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Re:The Raspberry Pi 5 Is No Match for a Tini-Mini-Micro PC by danesparza on Sunday June 16, 2024 @02:53PM (#40699200)
I don't trust Ali express for anything serious. Cheap and Chinese doesn't have the appeal it used to.

I'm willing to pay a little more for a respected brand with a little more QA involved (and less hassle to me as a developer).

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Re:The Raspberry Pi 5 Is No Match for a Tini-Mini-Micro PC by tracker1 on Monday June 17, 2024 @10:41AM (#40706093)
Too true.. I have a nas project in pieces on the table next to me, since I was out of work for several months and couldn't put any more into it... I "saved" a hundred dollars or so going from AliExpress components, the mainboard doesn't work right, and trying to get it replaced would cost about as much as a different board from AliExpress. In the end, I wish I'd spent the extra hundred or so on a different case and board. The cost of the drives significantly outweigh other costs.

It bugs me to no end how much a small (4-drive) nas can cost, compared to much more capable mini-pc prices.

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