundation with their anti-consumer practices over the last few years. They’ve sold out to corporate interests and don’t give a shit about the educational/hobbyist mission of the original Raspberry Pi.
TCB13@lemmy.world 11 months ago
What if you really hate the fact that The RPi foundation is being hostile against people nowadays with telemetry, requiring a custom flash tool to get SSH and whatnot?
SomeBoyo@feddit.de 11 months ago
You can dd the iso without any problems.
TCB13@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Yes you can, but then without a display and keyboard you won’t be able to SSH into the thing right away. They’re pushing people into their tool and you’ll be seeing more of that crap in the future.