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Raspberry Pi4: worth it or not?

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Introduction

The Raspberry Pi 4 is a Raspberry Pi compact board, but it is not like your typical computer as it is a credit card size electronic board. This has been developed by the Raspberry Pi Trading Ltd. That also does charity work under the Raspberry Pi Foundation in the UK. The Raspberry Pi 4 is considered to be a low costing computer that is also easy to use and it comes with a 2GB, 4GB, 8GB or 32GB. The compact board also has different slots such as an USB and HDMi slot.

Basic information about Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi Trading Ltd. Is a UK based company. It also has a foundation under the same name to help make computer science fun and available to everyone. The trading company and the foundation was set up in 2012 and since has been helping young people gain interest in computer science. The website provides information, that is easy to understand, about the product and provides video and written tutorials.

Benefits:

The Benefits of the Raspberry Pi 4 are:

1. It can run 2 monitors at once

With the better performance than its predecessors the new Raspberry Pi4 is able to run 2 monitors at the same time and that to in high definition.

2. It is easy to setup you would just have to be plugged into a power source, keyboard and monitor.

It is not complicated as it is a small credit card size as mentioned before you can plug it in with a power source, monitor and keyboard.


3. It is affordable at about $35

The 2 GB compact board is said to be around $35 whereas the 8GB compact board is around $75. Which is pretty pocket friendly.

4. It can process a lot of power in the compact board

It can process about 4k videos at 60 frames per minute.


5. there are video tutorials on the website to help you set up the Raspberry Pi 4.

If you look through the website there is a complete section that provides you technological support as well as technical help for your Raspberry Pi.


6. It is versatile, it can be used as a gaming console, or a home theater or just a simple computer.

Since it is compact and has a high processing power, you are able to use it in other electronical devices such as a gaming console or a home theater.

Setbacks:

1. Not as powerful as a laptop

Since it is such a compact device it cannot compensate as a high-powered laptop or desktop.


2. More for a hobby then for industrial level

The Raspberry Pi 4 has not been advertised to be a high level or rather industrial level compact board therefore it cannot be used at the industrial level. There are some developments and the website has mentioned that it is being used in industries, but it is still a long way.

Conclusion

The Raspberry Pi4 is a great compact board. The website is very helpful as it provides assistance to anyone who is not familiar with the product. There are videos are helpful pamphlets regarding the use and set up of the Raspberry Pi 4 and it provides useful insight into what the product is and how it can be used for optimal performance. I would say it is worth the buy if you are using it for work, especially since the COVID pandemic most of us are working from home. The setbacks include it not being as powerful as a laptop as it such a compact board and that it cannot be used in the industrial level. In all, the Raspberry Pi 4 is a great product.


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