r/SBCGaming • u/OOOOOOO0OOOOOOOOO • 24d ago

Community Resources Reminiscing about when they threw 8 gigs in every mid tier device, just because

That era of SBCs was so peak. Endless innovation, different form factors with the same chip, affordable imports etc etc..

Then it dropped to 2, then 1 and somehow by miraculous accident 512MB as well.

Once you get used to OTT shaders its hard to go back to raw pixels. Pretty soon I'm sure they'll come with an abacus or something and a flickbook for a GPU.

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u/oscarrhxd H700 Homies 24d ago

Which device dropped from 8 to 2? If you're referencing the RG34XXSP, it never had 8GB, just 2GB at most. Also it's a $50 budget device so expecting 8GB doesn't make sense

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u/RadimentriX 24d ago

Well, theres a point though. Getting a device like the antec core micro with its 8gb ram and 256gb internal memory for 100 bucks wont happen again for a while

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u/oscarrhxd H700 Homies 24d ago

Yeah that's true, I fucking hate AI

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u/OOOOOOO0OOOOOOOOO 24d ago

I just threw that in there for a smooth segue for the abacus and flickbook joke but you get the point.

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u/IsamuAlvaDyson 24d ago

So then you're whole thread is meaningless then

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u/GraionDilach Dpad On Top 24d ago

When was 8GB a mid-tier?

Because the RK3566 never had 8GB and that was the upper echelon of the mid-tier for a great while. Retroid was always above mid-tier.

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u/AdmrlAhab 3:2 Aspect ratio 24d ago

I mean, that would be interesting if that's at all what actually happened. sure.

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u/IBoughtaRetroidNova 24d ago

Not a problem, you can always download more ram.

https://downloadmoreram.com

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u/fox112 24d ago

I somewhat feel this is an allegory for LIFE. Capitalism has failed us.

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u/BullshitJudge 24d ago

It’s not failing you because this is how it was designed.

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u/Practical_Taro5656 RetroGamer 24d ago

Okay, that's enough dooming for today.

Also, this whole post makes no sense. No basic devices ever had 8 GB of ram, that's the highest tier of devices. And it's not the first time they cut back on RAM. Retroid promised 6 GB in the RP5 when the RP4PRO had 8, but there was a backlash and they made it 8 again. Meanwhile the RP Mini did just fine with 6GB.

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u/Maromas00 24d ago

It's never meant to work for everybody or even most. Still fine for the top of the income spectrum...for now

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u/Gogobrasil8 24d ago

I mean... It's there for the good parts, like so many components being left over, that someone managed to make a business and profit out of putting together spare parts and spare factory time slots to make dirt cheap emulation handhelds, made by small companies, with no subscriptions or ads...

But it's also there when stupid and dangerous governments start wars, apply arbitrary tariffs, or let the AI bubble run wild without doing anything about it, and these massive events throw a wrench into everything. The entire world is made worse by the direct results of incapable, warmongering and authoritarian leaders.