It’s nice and cheap. But I would implore everyone to fork out for the max version. Future-proof yourselves.
Depends on how it’s used. I reckon 2GB will continue to be plenty for a home network router or media player, for example, given that ten-year-old models with half that RAM are still doing those jobs.
Off topic but need to know … Anyone have experience with Android on RPi5? I have 2 RPi4 at home and my Philips tv with Androidtv from 2018 has gone inte sluggish mode after the last couple of updates so I would like to move to an external box to get access to streaming apps and Jellyfin.
I just haven’t been able to find a good Android/androidtv for RPi4 that is smooth.
Would RPi5 be better?
If you’re gonna buy something new, there’s better options than an RPi. Scroll through this community.
Still waiting on the Compute Model 5. Really excited to see what it can do in a PSP shell although the increased cooling requirement worries me a bit.
Is there a point to Raspberry Pi anymore now that much cheaper alternatives like Banana Pi, Orange Pi or Radxa exist?
I think it depends on what you need it to do. Historically, Raspberry Pi was one of the few SBCs that could produce a fractional video frame rate, for example; others would have to skip or duplicate frames to approximate it. (I don’t know if things have changed in this area lately.) Also, this model has a real PCIe port, which has advantages over USB bridges.
