The Pi 5 is a huge upgrade over the Pi 4, but is it worth the money?
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It’s no real secret that as hardware enthusiasts we have a soft spot for the Raspberry Pi board. This little powerhouse has grown far beyond the specs of the original Raspberry Pi design to feature onboard wi-fi, up to 8 GB of RAM and quad-core processors allowing for an expansion beyond its originally intended role. In fact, these boards became such hot property during the COVID years that shortages were the norm and for a while, you couldn’t get your hands on a board for love or money.
While the pandemic demand has eased and the chip shortage has been somewhat restored we’ve finally been graced with an upgrade to the Raspberry Pi series of boards with the new Raspberry Pi 5. In today’s article, we’ll be having a look at the Pi 5, checking out some of its upgraded features and exploring what uses we might find for it.
Why The Pi?
As technology has grown, the price of computing equipment has also reduced. While the early internet days demanded a laptop or…
