Re:FreeCAD on Raspberry Pi 4
by Animats on Tuesday February 18, 2020 @04:02PM
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It's amusing to see people trying to make the Raspberry PI into a desktop computer. It's basically a tablet chip on a breakout board. You can buy a Pinebook ARM laptop for $100. By the time you've added a case, a keyboard, a screen, a battery, and a power supply to a Raspberry Pi, you're over $100 anyway.
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Don't assume everything you see is financially motivated. Some people extract greater value in tinkering than the extra pennies they save by having someone do the tinkering for them.
Re:FreeCAD on Raspberry Pi 4
by craftinator on Tuesday February 18, 2020 @08:33PM
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I find it amusing to see people buy a Pinebook for $100, and miss out on the amazing customization and learning experience gained by building a system on top of a Raspberry Pi. Why sacrifice the fun, personalization, and learning of building your own just to save a few pennies by buying a prebuilt system?