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Every even numbered Pi model had some kind of interesting quirk requiring a hardware change to 'fix':

  - Pi 2 had the camera flash reboot issue
  - Pi 4 had improperly implemented USB-C charging circuit, causing many PD adapters to not power it[1]

(I still have and use both of the original models — the hardware flaw was only a problem in certain circumstances.)

The Pi 5 has it's funky 5V / 5A requirement (though 5V / 3A works fine if you're not using high power USB accessories, if you have a decent power adapter), but it's otherwise not had any hardware-level odd quirk on the scale of Pi 2/4.

So the question is: what will it be on the Pi 6?

[1] https://hackaday.com/2019/07/16/exploring-the-raspberry-pi-4...

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Pi 3 had issues with power voltage, eventually solved by special 5.1V adapters. All models has microSD longevity issues. PoE HATs had issues too.

One thing common to all models of Pi is that the onboard power circuits are either rather simplistic, or missing altogether. I think I saw somewhere that this may have to do with EU/UK regulations that otherwise forbid the bare board sold as a consumer product. Anyone read/heard similar?

Does anybody remember when the very first Pi was delayed due to an Ethernet magnetics issue? IIRC they needed a jack with integrated magnetics but populated a wrong part. How far they’ve come since then!

Pi 1 had its share of hardware issues too, though - the LAN9512 1.8V regulator issue comes to mind, for instance, as well as USB port brownouts.

Have the compute modules had similar problems?

They never made a CM2, but since they release the CMs after the main model B launch, they've always had time to fix a couple little hardware issues by the time the CM comes out.

Come on: "every" is clickbait and not meaningful here. My huge respect for you took a little knock.

How can an HN comment be clickbait? It's just fun nerdy banter. Obviously "both" is the better word choice here but then GP couldn't make the joke about number 6 could he?

It's an overhyped style which I suspect we get trained in when writing for payment.

I've tried explicitly to avoid it, but usually the subs will rewrite all headings.

Jeff shouldn't be doing it here: there is no sub to blame and we're not a mouth-breathing audience...

Like I said, the joke wouldn't work as well without the "every". This is a super common joke style. I used to tell people that every company I work at goes bust (I had worked at 3 companies at the time and they all went bust), so obviously I've got a Midas touch of bankruptcy and they shouldn't hire me. It's the same joke. It's not particularly original but it's also not "an overhyped style". It's just a joke.

Maybe I'm just oversenitised by "Just 3 special weird tricks to ..." rubbish. To me when the very first word is specious and there is no other 'joke incoming' clue/sidechannel/foreshadowing, my toes curl.

Jeff: I may have misjudged your intent, but know that that style may not work on British technical pendants, obviously a valuable segment of your audience... %-P

In penance I offer: every person who confuses correlation and causation dies...

Making declaratory statements and speaking in absolutes is a traditional way for engineers to ask questions and introduce topics in a peer-to-peer environment.

Not sure what to say to that. But I'm glad you still have a little respect left :)

Lots left! B^>

this entire thread is full of people that must be a blast at parties.

Hey, my parties are good! %-P

Jåo nåo e ja jåo YOLO ja nåo!

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