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Re: [LUG] Raspberry Pi v4

 

On 24/06/19 17:27, mr meowski wrote:
> On 24/06/2019 09:04, Gordon Henderson wrote:
>> Just in-case you've not heard:
>>
>> https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-4-on-sale-now-from-35/
>>
>>
>>      A 1.5GHz quad-core 64-bit ARM Cortex-A72 CPU (~3× performance)
>>      1GB, 2GB, or 4GB of LPDDR4 SDRAM
>>      Full-throughput Gigabit Ethernet
>>      Dual-band 802.11ac wireless networking
>>      Bluetooth 5.0
>>      Two USB 3.0 and two USB 2.0 ports
>>      Dual monitor support, at resolutions up to 4K
>>      VideoCore VI graphics, supporting OpenGL ES 3.x
>>      4Kp60 hardware decode of HEVC video
>>      Complete compatibility with earlier Raspberry Pi products
>>
>> etc.
>>
>> The $35 price is for the 1GB version - more memory costs more...
>>
>> I've had a 4GB one for some time now and if all you want is a little 
>> desktop computer then this is almost all you'll need now.
>>
>> No - it's not a heavyh duty gaming nor media edititing platform, but for 
>> day to day desktop use - it's more or less there.
>>
>> Debian buster too, (32-bit) but no-doubt the 64-bit OSs will catch up 
>> very soon.
> How is the network throughput on the gigabit controller now it's not 
> crippled through the USB2 bus?
>
> Combined with 4Gb RAM per SBC these are going to be fantastic little 
> gadgets. I built a Kubernetes cluster out of all my old Pis recently and 
> it's so cool that I immediately decided to build another 'proper' one 
> with more powerful hosts - two days later, the Pi4 is announced. I'm 
> taking that as a sign to get my credit card out...
>
> I'm also super interested in the upcoming RK3399-equipped Pinebook Pro:
>
> https://www.pine64.org/pinebook-pro/
>
> SBCs are finally coming into their own at last - I for one welcome our 
> new ARM cored overlords.
>
> Cheers
>
They finally ditched that stupid USB bridge chip - so USB3 comes from a
PCIe bus and Gigabit is on its own.
Just read
https://blog.hackster.io/meet-the-new-raspberry-pi-4-model-b-9b4698c284 for
a good overview.

MJE

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