#raspberrypi
The best Raspberry Pi alternatives – There is no exact alternative though
Raspberry Pi’s are no longer the cheap $35 single-board computers that they once were. There are however quite a few alternatives, but all lack or add some features. Of course, the Pi has also improved quite a bit.
But even with the Raspberry Pi itself, it is worth buying for what you need to get done. Sometimes something smaller does the job just as well. A Raspberry Pi can be a complete overkill for many tasks.
For benchmarking purposes, the Pi Zero 2 W costs $15 and the Pi 4 Model B with 2 GB of RAM is $45, and the newest Pi 5 with 4GB of RAM is $60. Then usually a case and power supply are also needed with it (another $24).
See https://www.xda-developers.com/best-raspberry-pi-alternatives/
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10-year-old Raspberry Pi revision 0002 runs for 6 years without rebooting
According to KerazyPete, the Pi has been running consistently for the past ten years. A few situations have required a restart, the last of which occurred back in 2017. KerazyPete shared a screenshot detailing the uptime status which is currently 2,331 days which puts the exact run time at 6.4 years.
The Raspberry Pi 5 Can Use External Graphics Cards Now Such As The AMD RX 460
The Raspberry Pi line is full of capable compact computers, but they’ve never been the strongest in the bunch when it comes to graphical output. Nor have they been particularly expandable in that regard. However, that’s all beginning to change, with Jeff Geerling reporting success getting external GPUs to work on the Raspberry Pi 5.
This is really early days to demonstrate what is possible (seems Nvidia may still be a problem). So, it’s not ready yet for a copy-and-paste for everyone to use, but all the efforts have been open sourced for others to follow and contribute to.
See https://hackaday.com/2023/11/30/the-raspberry-pi-5-can-use-external-graphics-cards-now/
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Tinker board with #AI support and #GPIO connector compatible with #RaspberryPi
URI: https://hub.libre.computer/t/2023-09-25-libre-computer-aml-a311d-cc-alta-ai-sbc-announcement/2905
#AML-A311D-CC features:
- 4 M Cores
- 2 E Cores
- 4 M #GPU Cores
- 5+ TOPs #NPU Cores (AI)
- Up to 4GB LPDDR4X
- #USB Type C Power + 2.0 Data Dual Role
- #HDMI 2.1
- 3.5mm Jack with CVBS and Analog Stereo Audio Output
- Gigabit #Ethernet with WOL
- 4 USB Type-A 3.0 Hub
- PoE Connector
- 40-Pin GPIO Connector
- IR Receiver Sensor
- DSI 4-Lane 22-Pin Connector up to 1080P
- CSI 4-Lane 22-Pin Connector up to 8MP with 2 Cameras
- 16MB #OpenSource UEFI BIOS
- #eMMC 5.x Slim Connector
- #MicroSD Card Slot with UHS SDR104 Support
- Price $45 (2GB Ram version)
If you want to know how to use the AI module (NPU):
* https://www.cnx-software.com/2020/01/13/getting-started-with-amlogic-npu-on-khadas-vim3-vim3l/
* https://www.cnx-software.com/2023/11/09/libre-computer-aml-a311d-cc-alta-sbc-features-amlogic-a311d-ai-processor/
* https://forum.khadas.com/c/khadas-vim3/30
