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Raspberry Pi 4B (lemmy.zip)
submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) by rook@lemmy.zip to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
 

As a complete beginner, what can I do with a raspberry pi 4b?

I'm basically completely new to networking and currently setting up a NAS. I have this raspberry pi 4b that I got but now can't think of a use case for it...

Any ideas of something that is very useful to host or have running on the pi4b?

Edit: I'm a complete beginner, and will use trunas on another server with jellyfin so my raspberry pi gets blown raspberries atm πŸ‘Ž

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[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

Sell it

I'm dead serious. They can go for a decent price which should cover the cost of a X86_64 machine

[–] uniquethrowagay@feddit.org 5 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Why would I want a x86 machine if all I need runs so well on my Pi and uses like under 5 Watts?

[–] vividspecter@aussie.zone 4 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

The mini-pcs that people typically recommend use around that at idle, and are much more powerful and have more reliable storage. But if you all you need is a Pi that's fine of course.

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 1 points 10 minutes ago

What are the mini PCs people typically recommend?

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

idk about a 4b these days but the 5's are stupid priced. You can get a refurbed 6th gen intel machine with 16gb of ram and an SSD for the price of a 4Gb Pi 5. Add an ESP32 running ESPhome or Firmata and you've got everything you could do with a Pi and a lot more.

[–] el_abuelo@programming.dev 2 points 20 hours ago

Got a link? I'd love to get me one of those

[–] phx@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

If they've already got a 4B there's no reason not to use it for one of the many low-power low-profile uses, especially when the cost of PC components is going nuts now

[–] OwlPaste@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Whats an x86_64 equivalent of a pi these days? I'd love to find one, especially worried if pi goes the way of Arduino

[–] B0rax@feddit.org 2 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Check out the Futro S740. It is more powerful than the pi, uses comparable power and still quite compact.

They can be found (in Germany at least) for 40€ with 4gb RAM and about 50€ for 8gb of ram. Ram is upgradeble, so is storage.

If you want something (much) more powerful, there is the Lenovo tiny line, for example the m710q or m720q (one cpu generation newer).