“I use the Pi4 as a file server with a pair of external 8 GB drives plugged into the USB 3.0 ports and running Raspbian Lite. The server runs 24 hours per day and has been running for a month continuously now without problems.
Over the network I am able to achieve a consistent and sustainable file transfer speed of 30 MB/s, which is 3x faster than with the Raspberry Pi 3 doing the same job.
During high load conditions I found the CPU core temperature did rise to over 70C and decided to use a case with a heatsink and fan to ensure that performance was sustainable and to protect the PI4.”
“I upgraded from Pi 2 and what an improvement it is well worth the money, all i am doing is running a live dashboard for my company but having quick page refreshes is perfect.”
“Great performance but should not be sold or used without substantial cooling. Rather remiss to sell a product meant for beginners in this state, apart from thermal throttling it's not likely to live long...”
“Cannot complain about this new model. I bought the 4GB version. I am running Docker on Raspbian, has been flawless for the past 3 weeks. I run the following containers all consecutively:
- Home Assistant
- Traefik
- Mosquitto
- Jackett
- Portainer (to manage the Docker environment)
It runs all of these containers flawlessly and fast.
Things that were not possible with the 3B are now in the realms of possibility. It costs a fraction of the money to run than using my QNAP NAS. The NAS has now been off for weeks.
USB 3, Gigabit Ethernet, and the possibility to run 2 monitors is all good. I run it headless though, and it runs cooler that way. I'm using the Raspberri Pi 4 Case (With Cooling Fan) that I bought from here, it's the black acrylic one. The Pi remains at around 40C.”
“I was persuaded by the promise that this is a cheap desktop replacement, but it’s basically useless to me. I bought it so I could plug two monitors in, and do some light browser based web design. No way can it hack that - it overheats within a few minutes. So I bought a heat sink, gave up using it for anything important and let my kids use it. Now they can do more than a tab or two on a browser without it overheating. I love the idea and the brand, but this is still a programmers toy.”
“Raspberry Pi 4 B is a great computer board, which I personally use for arcade games. It’s noticeably faster than the other Raspberry Pi’s I’ve used in the past, and will be using these from now on. Very good for the price, and would recommend to anyone.”
