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Pi offers one huge advantage: form factor. If I get a Pi, there's a legion of cases and accessories to fit. I've got an ODROID C1 and it's fine for what it is
by inferiorhuman 5y ago
Pi offers one huge advantage: form factor. If I get a Pi, there's a legion of cases and accessories to fit.
I've got an ODROID C1 and it's fine for what it is, but when I wanted to find a nice case with a display I was basically SOL (this was years ago). The other big issue I had with the C1 is that it used some sort of bullet connecter for power. Pis use USB whatever, and I've got a lot more USB chargers laying around.
- EnigmaCurry 5y agoMy pi seems very particular about which USB adapter I use. If I use the canna-kit provided one, it works great. If I use any lower amperage, it down throttles and shows that power fault icon in the upper right corner of the screenbuffer. So it might as well be a custom adapter because none of my other ones work correctly. The odroid N2 came with a fantastic OEM case that acts as a giant heatsink and easy slide cover, not to mention full size hdmi (I lost my special mini hdmi plug for my pi4) and all of the ports are on the same side!
- aulin 5y agoPis are pretty picky about the charger you use. You need 5.1V with at least 2A if you don't want undervoltage warnings or worse. That basically rules out any spare USB charger you have lying around (they are 5V).