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NZBGet is a lightweight usenet downloader recently updated to 14.2. NZBGet and the Banana Pi fit well, even though it is more powerful than the Raspberry Pi, it is still best to put a lightweight downloader on it. The Banana Pi is a capable little board and NZBGet runs well on low spec hardware. … I'm curious
I have been curious about how well the Raspberry Pi, Pi 2 and Banana Pi perform at usenet downloading. I test 2 different usenet downloaders: NZBGet written in C++ and Sabnzbd written in python to see which performs better. This builds on my previous benchmark post Raspberry Pi 2 vs … I'm curious
I finally got time to benchmark the Raspberry Pi, Pi 2 and Banana Pi Pro for media server tasks. It is similar to my last comprehensive benchmarks comparing the Raspberry Pi and Banana Pi. Despite not much changing besides the CPU and RAM in the Pi 2, many people insisted … I'm curious
Sonarr is a badass TV Show PVR that works with usenet and torrents. Create a list of shows and Sonarr will find the relevant .torrent and/or nzb files for you. For torrents it will work with uTorrent, Transmission, Deluge and a watch directory ‘blackhole’ for other torrent clients. With usenet download clients … I'm curious
I have created many guides for the Raspberry Pi as a media server, while the RPi mostly holds its own there are lags and freezes. I think people expect too much of the low-powered beast sometimes, after all it was created for learning programming and development – not media servers. I … I'm curious
The Banana Pi is a superior mini computer to the Raspberry Pi in terms of raw power. When I read about the Banana Pi I knew it would be a formidable opponent as a home media server, for HTPC serving purposes, the Banana Pi does everything the Raspberry does, just … I'm curious
I heard about the Banana Pi in Linux User and Developer magazine. I was intrigued by the increased RAM and faster processor compared to the Raspberry Pi, especially since the Raspberry Pi is sluggish from time to time. The Banana Pi also has a SATA port which helps overcome one … I'm curious