PeachMan @ PeachMan @lemmy.world

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It's completely unnecessary and I love it

To be fair, nobody actually NEEDS to deal with this nonsense. Windows works just fine without an activated key, literally the only downside is the "Please activate Windows" bug on your desktop. That's it, everything else works fine.

But yes, using Linux is also a great option.

They cost like $5 online, it's not like it's a huge risk. I've bought OEM keys before and they work fine. Just use a credit card so you can easily get a refund if it's fake.

Pi 4 is still for sale, and it's in stock now for a change

It STARTS at $60. Why are people hung up on the 8GB version?

It's $60..... Nobody here is reading the damn article lol

Yeah, build something other than a parking lot, and put a solar panel on top of that! 🧠

Then please, buy the Beelink thing so I can get a Pi 5 for projects. I already have chargers, plenty of SD cards, a 3D printer for an enclosure, and a box of 50 heat sinks of various sizes. And I'll be just fine with the base $60 model, so that's all I need to spend.

Did anybody here actually watch the video? Or did you just come to the comments to bitch?

Aaaand use Droid-ify for easier automatic updates with a prettier interface!

Oh God no kill it with fire

I just started using it an hour ago and I already paid the $3.50 for ad free (one time purchase, by the way) and I'm uninstalling all other apps I was trying. Liftoff, Jerboa, Thunder, Connect.... All dead to me. 😆

Not required. And it might block the OFFICIAL cooling case, but it's a Raspberry Pi. There will be a hundred different custom cooling options soon.

Plenty made their way to consumers, they were just snapped up immediately

They look like normal glasses, that's the different approach. The little camera lenses in the corners are the only giveaway.

That waterproof/durability argument doesn't really hold up. We had waterproof, durable Android phones with user replaceable batteries a decade ago. They were made primarily of plastic, and had a nice thick gasket around the battery cover.

That's part of the problem with all these phones made of "premium" materials like glass and titanium. They serve no functional purpose, they only make the phone more expensive and less repairable. And of course, both of those things are great for manufacturers that want to sell you a new phone when you drop it ONE time and the glass front and back crack.

Back when I had a plastic phone I didn't even use a case, I beat the hell out of it and it never broke, and I replaced the battery myself in thirty seconds.

You just answered your own question? Lmao

Ah right, I had that wrong, I think it's the US Snapdragon variant that is locked down.

Only if you're on a Chinese Samsung phone.....the bootloaders are locked tight on the US and Exynos models AFAIK.