Raspberry
Hardware
diy laptop
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How HN took it
1 positive, 14 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 9 critical, out of 26 comments about the project. Thread score -0.22.
Performance: 0 for, 6 againstIdea: 1 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Good idea for a cheap lightweight portable Linux machine
From 1 comment
This is actually a very good idea. I already have one of those $100 Android netbooks[1] you can get from Alibaba.com, but it's Android[2]. I would pay $200 for an…
smtddr on HN
Objections
Raspberry Pi is underpowered for a PC, browsing with multiple tabs is slow
From 3 comments
I have the same/similar hardware. It auto-powers on when the HDMI is connected. There's not a good way to get it to power off without just unplugging it. You get roughly 3-4…
zdw on HNThe raspberry pi is absolutely not the cool thing about this set up[1]. The cool thing is that in 12 months you can switch out your SOC for a better one. 1. The pi is good…
polshaw on HNI have a budget (£99) Android phone from Samsung, non-contract (pay as you go/"pre-paid"). It has an 800MHz processor and web browsing on it is great. I have a Raspberry Pi, it…
TazeTSchnitzel on HN
Auto-powers on with HDMI and cannot be powered off without unplugging
From 1 comment
I have the same/similar hardware. It auto-powers on when the HDMI is connected. There's not a good way to get it to power off without just unplugging it. You get roughly 3-4…
zdw on HN
Broadcom GPU driver is a closed blob
From 1 comment
> The GPU is decent for a phone, if all you're doing is 2D/video stuff. The lack of CPU power wouldn't be such a big issue, since the real computing power of the Pi is in the GPU…
hdevalence on HN
Requests
A better-performing SoC board in the same shell
From 2 comments
The raspberry pi is absolutely not the cool thing about this set up[1]. The cool thing is that in 12 months you can switch out your SOC for a better one. 1. The pi is good…
polshaw on HNI have the same/similar hardware. It auto-powers on when the HDMI is connected. There's not a good way to get it to power off without just unplugging it. You get roughly 3-4…
zdw on HN
Questions
How long is battery life
From 2 comments
what is the maximum portable battery life that can be gained from this system, how long does the monitor run in low power mode? I'd like to know if you could beat the Samsung 3…
fsiefken on HNWhat type of battery life would you get assuming no gui and not using HDMI? Now that there is an Arch immage for the pi with Emacspeak I've considered building something like…
jareds on HN
Alternatives named
Samsung ARM Chromebook
From 2 comments
>> I would pay $200 for an ultra-lightweight Raspberry Pi netbook ARM Chromebook. Much more powerful than Pi. Can run Ubuntu and other linuxes. Much sleeker than the thing in…
Nursie on HNI've got two of these Lapdocks, I bought them for $50 back when they first started being liquidated. I currently use one as the display for a BeagleBone Black for some project…
georgemcbay on HN
BeagleBone Black
From 1 comment
The raspberry pi is absolutely not the cool thing about this set up[1]. The cool thing is that in 12 months you can switch out your SOC for a better one. 1. The pi is good…
polshaw on HN