From: cl@isbd.net   
      
   Bob Martin  wrote:   
   > >   
   > > What really is getting to me is that the non-GUI user who wants to use   
   > > a Pi (or arduino or BBB) to moinitor the temperature in his garage   
   >   
   > An RPi is overkill for a job like that.   
   > An ESP32 or Arduino will keep things simple at far lower cost.   
   >   
   But a Pi is much more accessible (in the sense of being easy to access   
   your data directly).  It's just so much handier to communicate with,   
   as in the case of my Pi running on a boat in France, it does all the   
   work of connecting and so on as well as collecting data.  In my case   
   it also drives two displays.   
      
   ... and it's not exactly expensive, £33 for a 1GB 4B and a lot less if   
   you go for a Pi Zero.   
      
   I do have a couple of Arduinos and ESP32s but given that you really   
   need another computer to access them and do anything useful with the   
   data I always end up deciding that a Pi (or a BeagleBone Black) is   
   just so much easier as a standalone system.   
      
   --   
   Chris Green   
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