Yes, the PI500+ more than meets the minimum requirements Realtime CNC has posted.
The PI500+ has 4 times the minimum RAM at 16GB, a nice SSD with 256GB of storage as opposed to running the MicroSD card. In general SSD is superior to MicroSD as a medium for being written too on a regular basis, and is faster as well.
According to Reattime CNC’s reply in another post they’re putting the finishing touches on the “desktop” version of the RTS-X software which will be available for Debian Linux, MacOS and Windows.
FWIW, the version of RTS-X used by the Redline HMI is running on a standard Raspberry PI 5 using Debian Linux as the OS.
Thanks for the link as well. I didn’t know these existed. For around $200-250 w/shipping in the USA, though with somewhat limited availability, that’s a great deal for 16GB of RAM, a 256GB SSD built into a mechanical keyboard form factor. Personally an added plus is mechanical keyboards have a special place in my heart.
Cheers.