Raspberry Pi 5: available now! (www.raspberrypi.com)
from simple@lemm.ee to technology@lemmy.ml on 23 Oct 2023 13:10
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mihor@lemmy.ml on 23 Oct 2023 13:38 next collapse

Perfect, can’t wait for mine to ship! 🥳

IzzyData@lemmy.ml on 23 Oct 2023 13:42 next collapse

Wow, $80. I haven’t looked into these devices since the first one, but I thought the point of them was to be very cheap. I do wonder what these new more powerful ones are capable of. Perhaps the performance justifies the price.

Bitrot@lemmy.sdf.org on 23 Oct 2023 13:53 next collapse

That’s a point, and that is still very cheap. There are many other models still available that are probably a better option for small hobby projects or people learning programming or physical computing.

sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works on 23 Oct 2023 14:50 collapse

These are also the higher memory variants. Lower memory variants will likely come later at a lower price point.

CalcProgrammer1@lemmy.ml on 23 Oct 2023 14:57 collapse

Hopefully they do release 1 and 2GB memory varoants which should be $35 and $45 respectively if they follow the pricing of previous models. The performance does look like a big upgrade over the Pi 4 at least.

TheYang@lemmy.world on 23 Oct 2023 14:39 next collapse

Those have gotten rather expensive.

But maybe the 4 will become available and cheap now?

ijeff@lemdro.id on 23 Oct 2023 15:33 next collapse

The lack of full size HDMI is still pretty disappointing.

EmbeddedEntropy@lemmy.ml on 23 Oct 2023 16:34 collapse

I’d rather have an M.2 connector without requiring a HAT.

I’ll stick with my Orange Pi 5 for now which comes with one, tyvm.

azimir@lemmy.ml on 23 Oct 2023 17:06 collapse

I gave the Orange Pi 5 a try and I love it for hosting/data intensive applications. The real M.2 for a SSD is a game changer.

I still use RPi boards for all kinds of embedded solutions, especially once it’s GPIO based work, but for server/network kinds of work I put it on the Orange Pi 5 board.

EmbeddedEntropy@lemmy.ml on 23 Oct 2023 17:16 collapse

M.2 is a serious win. That’s why I couldn’t believe the RPi5 didn’t include one natively.

I have a mix of Orange and Raspberry Pis. It all depends on their features, specs, and price point for the job. But if I don’t need a HAT, Orange usually wins out.

netchami@sh.itjust.works on 23 Oct 2023 15:37 next collapse

I hope the availability will be better than with the Pi 4.

krolden@lemmy.ml on 23 Oct 2023 16:32 next collapse

Theres so many better options at this point that these are basically pointless unless you need a newer broadcom chip

zinge@lemmy.world on 23 Oct 2023 17:39 collapse

Could you suggest a couple SBC alternatives that I can look at? Currently using some Pi3s and Pi4s for some projects and interested in what I could switch to. I’m not using the GPIO or Pi camera, I am using USB, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, and like the size, price, low power draw, and debian support on the Pi.

krolden@lemmy.ml on 23 Oct 2023 17:52 collapse

CM4 is the way to go IMO. Theres tons of compatible carrier boards from super slim boards that only use one of the socket connectors to large scale cluster boards.

Theres also alternative modules with different chips that are compatible (AFAIK) with all of the carrier boards.

jelloeater85@lemmy.world on 23 Oct 2023 18:16 collapse

NGL I still have alot of love for the ESP series for doing little automation stuffs. I miss back when the Pi’s were cheap. The Orange Pis seem nice.