They are underpowered and can’t quite get the job done.
there are so many used lenovo tiny pcs available that simply are 10 to 100x better then a rasp pi.
I don’t understand why try to push a rasp pi past what it can do.
they have (arguably) at least 2 things going for them that Intel/AMD does not:
- reasonably programmable firmware
- cheap
in the case of this Wifi/HDMI crosstalk issue on the Pi4, the latter point is actually a downside. RPi product development has always been driven by low price tags, and that's also always been reflected in the reliability/performance.
But overlooking the first point is also unwise, there's not much point in an independent bottom-up currency being run on hardware with potential corporate backdoors (basically a rootkit operating way below the level of the owner's root access, and that can be accessed over the internet, even when powered over ethernet while the main power supply is switched off
). If the whole Bitcoin network was running on such hardware, then Intel/AMD could in essence be in possession of a Bitcoin off-switch.
I have owned each and every rasp pi other then the 4.
they all feel and act so underpowered compared to a lenovo m tiny or a mac min or a dell micro or an hp elite.
i run a lot of those four units from four companies.
but they all have intels in them.
even though i use linux win 7 win 10 and mac os.
I have yet to get a rasp pi to feel powerful enough to run like the intel models. but i guess having a third set of cpus running a core is not a bad idea.
maybe i will spring for a rasp pi. 4
