Sahwa@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours agoIs the Raspberry Pi Still an Affordable SBC? I Don't Think Solinuxiac.comexternal-linkmessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up1152arrow-down15
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minus-squarefriend_of_satan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-23 hours agoPi 4 has over twice the performance per watt (see https://the-diy-life.com/raspberry-pi-drag-race-pi-1-to-pi-5-performance-comparison/), so I think that may be the sweet spot for certain uses, but I agree that the 3 is still a perfectly capable device for so many projects. Also the 3 is the last one to have a full HDMI port which makes it really appealing for display related projects.
Pi 4 has over twice the performance per watt (see https://the-diy-life.com/raspberry-pi-drag-race-pi-1-to-pi-5-performance-comparison/), so I think that may be the sweet spot for certain uses, but I agree that the 3 is still a perfectly capable device for so many projects.
Also the 3 is the last one to have a full HDMI port which makes it really appealing for display related projects.