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Ask HN: Does anyone use a single-board computer for their PC?
I know the Raspberry Pi marketing has been extremely centered on use as a cheap PC lately, but I can really only use my (admittedly kind of old) rPi as a NAS. Does anyone use an rPi or something similar as their main PC, and if so, what are the details of your setup?
- eimrine 6y agoThe brand new Raspberry Pi costs as much as used laptop's motherboard with a core2duo processor so I think nobody does this.
- toomanyducks 6y agoYeah that makes sense, thanks.
- Mister_X 6y agoI used older laptops for years, but Laptops take too much desk space, plus, I already have monitors and don't want an aditional screen tied to a laptop.
- Mister_X 6y agoMr. Nobody here... I tried using my RasPi3 as a stand alone box for a few days, but it was too feeble. It's not an SBC, but I'm currently running a Chuwi LarkBox Pro for the last 2 weeks. Chuwi LarkBox Pro Stats: Intel Celeron J4125 CPU @ 2.00GHz × 4 mem 5.6 GiB Intel Corporation UHD Graphics 605 Linux Mint 20.1 Cinnamon ver 4.8.6 kernal 5.4.0-65-generic Win10 dual boot, but only use Win for a video chat app that isn't ported to Linux. Yeah, I needed a usb hub with a NIC, but it works just fine. It's been working without troubles for basic email, web surfing, text editing, spreadsheet, etc., handles 25+ tabs in Firefox, video plays fine, I have no need for 4k content. It's likely not up to tasks like video editing, but audio editing on Audacity is great. Can't beat the price if one is on a strict budget like I am. SBC's keep getting more powerful, so soon they'll be ready for a single box replacement, some good looking boards coming out these days.