Alphane Moon@lemmy.world to Raspberry Pi@programming.devEnglish · 1 month agoThe dream of a Raspberry Pi laptop becomes a reality — ArgonOne Up Reviewwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: laptops@lemmy.world
arrow-up118arrow-down1external-linkThe dream of a Raspberry Pi laptop becomes a reality — ArgonOne Up Reviewwww.tomshardware.comAlphane Moon@lemmy.world to Raspberry Pi@programming.devEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square4fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: laptops@lemmy.world
minus-squarebasic_user@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoWasn’t the deal with raspberry pis that they were tiny and cheap? I’m out of the loop as usual, but what is the appeal of a raspberry laptop?
minus-squarerenegadesporkAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoI would consider $300 very cheap for a laptop in 2025, though I imagine the appeal is more the open and “hackable” nature of the platform. The CM5 performance is good enough for a casual web browsing machine, and it uses very little power, so it’ll last forever with a decent battery.
minus-squareAlphane Moon@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoPrices and capabilities have been increasing. The benefit having specifically the Raspberry Pi in a laptop (versus another ARM solution) is the massive ecosystem around the Raspberry Pi.
Wasn’t the deal with raspberry pis that they were tiny and cheap? I’m out of the loop as usual, but what is the appeal of a raspberry laptop?
I would consider $300 very cheap for a laptop in 2025, though I imagine the appeal is more the open and “hackable” nature of the platform.
The CM5 performance is good enough for a casual web browsing machine, and it uses very little power, so it’ll last forever with a decent battery.
Prices and capabilities have been increasing. The benefit having specifically the Raspberry Pi in a laptop (versus another ARM solution) is the massive ecosystem around the Raspberry Pi.