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Basically more everything. 2x Cortex M33 cores with floating point, 520KB ram, more PIOs, bunch of secure boot stuff (I have mixed feelings about this), and can boot to a mode with risc-v cores instead of the M33s.

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[–] [email protected] 40 points 3 months ago (9 children)

I understand they want it to be a drop in replacement for the original Pico but I wish they upgraded the MicroUSB port to a USB-C port.

I guess third party for me again.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 months ago (6 children)

MicroUSB is absolutely one of the worst connectors ever designed, perhaps only surpassed by the SCART connector.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 months ago (1 children)

only surpassed by the SCART connector.

I would rank SCART higher than the composite video RCA connector all of us had to settle for in the NTSC world. SCART was awesome in its day, being able to carry component video AND bidirectional equipment control signals. It was HDMI before HDMI.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago

The functionality was great, it's the physical durability that was complete shit.

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