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		geerlingguy 83 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Raspberry Pi 500+ Yeah; the marketing language around new Pi products is always a bit flowery... besides this misnomer calling it 'AIO', the marketing also says "uncompromising performance" and "premium desktop computer", which I'd argue are quite a stretch, unless you're comparing it to SBCs and not... desktop computers!

musicale 81 days ago [–]

I'd prefer more honest marketing:

- ARM system that fits inside a decent compact keyboard

- acceptable performance for basic computing tasks

- mostly as usable as a mini PC running Linux

- 5-10 years of software support

- easy access to GPIO pins

etc.

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