Cyberdecks wich can do almost anything: 7 inch Raspberry Pi 4 cyberdecks & are better than the Pinephone

Last Updated on June 27, 2024 by pg@petergamma.org

https://www.andresborray.com/post/lunchbox-size-cyberdeck

You can find tons of those with google picture search:

https://www.google.ch/search?lr=&sca_esv=25c9fa5c60f43d7f&as_qdr=all&sxsrf=ADLYWIIgDt3lNRwCnfb3RC2afbntslcxLw:1719334805084&q=7+inch+raspberry+pi+4+cyberdeck&udm=2&fbs=AEQNm0BVRSMFkTbieTChvBxNZ3EeLc4jUufv8wjn2H4Kkj5a2rqfW9sp0_tMnMhEf24kdbGwcg02xJundhEFrY-KhE9BrcY85t_bgq8SyoL451GnHeEU8NI5-bfP1Br5gNt7LZ6cmuIzwCLZlz41lzcx5XFM3JZ7pqojHHc4U951FFn-ApwHQ8orSPxrghcEMK2kTFaAvWn9lJaORBR7SFyW6Z86pzivuQ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwie_7minfeGAxWjhv0HHScCBiIQtKgLegQIDhAB&biw=1216&bih=587&dpr=1.58

  • Find the one which fit’s best for your needs.
  • The Rasbperry Pi 4 is
  • well established
  • available
  • an has a reasonable price
  • a 7 inch display is enough to use LibreOffice on it without adaptation.
  • Peter Gamma has tested this in one single test.
  • Another test gave that 3 x 20 000 mAh battery packs are sufficient to power a Raspberry Pi 4 for more than 24 hrs.
  • This was the result of another single test from Peter Gamma.
  • Raspberry Pi screens are power hungry.
  • I invite you to use a smartphone as a Rasbperry Pi screen.
  • This is a solution which is power efficient since it is based on Android phones.
  • The Xiaomi Mi Max 3 for instance has 7 inch display:

https://www.gsmarena.com/7inch_display_and_5500mah_battery_rumored_for_xiaomi_mi_max_3-news-28850.php

  • Eventually you find a better device for your needs.
  • There are HDMI to usb adapters to use a smartphone as a Pi screen.
  • Raspberry Pi OS has been developed over last10 years.
  • We do not know of any issues with Bluetooth keyboards and Raspberry Pi OS.
  • But the Pinephone has such issues.

You can also run Leepspvideo KDE Plasma built 4 on a Raspberry Pi 4:

  • Is is almost as easy to use as Ubuntu 24.04.
  • Peter has tested this also in a single short test.
  • The leepspvideo KDE plasma solution is better on the Raspberry Pi than Ubuntu 24.04, since it is based on Raspberry Pi OS.
  • Raspberry PiOs is better developed on Pi’s than Ubuntu.