Anybody got one of these new fancy pi5s? Might haveta get one, they're in stock..
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Main differences from pi4 afaict: 2.4Ghz vs 1.8Ghz. includes RTC! 🚀
i didn't realise they didn't have a lithium battery backed RTC
but if you run it as a server, you don't need that, the battery is for when it's turned off
so it's not really a feature for noderunners
Having RTC built in, that's huge for me, been wanting it and always have to add it on... Ya it's just a watch battery type thing (just like most computers)
But ya, prob most don't need it cause they're connected to networks .. I use PI for boat navigation, tides/currents, etc and I don't always have network so I gotta have RTC Incase I loose power or the tides don't know what time it is 😂
I got one. It's a definite step up. I run a lightning node on in it (been running lightning nodes for some time). It works much more reliably than the 4 did. Now with the option to add an m.2 drive i will update that as well. Anyway. It's a significant improvement and handles lnd and cl very well.
Oh yeah, the PCIe stuff might be new too. And m.2 drive?! Damn that's nice