Android tablet or CutiePi
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That was one of the many things presented in the blog/faq. Why didn’t they wait for the rPi 4,.. or used a full rPi 3.
Balance of power, options and battery is what I think they boiled it down to.
Using th Compute Module keeps it thin, but with that you lose power. You don’t need a beefy heat sink either, and the rPi 4 is best with a good active/passive one.
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@gjacobse said in Android tablet or CutiePi:
or used a full rPi 3
Because that's too large to fit in the device in that form factor, and would not solve any problem as the RP3 is the useless device we were referencing.
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@gjacobse said in Android tablet or CutiePi:
Balance of power, options and battery is what I think they boiled it down to.
Which, having chosen such a terrible balance of power.... makes it useless. They balanced it wrong, is what we are saying.
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@gjacobse said in Android tablet or CutiePi:
and the rPi 4 is best with a good active/passive one.
None is needed, it stays amazingly cool. Always better to have one, but you can do without. Or just expose it.
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ha they want $203 US for the full version. . .
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@DustinB3403 said in Android tablet or CutiePi:
ha they want $203 US for the full version. . .
Not... horrible. But too much for what it is. Between that and the cost of the Pi, I could almost buy a new iPad.
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@scottalanmiller That's my point, which is a well known product that can certainly do most if not everything you'd need from a tablet.
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I get that this is meant to be a hobbyist tablet used for projects and that's cool and all. But a tablet is a weird form factor for that, and it doesn't match the ecosystem. Normally people use RP because it's so cheap. This makes it... no longer so cheap.
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@scottalanmiller said in Android tablet or CutiePi:
I get that this is meant to be a hobbyist tablet used for projects and that's cool and all. But a tablet is a weird form factor for that, and it doesn't match the ecosystem. Normally people use RP because it's so cheap. This makes it... no longer so cheap.
Agreed - if the rPi was had a bit more power and memory, maybe. But right now the ecosystem of it just doesnt make it better than a tablet.
It's neat - but not practical. yet.
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@scottalanmiller said in Android tablet or CutiePi:
@DustinB3403 said in Android tablet or CutiePi:
ha they want $203 US for the full version. . .
Not... horrible. But too much for what it is. Between that and the cost of the Pi, I could almost buy a new iPad.
The problem I have currently with my iPad is that it's so old, the current iOS for it is 10.x... and iOS 14.x is out. so, I really need to upgrade, ..
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@gjacobse said in Android tablet or CutiePi:
@scottalanmiller said in Android tablet or CutiePi:
@DustinB3403 said in Android tablet or CutiePi:
ha they want $203 US for the full version. . .
Not... horrible. But too much for what it is. Between that and the cost of the Pi, I could almost buy a new iPad.
The problem I have currently with my iPad is that it's so old, the current iOS for it is 10.x... and iOS 14.x is out. so, I really need to upgrade, ..
Brand new is just like $330, though. With full support and 100x the power of an RP.
