Re: WinTel tower PC With a mouse & a large monitor.

On 2024-09-16, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:

On Sun, 15 Sep 2024 23:25:59 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
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On 13 Sep 2024 19:03:47 GMT, rbowman wrote:
 

Dropping the NUCs may be another of their less than stellar decisions
although the marketing wasn't great.

 
Overpriced attempt to compete with the Raspberry Pi. Intel probably lost
money on every one they sold.

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I might go along with overpriced but most variations weren't in the same
league as the Pi. That's not taking anything away from the Pi but it's a
whole different game. From the reviews the Pi 5 is almost acceptable as a
general purpose desktop but that still isn't what its principle purpose
is.

The original Pi computers that existed when the NUC came out had much lower
specs. I don't know anything about the Pi 5. I do know that, when you start
adding up all the bits and pieces required to make Pi into a usable
computer, they turn to not be all that cheap. If you just want a small
computer, you're better off buying a used Micro computer. I even bought a a
few Wyse smart terminals that are more powerful than Pi computers (for about
$20 to $30 complete). They run Linux well.

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