Hoping that we get more pis in the future, but thin clients are still decent for less that 100.
You can't buy a Raspberry Pi right now
Submitted 2 years ago by poVoq@slrpnk.net to selfhosting@slrpnk.net
https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2022/you-cant-buy-raspberry-pi-right-now
sj_zero 2 years ago
A lot of people buy Raspberry Pis for projects that just need a cheap computer. To me that's a shame, because there's a lot of cheap fanless computers out there that are as good or better for the purpose of being a computer.
frox@tooting.ch 2 years ago
@sj_zero from an environmental point of view that's also a same. There are a lot of thin clients that make very good little servers, and businesses tend to throw away a bunch when it's upgrade time.
That article is also interesting because it says they are prioritising OEM vendors instead of us mere mortals. I feel that is partially worsened by the closed hardware nature of the raspberry pis, you can't just give someone the schematics and have them manufacture it
archwizard@slrpnk.net 1 year ago
What kind of thin clients? I wonder if it would be worthwhile to compile a list that people could use to find used computers for their projects.
sj_zero 2 years ago
True, repurposing low energy systems like those is a clear win.