RPis are used in a lot of embedded devices. From industrial IoT to music keyboards. You can't easily use refurbishes laptops for those[1]. -- [1] Korg Kronos

RPis are used in a lot of embedded devices. From industrial IoT to music keyboards. You can't easily use refurbishes laptops for those[1]. -- [1] Korg Kronos with its crazy Intel Atom based architecture notwithstanding.