Raspberry Pi

Why r/BuyItForLife recommends Raspberry Pi

9 mentions from real owners

• #1Dec 5, 2025

  What’s a small upgrade you made that ended up being way more impactful than expected?

  The Raspberry Pi 5 I use to run Home Assistant. Around $100 to automate pretty much everything in the house.

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• #2Dec 1, 2025

  Gift Ideas for My Boyfriend Who Has Everything?

  Depending on how into tech he is- maybe something like a raspberry pi, YubiKeys, or a Kensington fingerprint reader

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• #3Nov 3, 2025

  Which brands/products have gotten better over time?

  Raspberry pi is sooo good for the price.

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• #4Nov 3, 2025

  Which brands/products have gotten better over time?

  A lot of technology is this way. LG OLEDs had screen burn-in issues and are now pretty resilient, while costing less. Raspberry Pi. Has barely gone up in price, but the current model can act as a personal computer. Unfortunately, technology in general still isn't BIFL unless you get a nice desktop computer and ship-of-theseus it into eternity, but it is getting better and better at a crazy rate.

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• #5Sep 5, 2025

  Why did we accept that security cameras need monthly fees to work properly?

  I created one with a raspberry pi, they have a camera module and I just use an external hard drive to save the video. Honestly not all that hard and rather cheap, was a fun project.

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• #6Jun 12, 2025

  Non-"Gaming" Laptop Suggestion thats Powerful?

  Raspberry pi 5, it takes a bit of setup but it's really cool the resulution is also dependent on what screen you get and you can build a laptop like case for it

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• #7May 10, 2025

  Brands you swear by that have Buy It For Life quality products

  I have a lot of these. Here are some: * Casio G-Shock wristwatches * Raspberry Pi computers * Sony bluetooth headphones * Steinway pianos * Savotta bags * Barbour jackets * Sterkowski hats * Lezyne air pumps * Mavic wheels * Shimano derailleurs * Logitech mice * Cordura fabrics * Fisher pens * YKK zippers * ThinkPad laptops * Metrix oscilloscopes * The United States Playing Card Company decks * Ray Ban sunglasses * Anker powerbanks * Yamaha guitars * Samsung TVs * Victorinox multitools * Olight flashlights * Montblanc fountain pens * La Sportiva shoes * Playstation consoles * GNU software

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• #8May 10, 2025

  Buy it for life digital products?

  I think I have spent enough money testing solutions that I can provide a contribution. Laptops/computers. (I tend to prefer laptops). A computer is useful not until the next shiny graphics card but as long as it meets your needs. If your 2010 machine which you use to do browsing, emailing and maybe some other basic stuff satisfies your needs, and, if you are a gamer, still enjoy playing your older games, then it is a good machine. No need to buy anything new. Older machines, especially ones where Windows makes them feel like good for nothing can be given a new life by installign Linux. Moving to Linux is easier than it used to be. There is a LOT of support out there if you are willing to get your hands (proverbially) dirty. For most mainstream software there are free, open-source solutions. A cheap Raspberry PI5 can be a good PC replacement. Apple Macbooks - The older unibody Macbooks (to 2012) are extraordinary machines. They are found cheap on ebay. They are easily upgradable and can still do good work. Replace the main HDD with an SSD, put in 16Gb RAM (their max) and possibly replace the optical drive with another SSD (look on YouTube how to do this) and you have a fantastic machine. Mobile: Why do you use your mobile? A cheap Android answers calls and can do WhatsApp and allow for slow browsing and emails. One way to keep a mobile (and indeed computers) is to not follow the rule of always installing the latest OS. While some updates fix bugs, others introduce new functionality which hogs resources uselessly and are not always easy to turn off. Digital Cameras: unless you do photography for a living you do not need the greatest and latest. If you are buying, I would say to buy new within your budget. Photography is about three elements, ISO, Aperture and Shutterspeed. Even basic DSLRs will allow you to control these and produce great photos. As proof of this, you have seen photos taken years ago and you liked them.

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• #9Apr 9, 2025

  Items that made your life so much easier/saved time?

  IUD Raspberry Pi running Pi-Hole on my network

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