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Is an Intel N100 or N150 a better value than a Raspberry Pi?

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276 points transpute | 5 comments | 04 Jul 25 12:08 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
1. diggernet ◴[04 Jul 25 15:12 UTC] No.44465241[source]▶
I've been thinking about replacing an RPi4 running Kodi, and N100/N150 seems with looking at. But one requirement is support for remote control support, including power on and off (preferably with discrete on/off commands). Anyone have suggestions?
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2. m101 ◴[04 Jul 25 15:13 UTC] No.44465251[source]▶
Is the only reason not to use a firestick for kodi local file storage?
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3. geerlingguy ◴[04 Jul 25 15:35 UTC] No.44465439[source]▶
Not sure about power on/off—you'd have to hack together a solution for that separately, but I've had good luck with an IR dongle like the Flirc USB: https://flirc.tv/products/flirc-usb-receiver
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4. diggernet ◴[04 Jul 25 16:23 UTC] No.44465829[source]▶
That is one big reason, yes, but not the only one. I prefer hardware where I can install the OS I choose, and to avoid Amazon gadgets.
5. diggernet ◴[04 Jul 25 16:32 UTC] No.44465896[source]▶
Yep, those are pretty nice. It's on/off that's really hard to find. Discrete on, specifically, since with Flirc you can handle off in software.