<![CDATA[Hardware question]]>I have no Pi experience but I am a Linux professional. I see Mm works with pi 2-5

I also see posts regarding folks upgrading from 4 to 5

As I am a Pi rookie I have questions

What is the price//memory/mm performance sweet spot

Money difference is small but if a pi 4 with 1 gig is sufficient then I don’t need a 5 with 8 gigs

What should I buy?

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/19430/hardware-questionRSS for NodeThu, 18 Jun 2026 08:10:46 GMTThu, 13 Feb 2025 04:15:22 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Hardware question on Thu, 13 Feb 2025 19:45:44 GMT]]>@sdetweil thanks for your help. I have an idea here to start. looks like I have a lot of forum to read

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/124006https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/124006Thu, 13 Feb 2025 19:45:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hardware question on Thu, 13 Feb 2025 21:02:43 GMT]]>@khrusher today i would do pi5, and the nvme disk hat, with a small nvme disk
faster pi5
fast boot,
biggish disk vs sd card 256gb vs 64gb sd card
more reliable disk vs sd card
about $35 added cost

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/124003https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/124003Thu, 13 Feb 2025 21:02:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hardware question on Thu, 13 Feb 2025 18:08:42 GMT]]>@sdetweil OK thanks, that sounds like I should get 4GB. While the site says Pi 2-5 are supported, I see some folks here migrating from 4s to 5s. What is driving that decision?

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/124002https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/124002Thu, 13 Feb 2025 18:08:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hardware question on Thu, 13 Feb 2025 04:32:29 GMT]]>@khrusher depends on what you want your MagicMirror to do

i recommend 2gig memory minimum

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