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minus-squareKorhaka@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 day agoDoes make you wonder what we will be left with. Probably not all components gone. But likely less choice. Could get a pi, they seem to be popular enough to not go away any time soon.
minus-squareeleijeep@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 day agoDid you see the Pi price increases though? Ouch. A mini-PC is likely better value now. Part 1: https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/1gb-raspberry-pi-5-now-available-at-45-and-memory-driven-price-rises/ Part 2: https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/more-memory-driven-price-rises/
minus-squareKorhaka@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-21 day agoMini PC prices are also going up. But yeah they are also an interesting choice to look at. I’ll game on a pi zero before I subscribe to run them on a data center.
minus-squarelost_faith@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 day agoMy Pi3b is a great little emulator, retropi worked great last time I plugged it in
Does make you wonder what we will be left with. Probably not all components gone. But likely less choice.
Could get a pi, they seem to be popular enough to not go away any time soon.
Did you see the Pi price increases though? Ouch. A mini-PC is likely better value now.
Part 1: https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/1gb-raspberry-pi-5-now-available-at-45-and-memory-driven-price-rises/
Part 2: https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/more-memory-driven-price-rises/
Mini PC prices are also going up. But yeah they are also an interesting choice to look at.
I’ll game on a pi zero before I subscribe to run them on a data center.
My Pi3b is a great little emulator, retropi worked great last time I plugged it in