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It’s weird because all these things can be done with other (better) hardware. The supply chain issues of high-performance semiconductors makes sense to me becau

It’s weird because all these things can be done with other (better) hardware. The supply chain issues of high-performance semiconductors makes sense to me because there is no alternative. If the price is going up, it really demonstrates the sheer indifference to price people have when it comes to low-cost computing. That is, the value of an RP is in its package and not its price. I really hope it’s not ignorance instead of indifference. Building a computer, even a tiny one, is not hard.

stuporglue 3y ago
Raspberry Pis also get put in to all sorts of places where an embedded board could be used, but the Pi is so much easier. I want to build a digital picture frame with an e-ink frame that pulls photos from a server. The right way would be a low powered processor, but then I have to figure out writing the image, sleep states and wake up, setting up networking etc. in whatever programming language my embedded board supports. Or I can just plug in a pi, and live with the always on power consumption. It's not that I'm ignorant, but I have a limited amount of time and may prioritize project completion over doing it completely right.
- anikom15 3y ago
  I guess everyone has a different way of building things. I think I would just find an e-reader that has a healthy modding community and rely on that.
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nfriedly 3y ago
I think the low price of the Raspberry Pi helped build a community, and now that community is sustaining it's popularity even though the availability dropped and the price skyrocketed.
justin66 3y ago
> I really hope it’s not ignorance instead of indifference. It's a special kind of weird to worry about whether the people who are interested in a SBC you're not interested in are "ignorant." > If the price is going up It's not, so you can stop worrying about that.
- anikom15 3y ago
  The price going up was something in the original comment. I guess that isn’t even true and this whole conversation is pointless.

stuporglue 3y ago

Raspberry Pis also get put in to all sorts of places where an embedded board could be used, but the Pi is so much easier. I want to build a digital picture frame with an e-ink frame that pulls photos from a server. The right way would be a low powered processor, but then I have to figure out writing the image, sleep states and wake up, setting up networking etc. in whatever programming language my embedded board supports. Or I can just plug in a pi, and live with the always on power consumption. It's not that I'm ignorant, but I have a limited amount of time and may prioritize project completion over doing it completely right.

anikom15 3y ago
I guess everyone has a different way of building things. I think I would just find an e-reader that has a healthy modding community and rely on that.

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nfriedly 3y ago

I think the low price of the Raspberry Pi helped build a community, and now that community is sustaining it's popularity even though the availability dropped and the price skyrocketed.

justin66 3y ago

> I really hope it’s not ignorance instead of indifference. It's a special kind of weird to worry about whether the people who are interested in a SBC you're not interested in are "ignorant." > If the price is going up It's not, so you can stop worrying about that.

anikom15 3y ago
The price going up was something in the original comment. I guess that isn’t even true and this whole conversation is pointless.