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Re:When will this stop? The Raspberry Pi 5 16GB SBC now sell... by ByteOfWood on Monday November 09, 2026 @01:04PM (#50429119)
Presumably the only customers buying Pis right now are companies who use them in their products. There are much better options on the used market for people needing small computers/servers.
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Re:When will this stop? The Raspberry Pi 5 16GB SBC now sell... by Aurornis on Monday November 09, 2026 @01:37PM (#50429611)
> There are much better options on the used market for people needing small computers/servers.

Most people realized that the Raspberry Pi was never a great desktop or server replacement a long time ago.

It's an embedded system and it's best when used for embedded applications.

These are still purchased and used by hobbyists, but the people who were trying to use them as servers or desktops are not the target audience.

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Re:When will this stop? The Raspberry Pi 5 16GB SBC now sell... by iLoveOncall on Monday November 09, 2026 @01:59PM (#50429964)
It's massively overpowered for most hobbyist embedded applications.
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