Raspberry Pi 5 16GB Model Launches For $120 USD

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  • Phoronos
    Senior Member
    • Mar 2024
    • 169

    #21
    Too expensive, next.

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    • PCJohn
      Phoronix Member
      • Nov 2016
      • 64

      #22
      Originally posted by monkeynut View Post
      With a new SoC this might work, but with the existing silicon the extra RAM is useless.
      You should formulate it differently - append "it is useless for me." Otherwise, the statement is not true, because I know about at least one person in the world who considers the extra RAM useful.

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      • monkeynut
        Phoronix Member
        • Nov 2008
        • 101

        #23
        Originally posted by PCJohn View Post

        You should formulate it differently - append "it is useless for me." Otherwise, the statement is not true, because I know about at least one person in the world who considers the extra RAM useful.
        Fair enough - to rephrase - It, in my opinion, is not useful to a large enough group of people without a more powerful SoC. Apparently the foundation think otherwise.

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        • brad0
          Senior Member
          • May 2012
          • 1011

          #24
          Originally posted by Duff~ View Post
          its is slowly evolving into a laptop
          Doesn't look like one and it would be pretty awful.

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          • brad0
            Senior Member
            • May 2012
            • 1011

            #25
            Originally posted by alexenv View Post

            Why is it bad?
            Not enough cores. Cores are too slow.

            They're Ok for kiosks, digital signage and other lower end tasks like that.

            Double the cores and get the performance up quite a bit per core and then it won't be so painful. Personally I wouldn't consider less than a Snapdragon X Plus for a desktop.

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            • fallingcats
              Senior Member
              • Jan 2021
              • 122

              #26
              Originally posted by alexenv View Post

              H.264 is still a supported codec on YouTube.
              Not really. They offer h264 only for for some resolution and framerate combinations, and which ones that are isn't even consistent across videos.

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              • mrg666
                Senior Member
                • Mar 2023
                • 1064

                #27
                I have the 8GB version. I think that is enough RAM for me to do system development. I even compiled its own kernel in place just to see. It took several hours but it was possible. I am not upgrading.

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                • Veto
                  Senior Member
                  • Jun 2012
                  • 543

                  #28
                  Originally posted by pkese View Post
                  SD cards and USB keys assume stable 5 volts.
                  Unlike M.2 SSDs, there's no space on an SD card to put proper power regulation circuits with inductors and capacitors and all. When the board's power falls below 5 volts (a power glitch), so does SD card's. And whatever the card is writing at that time, that power glitch will be propagated to the media. Not a very cool thing for modern TLC and QLC media.
                  This is bullshit. The SD card is connected to +3.3V on the Pi and USB keys certainly contain internal voltage regulator(s). No microchips today run directly on 5 Volts...
                  But yes, you need a stable 5V PSU.
                  Last edited by Veto; 09 January 2025, 12:47 PM.

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                  • brad0
                    Senior Member
                    • May 2012
                    • 1011

                    #29
                    Originally posted by mrg666 View Post
                    I have the 8GB version. I think that is enough RAM for me to do system development. I even compiled its own kernel in place just to see. It took several hours but it was possible. I am not upgrading.
                    As a developer I wouldn't waste my time with such slow junk. I value my time. 8GB also is not enough to build a lot of software nowadays.

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                    • mrg666
                      Senior Member
                      • Mar 2023
                      • 1064

                      #30
                      Originally posted by brad0 View Post

                      As a developer I wouldn't waste my time with such slow junk. I value my time. 8GB also is not enough to build a lot of software nowadays.
                      wow! respect sir. If you allow me, I am having some fun optimizing system software for a low grade hardware, of course not to compare with anything you do at your level.

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