From: patchmoney@gmx.com   
      
   On 2 Oct 2025 at 14:32:36 BST, Daniel James wrote:   
      
   > On 02/10/2025 11:12, The Natural Philosopher wrote:   
   >> ... here a pi 500+ at £192 is well above a decent equivalent performance   
   >> refurbished desktop.   
   >   
   > Comparisons of that sort are always difficult.   
   >   
   > To start with: comparing a new Pi 500+ with a refurbished desktop isn't   
   > fair. One is new the other isn't.   
   >   
   > What do you mean by 'equivalent performance'? Most PCs spend most of   
   > their time idle. For some uses performance matters, for others it   
   > doesn't. I have used a Pi 5 quite a bit, and I find it is sufficiently   
   > responsive that I don't notice any sluggishness compared with my (much   
   > more powerful) desktop PC.   
   >   
   > The Pi uses less power than a PC -- especially when that PC is a   
   > refurbished older model -- which is reason in itself to prefer it.   
      
   OoI - are they both pretty much silent?   
      
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