@Theholypumpkin @toby I mean it really depends on one's use-case:

For a lot of people, the @Raspberry_Pi #Pi400 Kit is basically all they need to do their computing needs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1Dpz35HLOI

Personally I just tend to install @ubuntu / #UbuntuLTS on most systems as it's a #64bit distro (#RaspberryPiOS is only available for #ARM, #ARM64 & #i386) and comes with support for basically everything anyone ever asked for - including #Steam.
@bunsenlabs is my go-to distro to use on #lowend systems.

@dashdsrdash @arichtman
I have a hp T620 in use for that purpose and it's fine.

I shoved in a cheap M.2 and connected a spare drive via USB 3.0 and now it does backups and archival duty for less than a @Raspberry_Pi #Pi4B4GB or #Pi400 would've cost me #MSRP!

It's also fanless and barely sips 10W when under full blast as 80% of the case is just a giant-ass heatsink that is bigger than a flattened-out Noctua NH-D15!

@trashheap same.

The only winning move is to refuse to buy a @Raspberry_Pi above #MSRP!

Not that the #Greedflation hasn't impacted those as well.

The only #RaspberryPi that was constantly available was the #Pi400 and that jumped from €99 in 2021 to €130 in 2023 for the Kit and €75 to €100 for the bare unit.

@heiseonline genau das ist das Problem...

der @Raspberry_Pi #Pi400 war auch stets gut verfügbar, auch wenn dieser fast 30% teurer wurde....

Wohingegen alle #CM4 und alle #Pi4B8GB quasi nicht verfügbar sind...

Leider kotzt die Konkurrenz nur halbgares Zeugs aus das zwar aufm Papier besser ist, aber weder brauchbare #Dokumentation noch gute #Software & -#Support hat!

@memoriesin8bit NOICE!

Next thing you gonna tell me #8BitDo would be partnering with @Raspberry_Pi on a #Pi400 - #8GB version (or something that accepts #CM4 for the SoC) and a full-size keyboard akin to the #Subor #SB926...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzaRyirU_EI

Wir 👨‍👧 installieren gerade #Debian #Bookworm 🍥 auf einem #Raspberry #Pi400.

https://wiki.debian.org/RaspberryPiImages

Dann wollen wir mal versuchen ein System zum Entwickeln und Testen von #DebianJunior aufzusetzen.

https://wiki.debian.org/DebianJr

Debian Jr. is an internal project to make Debian an OS that children of all ages will want to use.

#RaspberryPi

Level of #Frustration amidst #ChipShortage and #Scalping of @Raspberry_Pi as well as lack of a #Pi400 with #8GB:

"Let's reball a 200-pin BGA chip by hand without a solder-mask!"

Source:
https://www.hackster.io/news/raspberry-pi-400-gets-an-8gb-upgrade-by-hand-balling-and-soldering-a-donor-ram-chip-10da652c9f04

@kirschner @ccc @cryptoparty Also I can wholeheartedly recommend the @Raspberry_Pi #Pi400 - "Kit" since it comes with an easy guide on how to program in #Python.

AFAIK they even have it as a free #PFD on their Website...

@amelia @fuchsiii One thing that I considered was to get a regular #Unicomp #PC122 [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rjp8Xw3oGaQ ] and try to shove a #CM4 inside [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6TgVDCAcN0 ]...

Kinda like a @Raspberry_Pi #Pi400 [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h86D_6yh1nk ] but better by fanning out #PCIe + USB 2.0 with a #MiniPCIe or better #ExpressCard slot for expansions...

@arstechnica Not shure about the deal #Broadcom and/or @Raspberry_Pi have but I'm convinced #ARM would get far less with a 1-10% rate for the #Pi0 / #Pi0W and even #CM4, #Pi400 & #Pi4B

@badtux or rather €125 new-in-box with manual @Raspberry_Pi #Pi400...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1Dpz35HLOI
https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/raspberry-pi-400/

@nus @Raspberry_Pi can you sent me a link to their official store?

Personally I'm kinda also interested in their #OrangePi800 since it's a #Pi400 clone but with #VGA and #TRRS audio jack and thus would be a nifty terminal to hook up to some old screens.

Partnering with https://www.PCBWay.com
In our latest video we look at how you really can run the latest #64bit #Windows11 build natively on a #raspberrypi #pi400!
Thanks to the #tiny11a64 ISO image the process is now much easier than before.
https://youtu.be/rQjol--uqE4

Un article qui explique comment installer un #imprimante #multifonction Epson ET-2750 sur le @Raspberry_Pi 4 ou #Pi400 - Utilisation possible de l'imprimante ET du #SCANNER avec le logiciel pour #RaspberryPiOS fourni par #EPSON. Valable pour de nombreux modèles multifonction de la marque.
https://www.framboise314.fr/installer-une-imprimante-scanner-epson-et2750-sur-un-raspberry-pi-4-pi-400/

@josephholsten @Toasterson @marcan @lina @AsahiLinux @Raspberry_Pi @geerlingguy

And whilst all previous versions of the #RasberryPi just use the bootcode.bin on a fat32 filesystem to startup, the #Pi4, #CM4 & #Pi400 have their bootcode as seperate #EEPROM which also houses the #NetInstaller system:
https://mstdn.social/@kkarhan/109965949564312063

https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/computers/raspberry-pi.html#raspberry-pi-4-boot-eeprom

@Toasterson *nodds in agreement* also it's not if one can just copy & paste the code done by @marcan & @lina et.al. from @AsahiLinux - not just due to #licensing but because #Linux and #OpenSolaris / #illumos ain't even binary compatible beyond the minor #POSIX compatibility of userland tools that Linux still has.

I guess only @Raspberry_Pi's documentation makes a #Pi400-Port feasible longterm.

@Toasterson #illumos on #AppleSilicon, when?

Or at least #Pi400...

@edv_nachrichten €70 ist dafür sehr viel Geld und man kann diese z.T. günstiger snipen.

Aber als "fuck around and find out" - box sicherlich nützlich wenn Mensch nen @Raspberry_Pi #Pi400 ausgereizt hat und nicht Scalpern absurd viel Geld in Rachen schieben will für nen #CM4LiteW8GB

Opowiadam i opowiadam w filmach i na necie, jak to możecie sobie spokojnie grać w retro gry na emulatorach, na pecetach, na TheA500, Raspberry Pi i takich tam…

I ciągle, mówię, że tak naprawdę 90% retro fillingu osiągniecie podłączając do nich stary dżojstik, bo wiadomo - pady są dla lamusów.

Tylko jak taki stary dżoj do współczesnego sprzętu podłączyć? A można można na różnie sposoby np. przejściówkę Retro Fun Twin, którą sobie niedawno kupiłem,

https://youtu.be/_OoFBvE8KxU

#retrogralnia #retrogaming #TheA500 #TheC64 #emulacja #Pi400 #raspberrypi

@ppatel I sometimes play with Linux GUIs in a vm or on my #pi400 but I'm weirdly masochistic that way. Chromium has improved a lot, it's even faster than Firefox under Linux now!