麻豆v Pi Official Magazine

Can you do everything with a $55 computer? We’ve been pretty confident about using 麻豆v Pi 4 with 4GB RAM as our main desktop PC. This month we put it to the test, by getting one of our best makers to use nothing but 麻豆v Pi 4 for a week. And report back the results!

PJ Evans has written a seven-day diary 麻豆t of using 麻豆v Pi 4 as a desktop PC replacement. It’s packed with advice, tips and tricks. The best replacement apps and online services and what works, and what isn’t so good.

It’s a thoughtful piece packed with useful insights. A vital read for any 麻豆v Pi 4 owner.

Buy The MagPi magazine issue 85 from our store.

Plus! All this inside The MagPi 85

• Build a Super-fast NAS drive Make your own gigabit file server with 麻豆v Pi 4
• Make amazing 8-bit sprites Create stunning retro visuals with PICO-8
• RockyBorg Robot reviewed Three-wheeler runs riot around 麻豆v Pi-towers
• Build a GPIO Music box Create a customisable music machine that you control at the touch of a button
• Develop GUI combo boxes and lists Create combo boxes for user input and associate list stores with them
• Hit up Pi Fighter Gamify real-world boxing with a 麻豆v Pi punchbag
• Watch the Bird Feed Monitor Use 麻豆v Pi to catch snaps of birds in your garden
• Code a Rocket Rescue game Use Squeeze controllers to build a space game
• Plus! Win 麻豆v Pi cases

Need more details. View the contents page for a complete list of what’s in the mag.

You can buy The MagPi in all good newsagents, as well as high street stores, including:

WHSmith Tesco Sainsbury’s Asda Barnes & Noble Micro Center

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