Here is the thing, I have 4 RPi’s of different generations (all the way from Zero W to 4B 4GB) that I use to host services at home for personal use.

Lately, I have realized I am running out of RAM to host more services, not to mention not enough switch ports to connect to.

Now I know the obvious solution is to get a more powerful setup (maybe a thin client) but electricity isn’t cheap and I am not particularly in the best shape financially speaking to shell out $300+ on a decent client to host my services.

Any suggestions?

  • helenslunch@feddit.nlEnglish
    3·
    9 months ago

    why is an x86 architecture a sought after feature

    Software compatibility.

    My understanding is that ARM is more “bang for your buck” in terms of computation effort to power draw.

    Yes but it’s also usually a small “bang”.

    my M2 (ARM based) MacBook does all sorts of heavy lifting

    The new Apple silicon is a quantum leap in technology in many ways. Apple managed to make something with desktop-level power and SBC-level efficiency. It’s why they abandoned desktop computers altogether.

    The industry is in the process of shifting in that direction but they’re still way behind Apple.

    • admin@lemmy.mohammadodeh.comOPEnglish
      2·
      9 months ago

      Thank you for your insight, I see your point.

      Why do you say they abandoned desktop computers though? Aren’t they still designing and selling iMacs? Aren’t those considered desktop computers?