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

On Mon, 16 Sep 2024 12:41:26 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:

Not really competing with the Raspberry Pi, NUCs were really just
laptops without screens and keyboards. Much more powerful than the
average Raspberry Pi. I use Dell Micro computers, which are similar in
size and specs to the NUCs. HP has a line of these also. I think the
problems with Intel's NUCs were 1) Intel really isn't set up to be a
retailer of computers and 2) they were competing with their own
customers (which is never a good idea).

I bought it in 2020 so it isn't the latest model but the Acer Swift 3
laptop has a AMD Ryzen 7 4700U processor, 8 GB od RAM and a 512 GB NVMe.
The Beelink micro has the same processor  but 16 GB of RAM and a 512 NMVe.

https://www.slashgear.com/1655856/underrated-features-upgrades-raspberry-
pi-5/

That lists some of the features of the Pi 5. It now allows using a NMVe
with an optional HAT. Reading between the lines it's a great improvement
on the 4.  The 2GB chip was redesigned and requires less power getting
around the fan.