I had a Pi 1B controlling my heating since 2013.
When the Pi 2B came out I bought one and used it as an NFS server (and other things).
When the Pi 4B came out I replaced the 2B NFS server with a 4B, then replaced the 1B heat controller with the 2B.
That 2B is still running. It has had hardly any downtime since new. I could have left the 1B running the heating, but I wanted to use a 40-pin connector instead of the 26 pin one.
I have quite a few Pis of almost all models. I have had three fail in total.
A Pi 1A, which won't boot from SD card, but the SoC seems fine. I keep meaning to have another look at that one.
A Pi Zero which failed shortly after I got it. I think I must have shorted the GPIO somehow and killed it.
A Pi 3B+ which I bought cheap as "Not working, spares or repair". It worked fine for 2-3 years, then wouldn't boot. I'm not sure what failed on that one.
Currently I have 17 Raspberrys running 24/7, two that I use weekly for backups, and boxes of spare ones.
They are very reliable. I believe the estimated lifespan for the first Pi was around 25-35 years. We were warned that if we overclocked it and it ran hot it could cut that down to 20 years.
When the Pi 2B came out I bought one and used it as an NFS server (and other things).
When the Pi 4B came out I replaced the 2B NFS server with a 4B, then replaced the 1B heat controller with the 2B.
That 2B is still running. It has had hardly any downtime since new. I could have left the 1B running the heating, but I wanted to use a 40-pin connector instead of the 26 pin one.
I have quite a few Pis of almost all models. I have had three fail in total.
A Pi 1A, which won't boot from SD card, but the SoC seems fine. I keep meaning to have another look at that one.
A Pi Zero which failed shortly after I got it. I think I must have shorted the GPIO somehow and killed it.
A Pi 3B+ which I bought cheap as "Not working, spares or repair". It worked fine for 2-3 years, then wouldn't boot. I'm not sure what failed on that one.
Currently I have 17 Raspberrys running 24/7, two that I use weekly for backups, and boxes of spare ones.
They are very reliable. I believe the estimated lifespan for the first Pi was around 25-35 years. We were warned that if we overclocked it and it ran hot it could cut that down to 20 years.
Statistics: Posted by rpdom — Wed Feb 07, 2024 9:33 am