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Is it time to end our love affair with R-PI?

KennyMillar
KennyMillar over 2 years ago

It has been almost impossible to buy R-PI for so long now.

The foundation say they are still manufacturing 400,000 a month - but where are they going? 
Certainly not to many retailers.

Is it time to find alternatives, and walk away from R-PI?

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  • KennyMillar
    KennyMillar over 2 years ago in reply to Gough Lui

    Yeah, good point. Thumbsup

    Although it doesn;t matter what the price point is, if you can't buy them! Rofl

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  • cstanton
    cstanton over 2 years ago in reply to ntewinkel
    ntewinkel said:
    I’m not sure how you’d run a server on an old phone

    Depends on what type of server, if you root your android smartphone it's basically a Linux device at that point, and it can run whatever server software you either compile for it or install from the android store.

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  • dang74
    dang74 over 2 years ago in reply to kmikemoo

    Yes, I remember hearing about the Beagle board many, many years ago.  But it was its price point that prevented me from pulling the trigger.

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  • Jan Cumps
    Jan Cumps over 2 years ago in reply to dang74

    Economy changed. Now the Pi is cheaper but virtually not for sale. The BB is available.

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  • dang74
    dang74 over 2 years ago in reply to Jan Cumps

    True enough.  Could be worth another look.

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  • beacon_dave
    beacon_dave over 2 years ago

    This recent announcement may be of interest.

    Supply chain update – it’s good news!
    https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/supply-chain-update-its-good-news/

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  • KennyMillar
    KennyMillar over 2 years ago in reply to beacon_dave

    100,000 units is just spin by the foundation. They'll be gone in seconds.

    I dont mean any disrespect, but I find it hard to trust the foundation any more, they have followed the bucks down the rabbit holoe and forgotten about the indys and hobbyists who got them here!

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  • cstanton
    cstanton over 2 years ago in reply to KennyMillar
    KennyMillar said:
    100,000 units is just spin by the foundation. They'll be gone in seconds.

    They're going to resellers, mostly straight to consumers and some to backlog of businesses Slight smile

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  • feiticeir0
    feiticeir0 over 2 years ago in reply to baldengineer

    They are fine - but, to my knowledge, none has the same support Rpi has.

    I'm not talking about help and forums, but about the operating system.

    CNX Software often reviews boards like that and often the main issues are the support for the Operating Systems (or the Operating Systems available). Sometimes a login is necessary and the forums are really really slow .

    It's still hard to get a RPI, but sites like rpi locator - the Twitter mainly for the alerts - can give you a hand in that. Because of them I was able to purchase two RPI4 and 2 RPI Zero W 2 last year.

    IMHO, while the Raspberry Foundation can keep up with the forums, the help, the support, the tutorials and all that, they will still be #1 .

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  • Jan Cumps
    Jan Cumps over 2 years ago in reply to feiticeir0
    feiticeir0 said:
    IMHO, while the Raspberry Foundation can keep up with the forums, the help, the support, the tutorials and all that, they will still be #1 .

    I also think that this is their competitive advantage. Not better hardware. But consistent support, documentation, software.

    The community, and amount of independent bloggers that keep their posts updated, adds to it.

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