Is it viable to use one of these as a multipurpose computer(e.g.

No, it's too slow to do all, get a NUC.

Odroid master race

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>>60597332
if your considering a PI, take a look at this video before you buy.
it's the RPi4. you might be better off with and Odroid or similar, depending on how much software support you want.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPAqpYiCPw4

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I'm planning on buying one of these and try making a small storage server with it for personal use. I have a general idea of what I want to do, but I don't really know what I'm getting into. At the very least, I want to learn how to set up RAID disks.

if you can program the GPIOs you can implement nice electronics projects; some mini pc would be the better option if you don't need those and just want to run a server

>>60597481

It's going to be fairly slow and suboptimal, but a good cheap learning experience. Go for it, anon>

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>>60597332
>media center
Get a longer HDMI cable instead.

>torrent server
Run that on a NAS or PC.

If you're into masochism, get the Pi.

>>60597427
april 1st

>>60597390
소ㅑㄴ

>>60597390
this

>>60597332
>100mbps ethernet
No thanks

>>60597332
Both can be done at the same time. I did it on my Pi 2
100 Mbps NIC is quite not cool though.

If you want to do all that and then some, get an Odroid C2.

For anyone who's interested I just bought one from arrow dot com yesterday and they're doing free overnight shipping over $20. Mine has already been delivered

>>60599277
I live in a nigger country and 100 Mbps is more than I get on average.

>>60597332
Yes, but be aware of its limitations (like slow IO)

>>60597481
RAID with external USB drives?

>>60600257
We're talking about lan speeds, not Internet speeds. 100Mbps is really slow to transfer/stream files between computers

>>60600362
>RAID with external USB drives?
I want to try something SATA -> USB. I'm not very fond of external USB drives.

>>60600411
Most external USB drivers are just regular sata 2.5" drives with an USB adapter inside a nice case. Try opening one yourself

What everyone else said. It's gonna be slow, just get 2 if that's what you want to do, one for torrents one for KODI, but in all honesty it's only good enough for kodi if you want to host a decent amount of decently sized torrents its going to be SLOW.

can this work on a RPi3?

http://www.hardkernel.com/main/products/prdt_info.php?g_code=G145197048960

>>60600678
>http://www.hardkernel.com/main/products/prdt_info.php?g_code=G145197048960
Yes but so would any external usb hd enclosure

>>60597427
Joke video.
But I hope the rpi4 has USB 3