Using a raspberry pi 2 as web browser

[rci2950]

I am wondering if the Raspberry pi 2 would make a good web browsing computer, for news site reading and posting to chat forums, as well as occasional IRC use. Currently that is all i do. Also i like the Idea of the riscOS operating system as it has that retro feel. Would this be a good choice for this task? The cost paired with the size, with the ability to mount on the back of an LCD computer monitor is very appealing to me. I am also a ham radio operator and anything that requires assembly and tinkering is a plus.

Thanks

Adam

[sprinkmeier]

Try it and see?

"Good Enough" is such a subjective measure, hard to give useful advice...

It works for me, but even the plural of "anectode" is not "fact"

[ghans]

Any pages relying on Flash will either be laggy or unusable. Especially on the Pi1 Flash content is a no-go.

ghans

[fruitoftheloom]

I am wondering if the Raspberry pi 2 would make a good web browsing computer, for news site reading and posting to chat forums, as well as occasional IRC use. Currently that is all i do. Also i like the Idea of the riscOS operating system as it has that retro feel. Would this be a good choice for this task? The cost paired with the size, with the ability to mount on the back of an LCD computer monitor is very appealing to me. I am also a ham radio operator and anything that requires assembly and tinkering is a plus.

Thanks

Adam

The RiscOS Web Browser is NetSurf http://www.netsurf-browser.org

Whether it is a good choice is dependent on your expectations, try it yourself