What I learned from using a Raspberry Pi 5 as my main computer for two weeks

But maybe the Pi 5 will be better! Looking at the spec sheet, things seem promising: “between two and three times” the CPU and GPU processing power of the Raspberry Pi 4, faster interfaces for storage including the option for an internal PCIe SSD, and support for a pair of 4K displays running at 60 Hz over the board’s micro HDMI ports. Considered as a list of high-level technical capabilities, it’s at least in the same neighborhood as a Mac mini, though Apple’s M2 still has a lot more performance to spare.

My journey started out disappointing, which led me to reset my expectations, and after some adjusting, I eventually got around to being pleasantly surprised. Here’s what I discovered.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/01/what-i-learned-from-using-a-raspberry-pi-5-as-my-main-computer-for-two-weeks/

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