BrikoXM to TechnologyEnglish · 5 months agoRaspberry Pi is preparing for an IPO in London for likely more than $500Marstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]
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minus-squareFixbeat@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-25 months agoSo…are there good alternatives?
minus-squareBrikoXOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoThere are hundreds of different alternatives varying in cost, power, and configuration. Just to name a few: Arduino, ODROID, Orange Pi.
minus-squareYou999@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoAre you using a RPI for it’s GPIO pins or are you just using it as a small computer?
minus-squareFixbeat@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-25 months agoI use hifiberry, which I believe uses gpio. Probably not compatible with any other board anyway.
minus-squarefjordbasa@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoAlternatives as far as efficiency and modularity, for sure, but I’m not sure that any other boards have the same level of documentation and support.
minus-squareAggressivelyPassive@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months agoUsed thin clients are a great alternative, if you don’t need the SBC form factor or gpio.
So…are there good alternatives?
There are hundreds of different alternatives varying in cost, power, and configuration. Just to name a few: Arduino, ODROID, Orange Pi.
Are you using a RPI for it’s GPIO pins or are you just using it as a small computer?
I use hifiberry, which I believe uses gpio. Probably not compatible with any other board anyway.
Alternatives as far as efficiency and modularity, for sure, but I’m not sure that any other boards have the same level of documentation and support.
Used thin clients are a great alternative, if you don’t need the SBC form factor or gpio.