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Any use for older model Raspberry Pi(s)?

rsc

I have a few Raspberry Pi 1 and 2 Model B V1.1.  I will trade them for other interesting stuff.

 

Other dev boards available:

 

-Odroid with display and battery

-Beaglebone Black

-Microchip multimedia board

-Hexiwear boards

-Edison "stuff"

 

Too many projects.....too little time....

  • I’ll second the “what can I use it for” question. I’ve also got a couple older ones including a model B from the first run 7 years ago. I may keep that for posterity. I’ve thought about donating them since any computer beats no computer to those without.

  • Just run Pi-Hole on an Old Raspberry Pi board to block internet ADs in your entire network

    or

    Make a NAS (though it will be slower than Pi4)

    or

    A data logging platform (use influxDB, Grafana, Nodered, Mosquitto MQTT) - you can also port forward your board to access all of it over the internet

    or

    A web server

     

    These were some uses I came up with because I used my old boards for this.

     

    Another Idea-

    Just make a Home media center to stream content (you can install Android also - i guess) or some OS on the board and connect it to your TV. No need to buy Chromecast ot anything. [I have never tried it though]

  • I'm running a home automation system on a Pi 2. Good thing of the older Pi's is hat they are much less power hungry than the 3 and 4 and also disipate less heat, which is good for a system that is always on.

  • Of course! Give them to me! I'm building up my Pi collection!

    Actually though

    Just pop in a network card and do whatever you want.

     

    You can use your Odroid as a tablet or make a camera or something.

     

    Possibilities are limitless.

  • I empathize with your dilemma. Throwing out old but functional Pi hardware seems sacrilege. Deploying and supporting old hardware to keep it around takes time. Finding an alternate home would appear to be the ideal solution. Unfortunately, I think your are seeking help in a saturated market. Unless you are willing to give them away and that doesn't necessarily mean a good home, they are going to gather dust.

     

    I've taken to donating them to local schools. Again this takes time.