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minus-squaremesamune@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 hours agoYep it keeps getting faster and faster.
minus-squarefuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·50 minutes ago“it keeps getting faster and faster” isn’t really saying much when it’s 1/10th the performance of a raspberry pi.
minus-squareLedgeDrop@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·26 minutes agoYeah, but RISC-V also costs 1/10th the price of a Pi.
minus-squarefuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 minutes agoTo license the arcitecture it costs a whole lot less, but when it comes to getting an actual usable computer they cost the same or more as an ARM machine, and perform worse. For micro controllers (currently) it’s great.
minus-squaremesamune@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-28 minutes agoThe pi foundation is starting to roll out chips with risc v processors built in. It’s extremely cheap and open spec. One example is RP2350. More options in computing is better for everyone.
Don’t be conflicted. RISC-V or GTFO.
Yep it keeps getting faster and faster.
“it keeps getting faster and faster” isn’t really saying much when it’s 1/10th the performance of a raspberry pi.
Yeah, but RISC-V also costs 1/10th the price of a Pi.
To license the arcitecture it costs a whole lot less, but when it comes to getting an actual usable computer they cost the same or more as an ARM machine, and perform worse.
For micro controllers (currently) it’s great.
The pi foundation is starting to roll out chips with risc v processors built in. It’s extremely cheap and open spec.
One example is RP2350.
More options in computing is better for everyone.