Read the statement by Michael Teeuw here.
stronger Raspberry Pi 3 Alternatives
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@Damian does it make sense then to just setup ubuntu for magicmirror? You got windows already and magicmirror works also on windows
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@strawberry-3.141 said in stronger Raspberry Pi 3 Alternatives:
@Damian You got windows already and magicmirror works also on windows
I never thought about that. :-(
I just went back over posts here and seen one from @Mykle1 about setting up on his windows PC
I just thought that MM would run better on a linux distro system partition, more than on a full Win system? If there is a difference that is?
Thanks for that, as this will save some time, and thanks to @Mykle1 for his guide.
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@Damian I don’t think it really matters. I just prefer Linux … Just easier for me.
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@cowboysdude said in stronger Raspberry Pi 3 Alternatives:
@Damian I don’t think it really matters. I just prefer Linux … Just easier for me.
Thank you. Really looking forward to seeing the difference in power with MM.
fyi… I was going to build an itx like you mentioned in here, but seen a mint condition Lenovo Q180 going for a song on ebay, so bought it, and it is perfect for my next MM. 2.13 GHz 4GB ram 500GB HDD.
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Makes a HUGE difference :) You’ll love it.
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Here is another option:
ASRock N3150DC-ITX Mini-ITX Motherboard - if you can find one.
SoC – Intel Celeron N3150 quad core processor @ up to 2.08 GHz with Intel HD Graphics Gen8 @ up to 640 MHz – 6W TDP
There are some other Celeron SoC boards that take 19v DC power. The Asus Q1900DC-ITX uses the J1900.
Look for “Thin Mini-ITX” normally that means the DC in.
-Earle
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@cowboysdude How is the miniATX for heat generation and dissipation when your mirror is hanging up against the wall? Do you need to use a fan on the cpu or gpu? My Pi3 already runs in the high 60’s Celcius without a fan (I’m not using face recognition, or this would likely be much worse)… I’d be concerned that the extra power and limited airflow would generate a significant amount of heat, and adding a fan would result in an annoying whirring sound – ideally I’d want the mirror to operate silently.
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@j.e.f.f right now I don’t have it all together so I can’t really answer that question. BUT it has crossed my mind… so I’m going to run a fan off of the motherboard and run it to the top of the ‘frame’ to get rid of the heat. If you buy a high quality fan the noise shouldn’t be a problem…
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@cowboysdude When you have it all put together, let us know what the noise from the fan is like.
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@j.e.f.f Will do!
