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My issue with SBC is they often under deliver in expectations much less exceed. Most of that has to do with arm/half baked encoders and software compatibility e
by FloatArtifact 6y ago
My issue with SBC is they often under deliver in expectations much less exceed. Most of that has to do with arm/half baked encoders and software compatibility especially long-term.
This makes me question what ARM will look like in the traditional compute environment such as desktop/laptops. With the exception of Apple because of their complete vertical integration how will platforms handle and developers changing ARM architectures?
Please correct me if I'm wrong but it means if you purchased software that works with one architecture it'll have to be updated/compiled. From the end user perspective repurchased...
Coming from a Windows background we will no longer enjoy the backwards compatibility like we have with x86 if ARM becomes more mainstream. Just look at the horrible fragmentation of Android as a precursor and a glimpse at what development could look like which is through an app store.
- zamadatix 6y agoARM has some backwards compatibility if you choose to implement it. E.g. Windows natively supports ARM32 and ARM64 in Windows 10. Apple chooses to only support ARM64 for simplicity. In either case any future change in the ARM architecture couldn't be worse than how each platform handles running x86 apps on ARM and currently the Apple M1 does that better than the previous Intel chips they were using.
- jbverschoor 6y agoPerformance and stability of the SDcards in PIs my issue with them. I'd much rather have one of the boards with say a couple of GB built in storage, or an m2 connector. You really can't use them in production like this
- KMnO4 6y agoI believe the Pi’s have had USB boot for a while
- jbverschoor 6y agoBut that's still not very cool, as the USB is externally accessible. + it will take away some bandwidth