Hi Aruna. On Wed, 3 Mar 2021 at 21:56, Aruna Hewapathirane via talk <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Mat, many thanks and the more ram it has on board the better. This is > strictly > for my own experimenting and learn by doing stuff. So any Pi will do to start > off with I guess. > > I am hoping to go down the embedded linux rabbit hole. I have been messing > around > with arduino for a while now and I guess it is now time to move on to > something a little > easier to compile and test a linux kernel on :-) > > I am also very interested in seeing if a Pi can replace my ancient desktop. I > simply can't > afford the Pi-4 desktop version with the dual monitor setup so thought I will > ask and see if > anyone has a spare. > > On Wed, Mar 3, 2021 at 9:38 PM Matt Price <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I might have one, what generation do you need and what's the application? >> >> On Wed., Mar. 3, 2021, 9:06 p.m. Aruna Hewapathirane via talk, >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hello, >>> >>> Does anyone have a Raspberry Pi lying around you no longer need ? >>> >>> Thanks - Aruna
The Pi 2 and Pi 3 come with 1G of memory, end of story. Don't use a Pi 1 - there are too many issues and they (some or all, can't remember) don't have 1G of memory. The only ones with more than 1G are the recent Pi 4 series - and the ones with more than 1G all cost more money. The Pi 4 is also the only series with USB3. They're the newest and the best and as such, people aren't likely to be giving them away yet(?). I'm using a Pi 4 with 8G as a secondary desktop, and have been finding it quite useful. Mind you, I'm not using it for Gimp photo editing - but I do use it for web browsing (not a lightweight activity) and it handles that well. I think you would find any of the 1G models unsatisfactory as a desktop replacement: I wouldn't think about it until it had 4G RAM, and I'd prefer the 8G. If you want to learn about using a Pi - go to it. But if you want a desktop replacement ... I'm afraid you need the one you've said you can't afford. Sorry. Something worth noting is that you need a good USB power supply. Most USB chargers _don't_ cut it: the Pi will be constantly telling you it's undervoltage. That's a long conversation of itself, but the main point is you may have another cost on your hands. And of course you'll need a microSD card for the OS. -- Giles https://www.gilesorr.com/ [email protected] --- Post to this mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe from this mailing list https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk
