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2015-02-03
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nice update, but shame they didn't go to ARM v8 since they decided to jump uarch from v6 anyway with this update.
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2015-02-03
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Originally Posted by Oblomow
Thanks, that's exactly what I needed to know. That's not too bad.
power consumption is the same at idle (1.5W), slightly higher at full single-core-load ( 1.75W vs. 1.6W for the B+), and about 1W higher at full quad core load (2.43W)
Originally Posted by pichlo
I was also quite surprised with the figures, but then I remembered that I made my calculations according to this post and its "worst case scenario" which predicted about 5W and therefore ~ 44kWh.
Wow, is energy so pricey in CZ? Using Oblomow's figures below, I calculated that running 24/7 at full 2.43W power consumes about 21.3kWh per year. With my energy provider, that costs about £3.
Electricity in CZ costs around 4.8CZK/kWh which is around €0.17/$0.2/£0.13 per kWH.
If it is just 2.4W or even 1.6W, it is still far less expensive.
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2015-02-03
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You have to take into account the convversion loss in your PSU so even if the device consumes 2.4w total probably comes up to 4...5 watts or so.
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2015-02-03
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so the most important feature of Raspberry Pi 2 is the increased power consumption from 1.6W to 2.4W ... the fact that it provides double the RAM and a faster multiple core CPU is nothing!
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2015-02-03
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@ Germany
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Originally Posted by MINKIN2
Then hear this:
I am a little peeved though, I upgraded to the Model B+ at Christmas, if only they had given us some prior warning of a new model ahead of release.
Don't buy the Pi 2, because the Pi 3 is going to be released "soon"!
Originally Posted by Kangal
No, the real question is:
Now the question isn't whether to buy or not, it is "what will I do with it once I have it" ???
If you think you have a use for the Pi 2, why haven't you bought some other arm board yet?
The Pi 2 specs look a lot like a Cubieboard 2 or a Cubietruck. Granted, these are more expensive, but the Pi 2 is also quite late on the market.
So unless you have serious funding problems the niche the Pi 2 could fill should already be filled.
Originally Posted by pagis
Right! The point is to bring your fuel oil bill down. The CPU cycles are just a side effect.
so the most important feature of Raspberry Pi 2 is the increased power consumption from 1.6W to 2.4W ... the fact that it provides double the RAM and a faster multiple core CPU is nothing!
It's basically the Heatball principle:
http://heatball.de/en/
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2015-02-03
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Originally Posted by sulu
That depends. Sure, if you have a burning need to do a certain task and are looking for a product to do the task, then you are absolutely spot on.
So unless you have serious funding problems the niche the Pi 2 could fill should already be filled.
On the other hand, here is a cheap toy. And - yey! - it can actually do stuff! Why don't I buy one and play with it? There. A niche filled
It's basically the Heatball principle:
http://heatball.de/en/
BTW, this sentence took me three reads until I got it. What a difference a missing comma makes: "The input energy that a heatball consumes is the effort, its heat is the benefit while light portion is the loss." (Missing comma after benefit.)
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2015-02-03
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@ Germany
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Originally Posted by sulu
The Pi has, however, some advantages over the Cubies and most other ARM boards:
No, the real question is:
If you think you have a use for the Pi 2, why haven't you bought some other arm board yet?
The Pi 2 specs look a lot like a Cubieboard 2 or a Cubietruck. Granted, these are more expensive, but the Pi 2 is also quite late on the market.
So unless you have serious funding problems the niche the Pi 2 could fill should already be filled.
- MUCH better community support (I've got a Cubietruck, the hardware is much more complete/promising - but try to get a recent kernel for it...or drivers for the CedarX multimedia unit...)
- Most parts of the hardware are well documented now (Broadcom has openened up quite a bit...)
- Camera interface, infrared camera available (and RAW support)
- Free Mathematica package (probably more useful now with the quadcore and 1Gb RAM)
- Lots of extensions available
Especially because of it's community, it's still the most fun ARM board for meat the moment, despite its disadvantages:
- no WiFi/Bluetooth on board
- no SATA
- no real-time-clock
- no battery interface
- GPU a bit dated
Originally Posted by sulu
BTW, I love that sentence:
http://heatball.de/en/
During its use as a heater, HEATBALLS have an unavoidable emission of light in the visible spectrum. This light is harmless and cannot be used as a reason for reclamation.
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2015-02-06
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Was considering buying a Model A... dunno what for - fun, maybe? - but with 2's specs, no way I'm doing this. Still, the major problem is - what the hell to use it for? =\
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2015-02-06
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Originally Posted by FlashInTheNight86
XBMC?
Was considering buying a Model A... dunno what for - fun, maybe? - but with 2's specs, no way I'm doing this. Still, the major problem is - what the hell to use it for? =\
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2015-02-06
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Originally Posted by HtheB
NAS?
XBMC?
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