Re: rPI Goes Public

Subject	Re: rPI Goes Public
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Date	2024-06-14 09:53 -0400
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On 6/12/24 7:14 AM, Pancho wrote:
> On 12/06/2024 08:51, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>> On Wed, 12 Jun 2024 08:31:38 +0100, Pancho wrote:
>>
>>> ... The rPi5 is under-performant compared to things built on the RK3588
>>> soc.
>>
>> How do their prices compare?
>>
> 
> I paid almost identical price for my Orange Pi 5 (RK3588S) and Raspberry 
> Pi 5.

   I tried one orange and one banana ... but they
   were weirder to set up and the docs kinda thin,
   plus the banana did not have integral wi-fi.
   The "Pi Experience" is all-around better (until
   the P5 and WORM).

>> The Raspberry Pi family built its reputation on occupying a unique sweet-
>> spot on the price/performance curve.
> 
> Yes, that is possibly true, but to my mind the real difference is the 
> quality of the software and driver support. The Raspberry Pi support is 
> hugely better than the Orange Pi 5. That's why I made the Tesla analogy, 
> The Raspberry Pi foundation has a head start on the market[1], but there 
> is no real reason other companies can't duplicate it when market 
> conditions are right.
> 
> [1] Ignoring Apple, because they are a different price bracket.

   Apple is from a different planet. Won't buy 'em.

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rPI Goes Public "26xh.0717" <26xh.0718@e6t4y.net> - 2024-06-11 22:00 -0400
  Re: rPI Goes Public Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-06-12 07:18 +0100
    Re: rPI Goes Public Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2024-06-12 08:26 +0100
  Re: rPI Goes Public Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-06-12 07:19 +0000
  Re: rPI Goes Public Pancho <Pancho.Jones@proton.me> - 2024-06-12 08:31 +0100
    Re: rPI Goes Public Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-06-12 07:51 +0000
      Re: rPI Goes Public Pancho <Pancho.Jones@proton.me> - 2024-06-12 12:14 +0100
        Re: rPI Goes Public "26xh.0717" <26xh.0718@e6t4y.net> - 2024-06-14 09:53 -0400
    Re: rPI Goes Public Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2024-06-13 17:39 +0100
      Re: rPI Goes Public Pancho <Pancho.Jones@proton.me> - 2024-06-13 20:21 +0100
        Re: rPI Goes Public Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-06-14 00:21 +0000
          Re: rPI Goes Public Pancho <Pancho.Jones@proton.me> - 2024-06-14 08:46 +0100
            Re: rPI Goes Public Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-06-14 08:21 +0000
            Re: rPI Goes Public Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2024-06-14 09:44 +0100
              Re: rPI Goes Public Pancho <Pancho.Jones@proton.me> - 2024-06-15 00:16 +0100
                Re: rPI Goes Public Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2024-06-15 10:14 +0100
                Re: rPI Goes Public not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2024-06-16 09:56 +1000
                Re: rPI Goes Public Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2024-06-17 07:36 +0100
                Re: rPI Goes Public "26xh.0712" <26xh.0713@e6t5y.net> - 2024-06-28 00:18 -0400
                Re: rPI Goes Public rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-06-28 17:32 +0000
                Re: rPI Goes Public Bobbie Sellers <blissInSanFrancisco@mouse-potato.com> - 2024-06-28 10:48 -0700
                Re: rPI Goes Public rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-06-28 17:56 +0000
                Only you have the power (Was: rPI Goes Public) Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2024-06-28 18:00 +0000
                Re: Only you have the power (Was: rPI Goes Public) rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-06-29 07:24 +0000
                Re: Only you have the power (Was: rPI Goes Public) Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2024-06-29 12:30 +0000
                Re: rPI Goes Public Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-06-28 21:04 +0100
                Re: rPI Goes Public The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-06-29 10:25 +0100
                Re: rPI Goes Public Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2024-06-29 12:35 +0000
                Re: rPI Goes Public rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-06-29 17:48 +0000
                Re: rPI Goes Public The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-06-29 10:21 +0100
                Re: rPI Goes Public Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> - 2024-07-01 07:10 -0400
                Re: rPI Goes Public Bobbie Sellers <blissInSanFrancisco@mouse-potato.com> - 2024-06-28 13:35 -0700
                Re: rPI Goes Public "26xh.0712" <26xh.0713@e6t5y.net> - 2024-06-29 01:02 -0400
                Re: rPI Goes Public rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-06-29 07:11 +0000
                Re: rPI Goes Public D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-06-29 22:11 +0200
                Re: rPI Goes Public "26xh.0712" <26xh.0713@e6t5y.net> - 2024-07-02 03:00 -0400
                Re: rPI Goes Public D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-07-02 11:47 +0200
                Re: rPI Goes Public "26xh.0712" <26xh.0713@e6t5y.net> - 2024-07-02 02:55 -0400
                Re: rPI Goes Public The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-06-29 10:20 +0100
                Re: rPI Goes Public Pancho <Pancho.Jones@proton.me> - 2024-06-17 00:35 +0100
        Re: rPI Goes Public Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2024-06-14 09:34 +0100
          Re: rPI Goes Public Pancho <Pancho.Jones@proton.me> - 2024-06-15 00:15 +0100

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