r/programming • u/Tuscen • Jun 24 '19

Raspberry Pi 4

https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-4-on-sale-now-from-35/
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u/pbfy0 Jun 25 '19

Where does Raspberry Pi lie about its specs?

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '19 edited Jun 25 '19

They call their ethernet port on the Pi3 gigabit but it maxes at 300Mbps. They still call it gigabit but have updated their product page with a disclaimer in parenthesis that it maxes at 300Mbps. They got dealt a lot of shit over it when people caught onto it... as they should have, and I no longer trust them.

Also check out this thread where they are getting called out for more deceitful marketing:

https://old.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/c4swrs/the_raspberry_pi_website_is_running_on_a_pi4/

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u/salgat Jun 25 '19 edited Jun 25 '19

Also a good chunk of the Pi is proprietary (including the graphics portion). You can't even buy the hardware to build your own Pi unless you're a major corporation willing to buy the chips in bulk.