As a complete beginner, what can I do with a raspberry pi 4b?

I’m basically completely new to networking and currently setting up a NAS. I have this raspberry pi 4b that I got but now can’t think of a use case for it…

Any ideas of something that is very useful to host or have running on the pi4b?

  • Possibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    12 hours ago

    Sell it

    I’m dead serious. They can go for a decent price which should cover the cost of a X86_64 machine

      • vividspecter@aussie.zoneEnglish
        1·
        11 minutes ago

        The mini-pcs that people typically recommend use around that at idle, and are much more powerful and have more reliable storage. But if you all you need is a Pi that’s fine of course.

    • OwlPaste@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      6 hours ago

      Whats an x86_64 equivalent of a pi these days? I’d love to find one, especially worried if pi goes the way of Arduino

    • phx@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      9 hours ago

      If they’ve already got a 4B there’s no reason not to use it for one of the many low-power low-profile uses, especially when the cost of PC components is going nuts now

    • ikidd@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      11 hours ago

      idk about a 4b these days but the 5’s are stupid priced. You can get a refurbed 6th gen intel machine with 16gb of ram and an SSD for the price of a 4Gb Pi 5. Add an ESP32 running ESPhome or Firmata and you’ve got everything you could do with a Pi and a lot more.