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My main system went down, so I have been using a Pi 4 with 8GB of memory for a couple weeks and off and on for a month. My needs are really simple. My biggest
by gexla 4y ago
My main system went down, so I have been using a Pi 4 with 8GB of memory for a couple weeks and off and on for a month. My needs are really simple.
My biggest issue is that it locks up a lot with sites with video. Since I use the Pi mostly for work stuff, I can avoid that and do off-time browsing on my phone.
The other issue is the quirks of a new system. Some apps have no ARM option. Some issues require a lot of Googling.
I don't see why you would anyone would go this route intentionally though. It seems like there would be better options for not much more money.
One thing I do like about the Pi, is that it's a lot less bulk compared to my desktop. It seems like the Pi would be great for people concerned about E-waste. It might also be a good option for people who use it as a client to a cloud desktop service. Last I looked, AWS and Azure didn't have ARM versions available though. So, I would have been limited to a web based client. If that hasn't changed, then I imagine it could soon.
- triyambakam 4y agoI'm surprised by the number of comments that have mentioned the same situation, which I myself am also in right now - main machine is broken and I had been using it as a pi-hole and print server. It makes me even rethink the whole idea of using the pi for even tasks like that. Maybe better to just get e.g. old x86 hardware instead of the pi.