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Typical laptops don't have a GPIOe header and HAT modules. The modules can stack and add capabilities like neural processing or support four SATA drives, etc.
Two HDMI ports? Two DVI ports?
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02-26-2025, 11:38 PM
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I have no experience with Raspberry Pi or any "minimalist" computer setup. But anyway, just like phones evolved really fast within the last 20 years, I wouldn't be surprised if a desktop with a CPU as small as a modern phone could easily outperform my laptop.
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02-27-2025, 11:05 AM
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Pretty sure the new phones can out perform your laptop, especially if it's a couple years old.
Hooking up external stuff, not so much unless you can route through a network adapter.
My 3year old phone does everything through wifi.
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03-02-2025, 06:45 PM
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I just spent a week writing a 10-page report for grad school.
I was supposed to perform 15 assessments for a simulation, but by the time that I passed that section, I did 31, with 16 considered "Acceptable."
Then I was supposed to summarize all 31 assessments.
Then Word crashed and didn't AutoSave.
AutoRecover didn't work, either, so I started over--in LibreOffice.
When I had a USB-C KVM switch, I plugged my phone into it, and could use my keyboard, mouse, printer, and 43" 4k TV from my phone.
It was underwhelming.
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03-02-2025, 11:46 PM
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In programming class, we were told to save every 5 minutes. Eventually someone would stretch a leg out and hit the power switch on the surge protector and kill 5 PCs.
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03-12-2025, 01:20 AM
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Pretty sure the new phones can out perform your laptop, especially if it's a couple years old.
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What I meant is, in a few years, I wouldn't be surprised if a desktop CPU could downsize enough to the same size of a basic candybar phone.
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My 3year old phone does everything through wifi.
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Sure my 8y.o. phone outperforms the earliest computers I had, but it would be too soon to say I could get rid of a laptop to use only the phone, even if I use the phone more time than I use the laptop. |
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03-12-2025, 01:37 AM
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What I meant is, in a few years, I wouldn't be surprised if a desktop CPU could downsize enough to the same size of a basic candybar phone.
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Maybe in the last few years. The last two computers I purchased are the size of a deck of playing cards. It's to the point where the limitation is cable connections. Power, Ethernet (else power over Ethernet), USB keyboard and mouse, audio, an HDMI or two , DVI for a wecam... That's up to eight connections, not to mention the GPIO bus.
They will run just as happily headless, with a single POE cable connection HAT.
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03-12-2025, 01:40 AM
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As long as adaptors can be had for cheap, so you'd be able to hook everything you need, it might be worth a try. What OS are your last computers running? Some sort of minimalistic Linux?
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03-12-2025, 01:42 AM
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Thunderbolt addresses the peripheral problem. My laptop attaches to 3 monitors, keyboard and mouse, wireless headset, power, and network via a single USB C Thunderbolt connection.
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03-12-2025, 01:47 AM
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I don't have experience with the Raspbery Pi Zero, same deal with one HDMI, one USB and one DVI port that's half the size:
https://external-content.duckduckgo....247&ipo=images
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What OS are your last computers running?
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The latest Raspbian OS
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Raspberry Pi OS
Dedicated operating system for Raspberry Pi
Raspberry Pi OS is a Unix-like operating system based on the Debian Linux distribution for the Raspberry Pi family of compact single-board computers. Raspbian was developed independently in 2012, became the primary operating system for these boards since 2013, was originally optimized for the Raspberry Pi 1 and distributed by the Raspberry Pi Foundation. In 2020, the Raspberry Pi Foundation renamed Raspbian to Raspberry Pi OS. Wikipedia
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I haven't tried this but I see that it's there:
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Raspberry Pi OS - Raspberry Pi
Raspberry Pi Desktop for PC and Mac. Debian with Raspberry Pi Desktop is our operating system for PC and Mac. It provides the Raspberry Pi OS desktop, as well as most of the recommended software that comes with Raspberry Pi OS, for any PC or Apple Mac computer. Download Raspberry Pi Desktop
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Since it's just a flavor of Linux, you can click the link and download it to run on a Windows or Mac [laptop] and see what it's like.
On a Pi you can just edit the Config file and overclock it.
I might download htis and try it on the old $75 iMac.
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