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Hairyloon

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Posted: Tue Jan 19, 16 12:29 pm Post subject: PINE A64

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jema
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Posted: Tue Jan 19, 16 6:05 pm Post subject:
Interesting, the question I would ask though is whether the fact that this is cheaper and more powerful that a PI compensates for the difference in community size? Newer PIs are also absurdly powerful even if they are not as powerful as the pine.

Hairyloon

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Posted: Tue Jan 19, 16 8:23 pm Post subject:

jema wrote:

Interesting, the question I would ask though is whether the fact that this is cheaper and more powerful that a PI compensates for the difference in community size?

I wouldn't know, but now that you have asked, I am moved to wonder how much they overlap in compatibility: they're running similar OS, and similar software and no doubt will often be used for similar things...

jema
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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 16 12:47 am Post subject:
indeed, you don't tend to care which pc you buy as you expect the software to run anyway.

Hairyloon

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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 16 12:28 pm Post subject:
I've just had a closer look and on paper, it does look appreciably better than the Pi, though one thing that puzzled me was that they say it'll run on Li-ions, but the Pi cannot: why can the Pi not? Does it just need that little bit more voltage?

jema
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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 16 1:45 pm Post subject:
The other point to consider is that the latest PI full model is a year old or thereabouts now. Care to make any bets on model C being just round the bend?

Hairyloon

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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 16 2:42 pm Post subject:

jema wrote:

The other point to consider is that the latest PI full model is a year old or thereabouts now. Care to make any bets on model C being just round the bend?

I'm already around the bend: I can't see it so far.

I'll not be buying either just yet: I already have a Pi and I've only just started playing with it: should be a while before I exhaust the possibilities...

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