[HN Gopher] 10.1-Inch RPI All-in-One PC Review with Raspberry Pi 4
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10.1-Inch RPI All-in-One PC Review with Raspberry Pi 4
Author : tadbit
Score : 37 points
Date : 2022-01-21 10:51 UTC (12 hours ago)
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| adolph wrote:
| This is literally a display with RPi box on the back. It even has
| an external cable to tie the display touchscreen into the USB
| port.
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| https://www.cnx-software.com/2021/11/19/10-1-inch-raspberry-...
| tskx2003 wrote:
| I use the display for a employee terminal (display + RFID reader)
| and at home another as a stream-deck alternative (with stream-
| pi).
|
| Its pretty easy to setup, but i had multiple problems with WiFi
| and the touchscreen. Maybe i'm just too dump to calibrate the
| thing, but my impression of the whole is so-so, not really good,
| not bad either.
| mark_l_watson wrote:
| That looks cool, but as a practical matter compare it with a
| Lenovo Chromebook Duet I bought for $250 last year: nice display,
| Linux containers work really well if nothing else is running in
| the device, includes a nice keyboard/case with trackpad, and a
| stylus pen.
|
| This is the cost of just an Apple magic keyboard cover for the
| new iPad Pros. I love iPads, but the Lenovo device is capable
| enough so that someone on a budget could just use it for
| everything.
| ciupicri wrote:
| Chromebooks suck because they run ChromeOS [1].
|
| > From what I could gather, the version of Chrome was tied to
| ChromeOS which couldn't be updated because of the hardware. No
| new ChromeOS meant no new Chrome which meant stuck at version
| 76.
|
| [1]: https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2022/a-web-for-all/ /
| https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29894300
| throw8932894 wrote:
| Well, compare it with $200 android tablet. With Termux most of
| Linux command line stuff works; python, dbs...
| hungryforcodes wrote:
| I've tried that but without an integrated keyboard it's kind
| of lame to be honest. The Chromebooks really are the deal.
| nabla9 wrote:
| I considered the same, but it's not cost effective.
|
| You can buy a used laptop or PC with much better specs for the
| same money.
| afavour wrote:
| Different use case, surely? This isn't a laptop, it has no
| keyboard. And a used PC is going to take up a lot more space.
|
| I see this as a competitor to, say, using an iPad or Android
| tablet as a kiosk-style device.
| mbreese wrote:
| I agree -- it looks like there are mounting points on the
| back. While the review treated it as a pretty thick tablet or
| external screen, I think the main use case would be a wall
| mounted display, in something like kiosk mode. Maybe like a
| room availability monitor? But definitely something where the
| form is equally important as the function and a laptop
| wouldn't work.
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| But, I also think the ability to use this as a portable
| external/secondary monitor is quite interesting. That does
| make it more useful.
| gkfasdfasdf wrote:
| Agree, looks like the screen costs around $160? With the rpi 4,
| storage, power, could easily exceed $250...whereas a Samsung
| Chromebook 4 which can run x86 Linux, has
| keyboard/trackpad/webcam/battery, can be had for $80 from
| Walmart.
| CodeWriter23 wrote:
| Raspberry Pi 4s are fetching $100 and up presently. Just for
| the board, not a fancy integrated for instant boot up
| solution.
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