… The RPi Zero is the only Raspberry Pi SBC worth buying these days Although I wouldn’t recommend grabbing a mainline RPi system, the Zero lineup is an exception. For starters, Raspberry Pi Zero boards are nowhere near as expensive as the numbered entries. …
… The Raspberry Pi is still one of the most versatile pieces of hardware you can buy for tinkering, learning, and building useful things at home. …
… One of the coolest ways I've seen a Raspberry Pi used is to give retro hardware a second life. Granted, it often requires gutting the original hardware and replacing it with more modern alternatives. …
… Where does Raspberry Pi still make sense For focused, tight setups Raspberry Pi still reigns in one area where the M720q falls short — hands-on interfacing with the hardware. …
… Raspberry Pi’s own RP2350 ecosystem also looks more mature now than it did a couple of years ago, with the chip’s general availability, A4 silicon fixes, and continued board momentum around Pico 2 and Pico 2 W. So this is not me retreating to a lesser class of hardware. …
… Related You can use a Raspberry Pi as a decent home server Despite their cute appearance, Raspberry Pi SBCs double as reliable server nodes Let me be clear: I can’t recommend using a Raspberry Pi as a dedicated NAS. …
… Related 4 Raspberry Pi projects I abandoned after realizing sub-$150 mini PCs run them all better After all, cheap mini-PCs crush Raspberry Pi SBCs on the performance and OS compatibility fronts The Intel N100 runs circles around the RPi in terms of processing capabilities After all, the RPi 5’s ha… …
… And on Amazon, the 2-GB Radxa Rock 3C costs $39.99, which is cheaper than the 2-GB Raspberry Pi 4B’s $72.99. So, the Raspberry Pi’s competitors win again, it seems. Related Orange Pi's new SBC continues its budget-friendly advantage over the Raspberry Pi Small hardware, small prices. …
… The best projects come from letting each board specialize Pairing a Raspberry Pi with an ESP32 changed the way I approach small hardware projects by making the Pi feel less constrained by its own flexibility. The Pi is still the machine I want for dashboards, scripts, logs, containers, and services. …
… The Raspberry Pi is still one of my favorite pieces of hardware, but liking a device isn't the same as forcing it into every role. …