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given their computation power now, how many people do you think would benefit from that offering vs older pis sold at a discount? the main point for the price
by rldjbpin 3y ago
given their computation power now, how many people do you think would benefit from that offering vs older pis sold at a discount?
the main point for the price was to make it more accessible for kids, so that parents can buy one without thinking too much about the costs. the 1/2 GB may not support the desktop use cases that might be expected from the performance of the new pi.
i think the pi zero is now their main go-to device for the price-consious audience at this rate.
- bmicraft 3y agoThe pi zero _2_ still is on 0.5GB of ram. 2GB would be a big step up from that. Use cases like running home assistant or unify network controller don't work below 1G, and would benefit from faster cpu and storage of the Pi 5
- rldjbpin 3y agoyes that would be a good reason for an upgrade for pi zero, but not for bringing a smaller memory variant for pi 5.