A lot of people buy Raspberry Pis for projects that just need a cheap computer. To me that’s a shame, because there’s a lot of cheap fanless computers out there that are as good or better for the purpose of being a computer.
@sj_zero from an environmental point of view that’s also a same. There are a lot of thin clients that make very good little servers, and businesses tend to throw away a bunch when it’s upgrade time.
That article is also interesting because it says they are prioritising OEM vendors instead of us mere mortals. I feel that is partially worsened by the closed hardware nature of the raspberry pis, you can’t just give someone the schematics and have them manufacture itWhat kind of thin clients? I wonder if it would be worthwhile to compile a list that people could use to find used computers for their projects.
True, repurposing low energy systems like those is a clear win.
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Hoping that we get more pis in the future, but thin clients are still decent for less that 100.
