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Funded in 5 minutes - the open source modular mini computer 'Pilet' is on Kickstarter
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this post was submitted on 09 Jan 2025
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It's powered by someone's Raspberry Pi 5.
Great, another cloud computing scam...
Yeah, wish they were a bit more upfront about that. In their defense it is in the FAQ and somewhere at the bottom of the "about this project" page. Battery is also an add on unless you want to source your own.
The article is just a long advertisement. Nothing more.
So for $200 USD they’re selling an 80’s retro version of a GameboyPi case ($50 on amazon, includes battery) with a slightly larger screen and fewer buttons. For $10 more, they’ll add in a keyboard that they haven’t developed yet.
Seems like an overpriced stepping stone between a flipper and a steam deck.
And I get it's still the top dog SBC but there's plenty out there that don't contribute to the capitalist machine.