On 21 October 2013 09:55, Chris Walker cdw_alug@the-walker-household.co.uk wrote:
On Mon, 21 Oct 2013 09:43:32 +0100 Mark Rogers mark@quarella.co.uk wrote:
I prefer the BeagleBone Black - it just feels like a better board, has far more capability, is faster, has onboard flash and supports microSD (not SD cards sticking out of the side of the board),
Not seen these? https://www.modmypi.com/raspberry-pi-micro-sd-card-adaptor
Yes I have, but worth pointing them out for anyone who hasn't. It only fixes one of the problems with the Pi though. and for me it's one of the reasons why the BBB feels better designed for "real" applications rather than for kids to play with. Don't get me wrong, I think the Pi is a great bit of kit and is doing great things for education - and I'm sure the BBB only exists at its price point because the Pi created/demonstrated the market. But for a modest increase in price I think the BBB has a lot more to offer than a Pi.
(That said, for some applications the Pi is probably better; I believe it has better graphics acceleration, for example, making it better for XMBC-type apps than the BBB. I think it might also have slightly lower power requirements.)