• CaptPretentious@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      Supposedly because there’s no through hole components, everything is surface mount, it should be much easier to manufacturer.

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      9 months ago

      When I say easy to get, I don’t necessarily mean “in stock” - and that is obviously a huge consideration. What I do mean that as far as I know the Pi foundation plans to keep manufacturing older boards for a long time since some customers can’t just easily upgrade to the latest Pi, let alone move to a whole new platform. Is the Beelink x86 PC you got last week going to still be for sale without any significant revisions in 6 months?