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Re: Raspberry PI 3 B is incoming!
« Reply #14 from previous page: March 01, 2016, 05:39:28 PM »
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I guess this means that the Pi3 is now a better credit card sized computer than its competitors?


Pretty much, I mean there for faster alternatives, but for more money, but the competition always goes for gfx chip sets that are not supported by the Linux Distros for the Pi, such as Raspian and Retropie.

So ya, Pi is the only way to go to make a long story short, unless you know how to code...
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Re: Raspberry PI 3 B is incoming!
« Reply #15 on: March 01, 2016, 05:44:54 PM »
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Seems that the video core the PIs build puts the limit of RAM in the actual 1GB. OTOH, 2GB counterparts (like ODroid models) are pretty efficients as the RAM use under ARM is far less than with bigger processors.

I would be extremely happy with a revision with a mere 2GB, really, really happy :-)


I have not ran into a situation with my Pi or any of the software or games that I use where in I felt I needed any more than 1Gb or RAM.
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Re: Raspberry PI 3 B is incoming!
« Reply #16 on: March 02, 2016, 10:40:29 PM »
Since when does 30 Euros (or what ever those are) translate to $90.39?!?

I only bought 2 off that site.
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Re: Raspberry PI 3 B is incoming!
« Reply #17 on: March 03, 2016, 05:42:05 PM »
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The only problem I think the pi has in competition now is how cheap you can get Chinese Android devices now, or even second hand old android phones are becoming.

There a Android Tv dongle that I just found for £17 called (MK809IV) on ebay that has a 1.3Ghz quad core, 2Gb ram, wifi, blutooth, full size usb port and android 4.4 which is good enough to download a lot of android emulators on.
The only down side of these device are the build quality and there usually lock to android so OS wise you cant mess with it like a pi can with software. But still a bargain.



I bought one of those for my parents for Christmas and maxed it out with movies for them to watch.

They are fun for sure, but yes, alas you don't have the freedom and the elbow room as the Pi...
...though they would go well with a Pi. ;)
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Re: Raspberry PI 3 B is incoming!
« Reply #18 on: March 04, 2016, 03:45:23 PM »
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That's why I've been trying for some time to turn one of these devices into a desktop machine (silent and small size) and believe me, they're still far from capable to run basic desktop gear. Open a browser, a mail client and a Office suite and you'll be stuck for minutes waiting for things to happen...:(

I must to go for a ODroid XU4 to get something like the above and it's not silent anymore.

Why can't a Linux be installed in our old Android phones?, I've some of them and all are far better than the Pi3 :rant:


Transferring your system to USB speeds things up a bit.
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Re: Raspberry PI 3 B is incoming!
« Reply #19 on: March 04, 2016, 04:24:21 PM »
Also, despite what they say...

Install Chrome!
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Re: Raspberry PI 3 B is incoming!
« Reply #20 on: March 08, 2016, 07:24:23 PM »
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The ODROID-C2 looks like a decent board. Faster CPU and GPU with eMMC SSD slot but no WiFi. Only $5 more too.


The video chipset isn't as well supported atm, that's why everyone uses Pi still.
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Re: Raspberry PI 3 B is incoming!
« Reply #21 on: March 17, 2016, 12:15:30 AM »
If there is a RetroPie distro for the Odroid (or others) that can play PSP and Dreamcast full speed, as well as all the other ports and emulators that the Pi varient of RetroPie supports, then I'm on it!

It's just that I've yet to find such a thing yet.  

In the mean time my Pi 3's came in and...

...I'm pretty happy!!! I wish it were 1.5Ghz, but honestly 1.2 is good enough to play 95% of what I want it to play anyhow. And when the Gl wrapper is done, the sky will be the limit. Also this will make things better for those who want to use it as a desktop too.
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Re: Raspberry PI 3 B is incoming!
« Reply #22 on: March 17, 2016, 12:16:30 AM »
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That's why I've been trying for some time to turn one of these devices into a desktop machine (silent and small size) and believe me, they're still far from capable to run basic desktop gear. Open a browser, a mail client and a Office suite and you'll be stuck for minutes waiting for things to happen...:(

I must to go for a ODroid XU4 to get something like the above and it's not silent anymore.

Why can't a Linux be installed in our old Android phones?, I've some of them and all are far better than the Pi3 :rant:


Minutes? For me it's like using a Netbook... so I have to presume you are running off of a SD card and a SLOW on at that.
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