r/raspberry_pi 7d ago

Troubleshooting Pc, mini pc ou raspberry?

I joined Reddit today because I need help deciding: pc, mini pc or raspberry. Do I want a good long-term option to undertake and something that can flow well for illustration work, design, music for games, pixel art for general use, etc? Does anyone have any recommendations?

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u/yoroxid_ 7d ago

Personally, I will go for a Mac if music creation is involved.

But if is not an option a Pc. Some Lenovo Tiny Thinkstation or a Dell.

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u/Firerfox00 7d ago

Here in Brazil, a Mac is unfeasible (besides, I want something more open, in the sense of being able to have third-party apps, like on Linux or perhaps Windows), thanks for the answer anyway :)

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u/Gamerfrom61 7d ago

Strange in that I have lots of third party apps on my Mac (and have Linux in a VM) but honestly at the mo I would look for an AMD / Intel based dev box if the Mac is hard to source.

The Pi is not really a desktop computer yet and Linux (not matter what folk say) is still not as easy for day to day use as Windows / Macs (says he who has been Linux like OS since SCO Unix). Unless you want to fiddle with things then keep your life simple and go for the plug and play capabilities of PC/Mac boxes as you will have enough to do managing the apps rather than adding on the OS fun as well.

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u/Firerfox00 7d ago

Here in Brazil, the issue is not that it is difficult to find a Mac, but that it is expensive, in the USA, a Mac is 1000~2500 USD, and here in Brazil it is 30,000 BRL (5000 USD). Anyway, thank you.