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by swissfunicular 1515 days ago
I am using RP4B 8GB for last one year as a main desktop computer. The OS is Ubuntu Mate (64-bit). The Raspberry Pi OS is too ugly for using as a desktop, in my opinion.

Pros:

1) Chromium with 40 tabs works quite well.

2) MiniDLNA serves 4K HDR videos to my Android TV over 2.4G Wi-Fi quite well.

3) I have an Aluminium Casing with Dual fans, and it works quite good. Noise is reasonably low.

Cons:

1) Some applications (like Jellyfin Server) do not work. YouTube 1080p is not smooth.

2) 10-bit HEVC encoded 1080p videos don't play quite well.

3) Connection to 5GHz Wi-Fi is not good. So I use 2.4G Wi-Fi.

4) My Logitech mouse stops working sometimes, though keyboard works. I have to remove the USB receiver and re-plug it.