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Price Increases for 2GB Raspberry Pi 4 and Raspberry Pi 5

36 points · 34 comments · rbanffy

noahnathan25 · 1790859627 · focus · HN ↗
You could just use an old second-hand phone for under $60. You’d get a built-in battery, much more RAM, and a screen included. For the output, just use a $3 ESP32 connected over Wi-Fi or USB. Seems like a much better deal for a lot of projects.
1. HeyLaughingBoy · 1790869841 · focus · HN ↗
  [sigh] I've lost track of the number of times that I've suggested that instead of an ESP32 with small TFT screen for some web or BLE enabled project that doesn't require any I/O, you could just use a cheap phone or tablet and make life much easier. I'm downvoted every single time. I guess some people take pride in doing things the hard way.
  1. subscribed · 1790887776 · focus · HN ↗
    Maybe because old phone is not a replacement really? It will work for a very few of the projects people want to run on ESP32, and it has all the downsides the tiny ESPs don't have.

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