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Raspberry Pi B+ - Still Slow, But A Small Improvement
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Originally posted by Calinou View PostHow are interpreted, high-level languages more obscure? They're made so that you have the same results by writing less code that's also easier to read in the process, if you do it properly. They're generally used for tasks where the speed of C or C++ isn't worth the complexity.
The Raspberry Pi wasn't made to be the home to a generic and ?full? OS, it's normally more intended for appliance uses.
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Originally posted by Dukenukemx View PostThe problem with the Pi is that it uses a very old ARM6 architecture that makes it hard to put new Linux distros on it. For pure computing you could get a MK802 which has much better hardware but no ports like the Pi has for hobby projects but it's the same price $35. The Hummingboard is $45 but you get so much more. Unlike the MK802 it comes with GPIO header and it's ARMv7. The thing is a beast with more ports than a PI and 1 Ghz and it doesn't require you to purchase video codecs to use video acceleration like the Pi.
There are much better choices than the Pi right now. Take it from a Pi owner.
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Originally posted by caligula View PostWell the problem is that it's $10 more than RPI and Pi users can't afford it. Especially the programming hungry kids in 3rd world countries. That's why Pi is still needed.
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Originally posted by droidhacker View PostI may be pointing out the obvious... but you flamed the china junk, then recommended a few other bits of... china junk.
But there is still a difference between cheaply produced boards aimed to make a quick buck on the small cheap ARM board market that RPI opened, from companies which will drop the product or itself just as quickly as they appeared, compared to the OSHW devices from olimex or the original cubieboard which developed with the sunxi community.
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Originally posted by riklaunim View PostThere were some photos from a Indiegogo or Kickstarter campaign to fund RPis to some are in Afganistan or around. The fun part was that people were sitting in class full or refurbished old Dell PC boxes running Win XP The "low price" is not the key factor. Both RPi and that HummingBoard are not end-user PCs and need some sort of "maintainer" or hobbyist. Corpo-refurbs IMHO do better and people can learn MS Office and Windows - which is vastly more likely to be required in a job than Linux, Gnumeric or Abiword (even if we Linux guys don't agree with that).
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Originally posted by nomadewolf View Posti would gladly pay more for a faster processor.
the speed of this is laughable
Please make a faster version!!!
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Originally posted by Vim_User View PostIf the performance of the Pi is not enough for the tasks you planned then it is not the speed of the device that is laughable, but your capability to choose the right hardware for the right job.
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Originally posted by Vim_User View PostIf the performance of the Pi is not enough for the tasks you planned then it is not the speed of the device that is laughable, but your capability to choose the right hardware for the right job.
I only mean that i'd rather give my money to a project like Pi, than others.
I've been checking the HummingBoard caligula mentioned, and it looks impressive.
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