One of the questions we can ask ourselves when we see a movie for the first time Raspberry Pi is whether you can create a fully functional computer from them, and really, the answer is very simple, since it is possible to do this. But obviously as we can imagine the performance is not too high, but this PC personalized created from a Raspberry PIt shows us the true potential it has.
Many projects that include a Raspberry Pi They are usually devices that we did not originally use as a computer, since in the end it is really the most basic thing that can be done with these miniature boards, taking into account that it is a system that can run practically any OS with a little bit of additional compatibility. But this personalized computer has caught our attention because of the number of uses it can have, and because of the striking design it has.
A custom PC built from a Raspberry Pi
There are a large number of projects that use a Raspberry Pi to recreate a type of computerwhether portable, desktop or a replica of any type of old machine that was successful many years ago. This time, one of the projects that has surprised us the most is a mix, which combines a desktop computer with a laptop, and it is a device with the structure of a mini PC but with the difference that it includes a rechargeable battery.
The system is built with a Raspberry Pi 4B, a model that stands out for offering quite basic power, since it has 4 GB of RAM, but which is enough for certain projects like this. It should be noted that Arnov Sharma, creator of this portable desktop computer, teaches us how the complete development of this device is, so we can create it ourselves if we want, which means that we can also make modifications such as including a Raspberry Pi 5. to achieve superior performance.
As we can expect, the box in which this device is incorporated is created using a 3D printer, which is surely the most difficult thing to obtain if we do not have one, since the rest of the components it includes are quite easy to obtain. For example, the custom PCB that it uses can be obtained in a store that the creator himself tells us in the instructions, so really the most complicated thing we can find if we want to make this personalized computer is knowing how to follow the instructions so that everything works. .
Usage depends on what you want to do
One of the advantages that Raspberry Pi have is the versatility they have in using them, and in this case, taking into account that it is a desktop computer, the possibilities we have are unlimited. And if we take into account, for example, how the operating systems are loaded on one of these devices, which is through an SD card, we can see that we have the possibility of easily changing OS simply by inserting another card that includes other software.
This gives us the possibility to, for example, use this custom computer as a normal desktop PC with a Linux system, but we can also use it as a retro console if we insert a card that includes RetroPie.
