Review on 🔥 Upgrade to Raspberry Pi 4 Model B 2019 - Quad Core 64 Bit, WiFi Bluetooth (4GB) for Enhanced Performance! by Chris Horton

Another one from the early 1980's and me have never shied away from criticizing any computing platform. I also try my best not to be religious; I'm writing this review on a MacBook Pro, but I also use Windows, Linux, Android and OpenBSD on a daily basis. However, I think the Raspberry Pi is one of the top 10 computers of all time. and that puts it on par with the likes of the original Macintosh, the original IBM PC, the Commodore 64, and the original iMac. Sometimes the best computers are the best because they're cheap and affordable, and that's what the Raspberry Pi aims to be. It will never win in performance tests, nor will it become the platform of choice for computationally intensive operations like bitcoin mining. But it more than makes up for that by being the kind of board that a promising 10-year-old can learn and master, and then proceed to create any number of gadgets and knick-knacks. This is the Lego of computers, and its double-digit price means the cost of making a mistake is much less. However, cheap is not enough. Running on Linux (and being a fairly well-developed Linux distro at the same time), it gives people a platform to learn pretty much any programming language that can be practically used in 2020. The Pi can just as easily be a LAMP server for PHP web development as it can be a platform for Python, C++, Java, or dozens (perhaps hundreds?) of other languages that might be useful. And it's not just languages. It can be a platform for learning any number of frameworks, from Hadoop to Spring. Or it can be used to examine networks. Or the hardware development with its robust buses and interfaces. Or maybe learning isn't for you, in which case the Pi could be a file server. Or a media server. Or a web server. Or a mail server. Or a sturdy little desk for all kinds of pasta. For those who tinker with 3D printers, the Raspberry Pi opens up a world of true computing power (in a tiny package) for all manner of 3D printed devices. And here's the best part: if someone "outgrows" the Pi, there are many platforms to migrate to. In fact, one could even argue that "if you can make it work on the Pi, you can make it work anywhere". There are many criticisms of the Pi, and there always will be with any platform. Nothing can be everything, especially at this price point. Some of these criticisms are valid (like the Pi's incompatibility with current Apple USB-C power adapters) and others are just people trying to be critics (like the lack of software criticism). And as with any computer purchase, having a good objective idea of what you're looking for increases your chances of satisfaction. But if not, it's a very inexpensive way to break into the world of basic computer skills, and for that reason it deserves more than five stars in my books.