20ramoant1
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What special charecteristic do each Raspberry Pi have

Mon Mar 13, 2017 11:48 pm

I want to buy a Pi but dont know which one will fit my needs best so I would like to know what each has to make it special

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Re: What special charecteristic do each Raspberry Pi have

Tue Mar 14, 2017 1:19 am

For most users the Pi 3 is the best. It is the fastest with WiFi and Bluetooth and provides the best out of box experience. The Pi Zero requires adapters, is much slower and needs some work and pretty much everything else you can ignore unless you specifically need it.
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Re: What special charecteristic do each Raspberry Pi have

Tue Mar 14, 2017 1:22 am

20ramoant1 wrote:I want to buy a Pi but dont know which one will fit my needs best so I would like to know what each has to make it special
I Googled this for you: http://socialcompare.com/en/comparison/ ... comparison

Generally it is recommended to start with the RPi 3B. Then get other models for a specific purpose.
Unless specified otherwise my response is based on the latest and fully updated RPiOS Buster w/ Desktop OS.

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Re: What special charecteristic do each Raspberry Pi have

Tue Mar 14, 2017 1:00 pm

I would also suggest getting a Pi3.

I'm using mine to assess whether they are usable as a desktop Linux system, & I believe they are now, although more ram & USB3 would make them better.

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Re: What special charecteristic do each Raspberry Pi have

Tue Mar 14, 2017 8:14 pm

What are your "Needs" ? What do you plan to do with it? If you don't know and are unsure, I'm with the others, get a 3B so you can cover most of the bases. I say "most" because the 3B isn't the best choice for embedded projects. Good for just about everything else though.

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