DARIO CAMIN asked 3 years ago
I have bought the ‘SMART HOME with Raspberry Pi, ESP32, and ESP8266’ e-book and I’m thinking about buying a Raspberry Pi board to follow the course exercises. Would a Raspberry Pi 4B with 2Gb of RAM suffice? Models with 8Gb and 4Gb are more expensive, and I wonder if I really need them (not only for the course, but for future usage as well). If I am not planning to perform complex multitasking things, dual-screen 4K video, etc., won’t a 2Gb board be good enough?
Sara Santos Staff answered 3 years ago
Hi.
Yes.
I think you’ll be fine with the 2G version. (However, I’m not totally sure as I haven’t tested it).
If the difference between the 2G and 4G is significant, I think you can go well with the 2G version. If not, the 4G will be faster for most tasks.
Regards,
Sara
DARIO CAMIN answered 3 years ago
Thanks Sara.
Yes, the difference is significant for me (the 4Gb board is 27,5% more expensive than the 2Gb one); that’s why I’m asking. Of course I wouldn’t buy a 2G board if I thought it would run short of resources every time I want to use it, but if it will do for most applications, I would rather spend less money.
Sara Santos Staff answered 3 years ago
I think you can go with the 2G without problems.
Regards,
Sara