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

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276 points transpute | 2 comments | 04 Jul 25 12:08 UTC | HN request time: 0.452s | source
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Venn1 ◴[04 Jul 25 15:53 UTC] No.44465588[source]▶
Low cost x86_64 solutions beat the pants off ARM in the PPPITA (performance per pain in the arse) department. The Raspberry Pi software ecosystem advantage nopes the moment x86 shows up to the party. Granted, it does suck the fun out of spending a weekend trying to get an application to compile.

Whether it's Raspberry Pi, Orange Pi, Banana Pi, or anything similar, by the time you buy the SBC and accessories, you're looking at around $100. The N100 or N150 are obvious choices if you're looking for a small, low power block of silicon to get something done.

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reactordev ◴[04 Jul 25 15:57 UTC] No.44465617[source]▶
I’m going to argue there’s no difference in “ecosystem” between arm and x86 anymore. It’s as simple as compiling with a flag. Your frustrations are your own.

I will give you the extra cost of the accessories and plugs you need just to get a raspberry pi up and running.

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1. andrewmcwatters ◴[04 Jul 25 16:29 UTC] No.44465876[source]▶
The Raspberry Pi ecosystem makes the device worthless as soon as you factor in commodity parts that have been marked up far beyond their generic counterparts. And then worst, all of the vendors selling generics targeting Raspberry Pi devices mark those up too, so it's wash. You're better off buying the official accessories because there's no benefit to buying the generics to save money.

After everything is accounted for, if you don't need access to GPIO, Intel chips and all their related hardware are a better value.

So Raspberry Pi beyond the model 4 isn't competitive anymore unless you factor in this specific requirement.

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2. reactordev ◴[04 Jul 25 16:52 UTC] No.44466058[source]▶
I love my Beelink mini PCs but there’s a use case for going raspberry pi and that’s power draw. Way easier to build a system that’s solar or battery powered.