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New day - new Raspberry Pi brought back to life 😃

This one probably fell down because it had no shorts, all voltages from DA9090 were present, but it didn’t start most of the time - it did once but then I spent quite some time trying to figure out where is our issue.

Reflowing CPU and RAM chips must have helped ✅

This pocket-sized PC is made from an old smartphone motherboard

You often hear that the phone in your pocket has more processing power than the room-sized computers that NASA used to help send astronauts to the moon. But modern smartphones also have relatively limited lifespans – while some device makers are doing a better job of offering long-term support, it’s often cheaper or easier to replace an old phone than it is to fix a cracked display or replace […]

#citronics #devKit #devkit #ewaste #fairphone #fairphone2 #recycling #sbc #upcycling

Read more: liliputing.com/this-pocket-siz

Figuring out that SBCs (raspberry pi & similar) are not my fav. Running OS from an SD card, limited IO and less popular CPU architecture add up to a less than smooth experience while trying to do basic tasks.

For specialized hardware (like an IoT device or maybe even a robot), they may be a great choice. But just as a "small, cheap, quiet computer" I would pick an x86 mini PC.

Are you an #SBC enjoyer? What do you use it for?

hi people im looking for a cheap low-power home server board to wake my desktop from and serve as file hosting (probably a syncthing node)

should i get an intel NUC or a Pi or one of Pi clones?

this is purely a practical question, i am not looking to sell off my house to get an ampere altra

#selfhosting #sbc #linux