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Good luck getting a Raspberry Pi these days! https://rpilocator.com https://rpilocator.com, specifically https://twitter.com/rpilocator https://twitter.com/rpi

Good luck getting a Raspberry Pi these days! https://rpilocator.com https://rpilocator.com, specifically https://twitter.com/rpilocator https://twitter.com/rpilocator https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31212413 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31212413 (4 days ago)

Grimburger 5y ago
Pi's were overpriced even before they became rare. I'm a fan of odroid's if you want better value.
- schleck8 5y ago
  Aren't they pricey too though? Last time I checked they went for a similar price at half the memory
- rschachte 5y ago
  I bought my pi for $5 and it runs a fully functional VPN, DNS server and as blocker on my network. Can run some custom code on there to handle DHCP leases, etc. Chip shortage made things tough but they’re still cheap when you can find one
  - KronisLV 5y ago
    > I bought my pi for $5... How? The licensed reseller that is linked on their homepage has prices starting at 43 dollars: https://www.cytron.io/c-raspberry-pi-4 https://www.cytron.io/c-raspberry-pi-4 Here in Latvia new Pi boards go for around 80-120 euros from what i can tell: https://www.salidzini.lv/cena?q=raspberry+pi+model+b&offset=90 https://www.salidzini.lv/cena?q=raspberry+pi+model+b&offset=... (this is a comparison site, on a page where actual Pi board start, not accessories) Seems like you got a pretty sweet deal, if it would cost me around 16 times more.
    - raptor99 5y ago
      He is more than likely talking about a Pi Zero or even a Pi Zero W (built in wifi). I have bought both before for $5 each also.
      - rschachte 4y ago
        yes sorry, pi zero w. When the chip shortage wasn't a thing.
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solraph 5y ago
Unless you want super lower power consumption, you're better off with an second hand ex-office micro computer like an Intel NUC or the various Dell/HP/Lenovo VESA mountable PCs. Almost all of them have replaceable RAM and happily support an M2 and a 2.5" SSD if you want to RAID the storage, and you won't be relying on an SD card either. ~$100 USD will usually get you enough to run a bunch of VMs, not just a VPN. Server the home (no affiliation) had a brief write up on some of them: https://www.servethehome.com/introducing-project-tinyminimicro-home-lab-revolution/ https://www.servethehome.com/introducing-project-tinyminimic...
- flipbrad 5y ago
  Don't ignore the advantages of buying a used laptop (e.g. a ThinkPad), either! Battery backup against power loss, super power efficient, keyboard and screen for when your networking or SSH config is screwed up...
  - megous 5y ago
    Not going to put a battery powered device not made for 24/7 into a corner of my flat, to be running 24/7 and be forgotten about. I've seen one too many puffed up batteries in a laptop to risk that. Nope. When networking isn't working, SBCs have serial consoles for that.
    - proto-n 5y ago
      To be fair you can just take out the batteries and run it that way
      - lynguist 5y ago
        Many Thinkpads are however limiting the CPU to 800 MHz without a battery.
        proto-n 5y ago
        That's very useful info for the future, thank you. Yet another infuriating decision by lenovo. I wonder what the reason could be.
wccrawford 5y ago
Yeah, it's kind of a bummer how many things are being designed just for Raspberry Pi usage. For instance, Klipper for 3d printers. Technically you can use it on a Linux system, but they don't officially support that or tell you how. They only support the Raspberry Pi.
sysadm1n 5y ago
Amazon UK has the 400 (keyboard one) in stock as of writing

Grimburger 5y ago

Pi's were overpriced even before they became rare. I'm a fan of odroid's if you want better value.

schleck8 5y ago
Aren't they pricey too though? Last time I checked they went for a similar price at half the memory
rschachte 5y ago
I bought my pi for $5 and it runs a fully functional VPN, DNS server and as blocker on my network. Can run some custom code on there to handle DHCP leases, etc. Chip shortage made things tough but they’re still cheap when you can find one
- KronisLV 5y ago
  > I bought my pi for $5... How? The licensed reseller that is linked on their homepage has prices starting at 43 dollars: https://www.cytron.io/c-raspberry-pi-4 https://www.cytron.io/c-raspberry-pi-4 Here in Latvia new Pi boards go for around 80-120 euros from what i can tell: https://www.salidzini.lv/cena?q=raspberry+pi+model+b&offset=90 https://www.salidzini.lv/cena?q=raspberry+pi+model+b&offset=... (this is a comparison site, on a page where actual Pi board start, not accessories) Seems like you got a pretty sweet deal, if it would cost me around 16 times more.
  - raptor99 5y ago
    He is more than likely talking about a Pi Zero or even a Pi Zero W (built in wifi). I have bought both before for $5 each also.
    - rschachte 4y ago
      yes sorry, pi zero w. When the chip shortage wasn't a thing.
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solraph 5y ago

Unless you want super lower power consumption, you're better off with an second hand ex-office micro computer like an Intel NUC or the various Dell/HP/Lenovo VESA mountable PCs. Almost all of them have replaceable RAM and happily support an M2 and a 2.5" SSD if you want to RAID the storage, and you won't be relying on an SD card either. ~$100 USD will usually get you enough to run a bunch of VMs, not just a VPN. Server the home (no affiliation) had a brief write up on some of them: https://www.servethehome.com/introducing-project-tinyminimicro-home-lab-revolution/ https://www.servethehome.com/introducing-project-tinyminimic...

flipbrad 5y ago
Don't ignore the advantages of buying a used laptop (e.g. a ThinkPad), either! Battery backup against power loss, super power efficient, keyboard and screen for when your networking or SSH config is screwed up...
- megous 5y ago
  Not going to put a battery powered device not made for 24/7 into a corner of my flat, to be running 24/7 and be forgotten about. I've seen one too many puffed up batteries in a laptop to risk that. Nope. When networking isn't working, SBCs have serial consoles for that.
  - proto-n 5y ago
    To be fair you can just take out the batteries and run it that way
    - lynguist 5y ago
      Many Thinkpads are however limiting the CPU to 800 MHz without a battery.
      - proto-n 5y ago
        That's very useful info for the future, thank you. Yet another infuriating decision by lenovo. I wonder what the reason could be.

wccrawford 5y ago

Yeah, it's kind of a bummer how many things are being designed just for Raspberry Pi usage. For instance, Klipper for 3d printers. Technically you can use it on a Linux system, but they don't officially support that or tell you how. They only support the Raspberry Pi.

sysadm1n 5y ago

Amazon UK has the 400 (keyboard one) in stock as of writing