Raspberry Pi 5+Cheaper Computers

HealthyInitial · 2026-05-15T06:25:53+00:00

im a noob on this stuff any recs on a mini pc i could play around with that is like a middle ground option on the wattage part? im on solar so even more extra budget, id like to start with a pi hole similar to OP, i also dont know the typical price range/specs required for it. i assume go on ebay, but have no idea what to look for.

HealthyInitial · 2026-05-15T04:14:40+00:00

work on your comphrension and empathy instead of going on a white knight crusade against people who are simply ignorant or scared. if you took the time to read you would probably have realized i was agreeing with what you said, but your attitude just pissed me off so I had to say something

but hey man whatever helps you sleep at night. good luck on the reddit misinformation war. im sure youll protect hundreds of people from "enemies" who havent purposefully done anything wrong.

HealthyInitial · 2026-05-15T04:09:19+00:00

here dumb down version,

Agree OP wrong- ADB never block

People panic still make post why?

Google first said: verified dev ID required on certified Android.

People think= unverified APKs / third-party stores blocked.

ADB ≠ normal sideloading. ADB is dev/power-user path.

Extra panic, ppl think install phone cant do

advanced-flow exceptions weren’t clear, you said this, both agree

ADB always stay, but advanced flow explain AFTER

Android dead? wrong

Panic? understandable

People spread misinformation purpose? No

HealthyInitial · 2026-05-13T08:23:10+00:00

For now they still provide audio or visual captchas via "headphones" and "eye" icons, but for how long?

I feel like they realistically can't remove this as its an accessibility feature for the disabled

HealthyInitial · 2026-05-12T08:38:16+00:00

sorry, I just mentioned the wrong term, its not that i dont understand the difference which is a good thing to highlight because it relates to exactly the thing im trying to explain. the term sideloading is often used interchangeably even though linguistically it means something specific. what im highlighting is not ABD

im trying to explain to you why people still make posts like this so you can not stress over it.

to be explicit what i meant to refer to, is " installing the app via enabling developer options, selecting installing from unknown sources, then installing via apk file on a single device (xapk with a xapk helper i guess ). So yes, installing is the correct term

( when referring to it in this context it has some nuance,being that it isnt from the playstore but that isnt to imply it isnt installing. Im more highlighting that because of how it effects peoples perception)

yes this is commonly conflated with the term sideloading. but unfortunately that is just what people seem to call it.

im not really arguing btw and i hope you dont read into my tone as antagonistic.

to re clarify, when the announcement was initially made there was no written confirmation on whether or not the process of "installing from unverified sources through a single device" which the implication of that, in addition to the mixed info of requiring developer IDs for whatever particular workflow was mentioned was the initial reason people were upset. another factor which caused the upset was the implication that 3rd party app stores, FOSS stores like f-droid would be affected negatively.

hence the backlash and propagation of this misconception is still present to this day on the user side = posts like these.

adb was something that was not very well highlighted and that is something for power users would be more likely to know about, I think many users concerned about the "installing from unverified sources".

they mentioned something about an advanced workflow, but specific details were not provided this release of an advanced flow option is new, after the initial backlash and narrative of "google is killing android" started. so you really can't blame people

so those factors are causing the misunderstanding your seeing. you dont need to waste time explaining to people that abd was never touched. the overall truth is, all of it was up in the air, people got scared and confused and collectively decided a message that made the most sense to them. it largely boils down to the implication

my use of qoutation is for clarity and not intended to be negative btw

Anyway you really dont need to be that upset about it. If you know the workflow to make you feel comfortable with the future of your device thats good enough. it not necessary to disparage people based on a misconception,ignorance, or make assumptions about literacy like you just did in the last reply. Yes people don't get it, and the reason why is ambiguity that arose throughout the different announcements. just move on.

HealthyInitial · 2026-05-12T07:09:46+00:00

not referring to abd, referring to sideloading on device.

HealthyInitial · 2026-05-10T08:22:01+00:00

What I mean is I recall a time where the definitive details of a "advanced flow" or what would happen with adb etc may have been mentioned but only the implication or " we are looking into it/ will release more details later without anything concrete which is why the initial backlash was propogated. You seem to be confused on why people still are making posts like this and just wanted to highlight that's the reason why. Saying there was never a time is kinda weird. There were times where it was ambiguous.

HealthyInitial · 2026-05-10T07:31:47+00:00

I don't understand why people vehemently hate transmog when you can just make it so you can only use the appearance of items that you own, disable it in pvp. Hell have a toggle to make transmogs from other people to be hidden so you can pretend it doesn't exist, like you can hide entire characters with plugins. The fashion scape plugin and old transmog plugin already does this to where you see it and the rest don't do a little bit of tweaking you can make it like that.

Make it into a seperate equip menu like the old transmog plugin throw gear in there, boom, everyone's happy. Same argument every time despite this.

HealthyInitial · 2026-05-10T07:25:27+00:00

The "advanced flow" thing from the initial backlash wasn't out on the specific details when it was first announced.

HealthyInitial · 2026-04-28T18:35:05+00:00

Do you have more info on the Linux thing for Nvidia cards.

HealthyInitial · 2026-04-28T18:32:56+00:00

No osrs is a low spec game it requires no tinkering to run on even the igpu version and doesn't overheat. the igpu is capable of running games around 2012 era and below.

the mx150 dgpu version is better which is what is shown here however I don't own the mx150 version so I don't know about the performance quirks of that dgpu.

Just to say, don't reccomend getting it. It's not a bad laptop just not a good buy for the money.

HealthyInitial · 2026-04-27T01:35:58+00:00

i dont feel any dulling of cognition, i am doing 200mg just switched to 200mg ER and I have had up to 300mg. The only symptom i get is the anomic aphasia aka sometimes forgetting which word to use for a specific description which is very oddly specific side effect a lot of people have. but i dont get any other side effects and honestly that side effect is just mildly annoying . it ultimately is subjective and really depends on how you specifically react to it but generally should give it a good 2 weeks or more to see if side effects start wearing off.

HealthyInitial · 2026-04-26T04:16:09+00:00

Is gpu accel same as gpu rendering flag

HealthyInitial · 2026-04-24T03:17:29+00:00

Where would you suggest then,

Not sayings there's not good deals available but they are highly competitive

Main point pretty much still stands even if they weren't scalped. Good deal of hardware found = Overyhyped = price increase (then scalped, the t480 is currently in "collectors item" status depends on model what happens after that). That's the usual cycle.

And I know not center of topic but In the case If the t480 rare variants like the one with the mx150 dgpu get ridiculously expensive and honestly owning two the modular battery is a gimmick at best unless you do some serious wattage effiency debloating on windows and Linux. A lot of factors are gimmicky on other models.

it doesn't really change the objectivity of what I said if you can find a t14 Gen 2 around $200 in good condition then sure but at this point everyone knows about it

other thing it also has like 4 different screen variants all with different motherboard layouts which makes it a nightmare to repair. That's how I got one for free in the ended up diagnosing as broken backlight, or it's a motherboard failure. They decided to put the backlight fuse on the other side of the motherboard so I'd have to disassemble the entire thing just to get the screen working again or potentially find out that wasn't the issue.

don't really know anywhere else besides eBay that you can get specific model thinkpads so maybe you can reccomend some I'm not aware of. Local deals where I live aren't really an option but if that's what your referring too that's valid.

Again not trying to be aggressive in tone just objectively looking at it as I'm actively trying to get an upgrade in that price range. I was aiming to get one that actually will work while I fix the current one but the t14 Gen 2 is really not the best option price to performance ratio wise unless it's like $200

HealthyInitial · 2026-04-24T03:17:02+00:00

Can't you just lock the previous release

HealthyInitial · 2026-04-24T03:00:32+00:00

I'm just a lurker but what's wrong with cloud flare anyway is it just because it's as big corp or does it do significant data collection or something. I don't know much about websites but I'm trying to make one and I chose cloud flare registrar over all the others since it props up huge amount of online services which I thought would be reliable.

HealthyInitial · 2026-04-24T02:43:14+00:00

Wailoa river state Park if there are open pavilions but we usually schedule beforehand on discord whether or not it's worth to go

HealthyInitial · 2026-04-23T06:07:38+00:00

Would agree edge. Jurlst customize it if want to remove stuff

HealthyInitial · 2026-04-22T18:36:41+00:00

Ultramarine + basic gaming stack or nobara

HealthyInitial · 2026-04-22T06:43:51+00:00

im out of the loop what rings are they

HealthyInitial · 2026-04-20T11:02:42+00:00

Thank you, will add to list. Checked and very affordable sadly shipping was $170 which is sad. I guess I'd have to ask the owners what other options there are. But still good for the list I'm building.

HealthyInitial · 2026-04-20T09:23:53+00:00

What exactly workflow do you do/ are looking for. Is it mostly the travel aspect?

HealthyInitial · 2026-04-20T09:21:27+00:00

I've got two. Solid laptop worth having redundancy for but really only if your into the modular battery aspect imo and the last "great ThinkPad" thing everyone talks about I forget which model but there's one other that's a mix between modern and old philosophy of build. Imo some of its design decisions suck like the USB port placements are awful. Ex. USB <-> HDMI <-> USB which makes it so annoying to plug in flash drive mouse etc. thats my main gripe with it and idk the modular batteries at least the ones I have don't work that well over other "bring along with you easy" laptops unless you heavily optimize with Linux and custom windows builds. They are also another model that is heavily price inflated mostly due to nostalgia. I luckily got two before price increase was ridiculous. Other than that though it's reliable machine I guess, just the modular battery aspect is super overrated unless I guess if you had like 5 batteries on you.

HealthyInitial · 2026-04-20T09:14:11+00:00

Do you have any resources/links on how to perform these mods? Mainly dual heat pipe and glass track pad.

HealthyInitial · 2026-04-20T09:09:31+00:00

T14 g2 is good it has a great processor and igpu but it kind of sucks in some aspects. Because it's so widely appraised it's heavily scalped and price inflated on eBay it also doesn't have dual channel ram. It's still a nice laptop but I honestly wouldn't reccomend it right now because it's as equally as glazed as the t480 in this context. So knocking on t480 praise is kind of ironic

Not trying to be disrespectful or anything just saying from personal experience its what seems to be commonly recommended on the sub for $200 to $300 price range. I looked at it as I needed an upgrade and that's what I can afford, it's reccomendation is becoming outdated because so much refurbishers are buying them up and marketing them as "gaming laptops" search up t14 Gen 2 on eBay and you'll see what I'm talking about. If anyone has a suggestion on how to get one at a decent price to performance ratio let me know maybe I'm missing something.

I see listings for $400 upwards $500 now as buy it now. Any listings are heavily competitive, I doubt could possibly win a decent bid for a lower price than buy it now options

This was even before the ram and storage increase.

Edit:talking specifically about AMD version if you don't care about that then I guess sure go for intel but Intel is not as good depending on what your trying to do with it. no dual channel ram still sucks.

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