andrewrgross

Woah for real??

See, how am I supposed to hear that and not think RPi is the GOAT? I don't know what else to say. That seems to be in a league of it's own to me.

Yes, very. Thank you.

Huh. Can you point to any good projects that demonstrate this? Because I don't see how this is a substitute for a Pi.

Currently, I'm looking to replace an upgrade an instance of NextCloud running on a Pi, and I'm curious if this is an option.

That's interesting. What's a thin client? I'm not familiar.

A Mac Mini seems like an interesting option. What OS do you run on it?

But over time other devices have caught up if not exceeded the Pi’s capabilities and it no longer stands out in any particular way.

If this is true, it's great news to me, and I'd like you to show me where I can get a nice, cheap, well-supported single board computer.

Both are excellent devices. It's hard to compare them from a hardware standpoint because I think there are so few cases in which you would have to pick between these two.

I think you could compare them in terms of fan appeal, in the same way you can compare Liverpool FC and the Greenbay Packers, not as rival teams but as two totally different teams that people love. But just like in that case, it would seem silly to argue that the Packers are better than Liverpool (or vice versa), you know?

Can you share some links?

Raspberry Pi B+ on AdaFruit for $29.95

I agree with you that it sucks that the latest gen aren't $45 anymore, but they still make and sell a $30 computer. If anyone can do better I definitely want to know.

Ditto. I built a starship computer for my niece that ran on Pygame.

Honestly, I'm surprised that there aren't more alternatives by now. It's been such a fixture for so many years I would've expected alternatives, but every few years I go looking and end up buying another Pi for my project.

It's kind of indispensable for so many projects.

Huh. That's a weird poem.