I struggled with a power supply for the pi all the way up to the pi 4 - always getting the low power indicator.
I struggled with the pi SD card - extremely slow and always the possibility of corruption.
I struggled with pi graphics - none of my projects every had accelerated graphics, not even blits.
I struggled with pi USB - at first it was power and speed, now it might be in better shape but not all the way there. The pi is still limited to ~ 15w.
When you get to the pc ecosystem, and it's really just a bit more expensive, you get a step up in capabilities. You get all the voltages. You can get a 300w or a 1500w power supply.
You can add a graphics card.
You can put it in a case that has room for more than just the board. Say, I/O?
I wish the pi had a nice metal case that had a 2x the width allowing for an enclosed breadboard or the like. Or a case with all the connectors on one side.
> Pi 4 has pci-express, no?
really? where is the slot? (I said not compute) ;)
btw, I'm not anti-pi, the opposite in fact.
Maybe I could say it in another way -- what if you could have an itx form-factor pi? I think that would be very exciting.
I struggled with the pi SD card - extremely slow and always the possibility of corruption.
I struggled with pi graphics - none of my projects every had accelerated graphics, not even blits.
I struggled with pi USB - at first it was power and speed, now it might be in better shape but not all the way there. The pi is still limited to ~ 15w.
When you get to the pc ecosystem, and it's really just a bit more expensive, you get a step up in capabilities. You get all the voltages. You can get a 300w or a 1500w power supply.
You can add a graphics card.
You can put it in a case that has room for more than just the board. Say, I/O?
I wish the pi had a nice metal case that had a 2x the width allowing for an enclosed breadboard or the like. Or a case with all the connectors on one side.
> Pi 4 has pci-express, no?
really? where is the slot? (I said not compute) ;)
btw, I'm not anti-pi, the opposite in fact.
Maybe I could say it in another way -- what if you could have an itx form-factor pi? I think that would be very exciting.