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> N100 is inexpensive, has impressive performance, and can support 16+ GB RAM. Yep runs 32 GB just fine, even if not advertised. Also great Software support as
by catdog 2y ago
> N100 is inexpensive, has impressive performance, and can support 16+ GB RAM.
Yep runs 32 GB just fine, even if not advertised. Also great Software support as usual on the PC Platform. Also more I/O, esp. PCIe than a Pi and you actually can buy boards with standard connectors. Also at least for server type use cases x86 is most of the time probably still a lot less painful than ARM.
- heresie-dabord 2y ago> for server type use cases x86 is most of the time probably still a lot less painful than ARM. This isn't true if Debian is supported. As for the architecture per se, we should consider what Apple has accomplished with its switch to ARM.
- ac29 2y agoWith the appropriate license, there is no particular reason Apple's team couldn't have built a good x86 processor. Switching to ARM was a matter of necessity, not due to a superior architecture. Architecture largely doesn't matter these days, just how you implement it and what fabrication you build it with.