[avgeek23]

A lot of linux native software example redshift still does not work on the rpi. Lot of things are broken. Recently i tried to use it as a basic desktop replacement until my new laptop arrives. Does a terrible f job.

A 10 year old celeron n2930 based mini pc i purchased for 30$ at a scrapper performs way better than the pi4. Ran esxi and bunch of vms on top of it aswell. Sips 10 w of power.

[zamadatix]

I tend to prefer small x86 boxes myself but the discussion here was supposed regressions on the Pi 5's ability to run anything but the official OS, not general dislikes. Similarly, I think the Redshift thing is actually an X11/Wayland debate.

[avgeek23]

Yeah the redshift thing is related to wayland but shifting to x11 on a pi means you are missing out on certain latest inbuilt software additions to raspian os(on screen keyboards etc dont work well or almost always at all with x11)

And all other os's run terribly on the pi. I tried running ubuntu via a usb nvme drive and it was laggy.

Too underpowered for the price it sells for. I tried streaming some live data on 2 tabs and the pi4(4 gig version) started stuttering.

[peterfirefly]

I used my RP5 as my main machine for the better part of a month. It worked surprisingly well, even with just an SD card.