On 29/06/2019 09:42, James Harris wrote:
> With some of the amazing specs of the Raspberry Pi 4 I wonder if the 4GB
version would be fast enough to replace a desktop PC - just for basic computing
such as web browsing, word processing, spreadsheets, file handing etc.
>
> I ask because I have just been trying to use Twitter via Chromium on a
Raspberry Pi 2 running Raspbian and Twitter was unusable. Half the tweet could
be typed before any characters became visible and clicks within the text would
take a while to move 
the cursor.
>
> So what do you guys think about how fast a 4GB RPi 4 would be in comparison?

I use my 3B+ as a general desktop machine already, it is noticeably
faster than the 3B it replaced, as the small fan in the case stops it
thermally throttling. But the one thing that lets it down is the 1GB of
memory, as any serious web use causing it to start swapping to the USB
attached SSD, and slows down drastically.

4GB of memory in the Pi 4 should transform the experience. Plus the USB3
will allow the SSD to operate at its full speed when needed.

---druck

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