I have seen a FLIR image that suggests that these are going to run a lot hotter than the Pi2. I am definitely interested, but I'd like to see something definitive about heat, power and performance testing before leaping into the fray. I am less worried about the 32-bit software, because I am not likely to run Raspian on one - I usually end up with a Debian, except for my media player, which is running XMBC. sincerely, William Witteman ww@witteman.ca 418-571-2432 william.witteman.ca On 2 March 2016 at 16:13, D. Hugh Redelmeier <hugh@mimosa.com> wrote:
and just two months after I bought a Pi 2 from Microsoft Store.
Here are some highlights, possibly inaccurately remembered.
Better - Arm A53: significantly faster than the A7(?) in the Pi 2. 64-bit
- built in bluetooth and WiFi. These apparently go through SDIO, bypassing the USB bottleneck.
- faster clocking for the GPU (I think)
Worse:
- takes more power to run. You might need a new power supply
Same:
- no price increase!
- same case and peripherals as Pi 2 (but LEDs move)
- all USB is 2.0 (no USB 3.x)
- too much goes through a single internal USB 2.0 bus (ethernet, 4 usb ports)
- although the processor is 64-bit, the software is still 32-bit. I hope that this will change.
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