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A PI4 compute unit with 8GB of RAM instead of 1GB (faster, DDR4 instead of DDR3 too) and 32GB eMMC and a quad-core 64-bit CPU with much higher IPC while only co

by hajile 6y ago

A PI4 compute unit with 8GB of RAM instead of 1GB (faster, DDR4 instead of DDR3 too) and 32GB eMMC and a quad-core 64-bit CPU with much higher IPC while only costing $90 which is around $50 cheaper than a BeagleBoard AI (the same comparison exists for the Black too). You also get direct PCIe access to do what you want. Beagle just doesn't offer anywhere near the same value.

bsder 6y ago
The Black compared with the older RPi3. And everybody was always "The RPi3 is cheaper". The conversations always went like this: "Cheaper? So, did you count the SD card you need for the RPi?" "But it's cheaper." "And the special power supply because the RPi power systems suck?" "But it's cheaper." "And the keyboard and monitor because it doesn't run headless over USB?" "But it's cheaper." "... Okay, boss, it's cheaper. Go have fun." And that's before we even start talking about the lousy documentation of the RPi CPU chips. And the fact that the Ethernet was installed over the USB. etc. But the RPi was cheaper. Shrug. The guys at TI learned their lesson. Throw everything off the board and make it cheap--the hackers don't give a shit about anything else.
- greyhair 6y ago
  Two different targets, I have used both. I have so many 5V power supplies sitting around, they git in the way. Including 12v/5v buck converters for auto stuff. You can configure for headless when you set up the SD card before you ever boot. I have never booted a Pi with attached display/keyboard. The Pi is cheap, for a reason, but it is still more powerful than anything I use it for. But the same goes for the Beagle Board. Choose the board you want, for the project you are doing. Note: For every RPi project I have done, I have done two or three ESP8266/ESP32 projects along with five or six AVR/M0/M2 Arduino projects.
- imtringued 6y ago
  I'm always irritated by people calling it a $35 computer when you can get complete systems for just a little more.

by hajile 6y ago

bsder 6y ago

The Black compared with the older RPi3. And everybody was always "The RPi3 is cheaper". The conversations always went like this: "Cheaper? So, did you count the SD card you need for the RPi?" "But it's cheaper." "And the special power supply because the RPi power systems suck?" "But it's cheaper." "And the keyboard and monitor because it doesn't run headless over USB?" "But it's cheaper." "... Okay, boss, it's cheaper. Go have fun." And that's before we even start talking about the lousy documentation of the RPi CPU chips. And the fact that the Ethernet was installed over the USB. etc. But the RPi was cheaper. Shrug. The guys at TI learned their lesson. Throw everything off the board and make it cheap--the hackers don't give a shit about anything else.

greyhair 6y ago
Two different targets, I have used both. I have so many 5V power supplies sitting around, they git in the way. Including 12v/5v buck converters for auto stuff. You can configure for headless when you set up the SD card before you ever boot. I have never booted a Pi with attached display/keyboard. The Pi is cheap, for a reason, but it is still more powerful than anything I use it for. But the same goes for the Beagle Board. Choose the board you want, for the project you are doing. Note: For every RPi project I have done, I have done two or three ESP8266/ESP32 projects along with five or six AVR/M0/M2 Arduino projects.
imtringued 6y ago
I'm always irritated by people calling it a $35 computer when you can get complete systems for just a little more.