Can You Replace Your Desktop PC With a Raspberry Pi 4?

Here’s why I won’t be tossing out my desktop PC anytime soon

Raspberry Pi 4 Model B. Image: Raspberry Pi

Since the introduction of the Raspberry Pi 4, a lot more people have been trying to use this microcomputer as their desktop PC. More recently, the Raspberry Pi 400 Personal Computer has been released, the name of which directly indicates its “main” purpose. I have long been interested in the possibility of using a portable and silent PC for simple tasks like creating this text, where the full-size desktop is redundant and the tablet is inconvenient. Finally, I bought a top-of-the-line Raspberry Pi 4 with 8GB of memory. It’s time to see how it works.

Image courtesy of the author

I wrote and published this article on the Raspberry Pi, and it works well. I did not have any troubles or glitches.

Why the Raspberry Pi?

Of course, motivations for using the Raspberry Pi can vary. You may need an inexpensive Linux desktop for learning. You may not have the money for a full-fledged PC. I have long wanted a 100% silent and low-power computer to use as a media center and “typewriter.” Using the power-consuming 500W Core I7 desktop PC…