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But the trouble is they are too expensive. Not sure I would buy a NUC but tons of gently used/new overstock thin-client machines from Lenovo (ThinkCenter) and
by dotBen 2y ago
But the trouble is they are too expensive. Not sure I would buy a NUC but tons of gently used/new overstock thin-client machines from Lenovo (ThinkCenter) and Dell Optiplex that cost $75-200 depending on spec and give you as good or better bang for buck, more reliable, etc.
(I would however separate out unique applications with the RPI Zero given the form factor)
- geerlingguy 2y agoAt the risk of continuing this off-topic thread — the Zero 2 W is probably the sweet spot for value for the Pi right now, in terms of what you get for the price, and the utility of the device. (I'm setting one up as a PiSCSI emulator for my old Macs this week!) Pi Connect doesn't work on the Zero 2 W though ;)
- nsteel 2y agoDo you know why that is? The Zero 2 W (and Pi 3) support the 64-bit verison of Raspberry Pi OS. Don't they also run Wayland? Not enough RAM? EDIT: I should have taken a minute to check the Pi OS release notes: > Desktop now runs on the Wayfire Wayland compositing window manager on Raspberry Pi 4 and 5 platforms; on X11 using the openbox window manager on older platforms
- geerlingguy 2y agoYeah, I think it's just a resource thing, maybe on the GPU side.
- merpkz 2y agoStill cheaper than NUCs and usually come new with warranty, much smaller form-factor and power requirements.
- justin66 2y ago> But the trouble is they are too expensive. Are they really?
- vel0city 2y agoBrowse some government auctions near a university and you'll buy dozens of older Dell Optiplexes for $200.
- aborsy 2y agoThey have older CPUs, that consume more power, support limited RAM, and have power supplies that may fail anytime.