Talk:Raspberry Pi/Archive 5: Difference between revisions

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:Would like the article to include also a good photograph of R-Pi 2 populated circuit board, like we currently have of R-Pi 1 in the infobox. [[Special:Contributions/80.223.182.224|80.223.182.224]] ([[User talk:80.223.182.224|talk]]) 11:46, 8 February 2015 (UTC)

== Multiple Infoboxes ==

I added 2nd infobox subset dedicated to new RPi2 to make it easier to understand, because packing too much in ONE infobox is very confusing. I have used this method in other articles, such as [[Keystone Pipeline]], and I've seen it used in some other articles. Some fields won't exist in the 2nd infobox (i.e. logo). I haven't removed the RPi2 info from the 1st infobox yet, just in case everyone threw rocks at the 2nd infobox. • [[User:Sbmeirow|<span style="color:#8D38C9;">Sbmeirow</span>]] • [[User talk:Sbmeirow|<span style="color:#8D38C9;White;">Talk</span>]] • 00:18, 3 February 2015 (UTC)

:I'm not sure if this path is working or not? Should we merge the infoboxes back or keep going on this path? • [[User:Sbmeirow|<span style="color:#8D38C9;">Sbmeirow</span>]] • [[User talk:Sbmeirow|<span style="color:#8D38C9;White;">Talk</span>]] • 11:00, 3 February 2015 (UTC)

::It seems to look better after I moved 3 photos away from the infoboxes. I also have a feeling the infobox split will look better after someone adds a photo of the RPi2. • [[User:Sbmeirow|<span style="color:#8D38C9;">Sbmeirow</span>]] • [[User talk:Sbmeirow|<span style="color:#8D38C9;White;">Talk</span>]] • 12:01, 3 February 2015 (UTC)

:::I put in a request to move the "power" field in the infobox template to a better ___location, and it was fixed by another user today. • [[User:Sbmeirow|<span style="color:#8D38C9;">Sbmeirow</span>]] • [[User talk:Sbmeirow|<span style="color:#8D38C9;White;">Talk</span>]] • 22:51, 3 February 2015 (UTC)

::::According to the article the Power consumption of the RPi 2 is 4.5 to 5 watts "Upton says it uses up to 1 watt more than the BCM2835".[http://liliputing.com/2015/02/raspberry-pi-2-has-a-quad-core-cpu-still-costs-35.html]. --[[User:MarsRover|MarsRover]] ([[User talk:MarsRover|talk]]) 18:03, 5 February 2015 (UTC)

:::::There should really only be one infobox. I also think they could do with a trim, especially removing the listing of all the Linuxs distros. As [[MOS:INFOBOX]] says, "less is more!" [[User:Stickee|Stickee]] <small>[[User talk:Stickee|(talk)]]</small> 05:26, 10 February 2015 (UTC)

::::::Changed power range, shortened CPU info, shortened Linux info, sent request for RotateBot to rotate the RPi2 photo (so it will take up less vertical space) (actually we need a better photo). It was 1 WEEK until you posted a response about the infoboxes, so I assume most people don't care or feel its ok, otherwise they would've thrown rocks at me sooner. Since this article supports both RPi1 and RPi2, and I assume there will be more RPi2 models, then its worth splitting the infobox now. All the RPi1 info is not easy to tell which is which, so throwing RPi2 into the mix makes it even harder to understand. Thanks for the response. • [[User:Sbmeirow|<span style="color:#8D38C9;">Sbmeirow</span>]] • [[User talk:Sbmeirow|<span style="color:#8D38C9;White;">Talk</span>]] • 09:11, 10 February 2015 (UTC)

:::::::Thanks, it looks a little better now with the long list of distros gone. Although I still believe a single infobox may be better. What's your opinion on how the [[iPad]] article deals with this issue? [[User:Stickee|Stickee]] <small>[[User talk:Stickee|(talk)]]</small> 09:54, 10 February 2015 (UTC)