8 Reasons to Upgrade to a Raspberry Pi 5, Project by Project #piday #raspberrypi

Not that anyone needs convincing but here are some compelling reasons to upgrade your setup with a Pi 5. You’ll still need to act quick to snag one but availability is up compared to the Pi 4 over the past years.

The beefier power lends to better gaming, machine learning, media streaming, and beyond!

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With a far more capable processor and a bunch of extra features, the Raspberry Pi 5 offers far more power than previous models. Let’s take a look at reasons to upgrade to a Pi 5, project by project.

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2 Comments

  1. Number 1 should be learning the art of patience because you’ll wait for 4 months on back order before you get one!

  2. Not convinced. Sounds line Marketing.
    Rpi5 IS a downsized nuc… So No need to Change Setup to rpi5 If there are better solutions available.
    If Setup requires rpi, rpi4 and even rpi3 are best suited for.

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