Re:Usability of Old Computers
by prmoustache on Monday September 25, 2023 @05:45AM
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OTOH you can get a complete computer with a pentium 4 or core 2 duo / athlon64 complete with keyboard, mouse and sometimes even screen for free or pennies because people want to offload that big tower and a 19" screen they don't use anymore while a 80€ Raspberry Pi 4 doesn't get you anywhere.
Discounting storage[1], you'd have to buy a keyboard, mouse, screen and usb power supply and possibly a case to have a comparable raspberry PI 4[2]. I see PI 400 being sold at 130€ with a mouse these days.
[1] because you would also want to upgrade said vintage computer with an SSD anyway
[2] and in the second hand market raspberry pi 4 aren't going much cheaper, you just usually get an additionnal case and/or sdcard for the price of a single new board.
Discounting storage[1], you'd have to buy a keyboard, mouse, screen and usb power supply and possibly a case to have a comparable raspberry PI 4[2]. I see PI 400 being sold at 130€ with a mouse these days.
[1] because you would also want to upgrade said vintage computer with an SSD anyway
[2] and in the second hand market raspberry pi 4 aren't going much cheaper, you just usually get an additionnal case and/or sdcard for the price of a single new board.