# DevTerm Production Status Update **URL:** \ **Category:** Announcement and News\ **Created:** [March 29, 2021, 2:32pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/devterm-production-status-update/6413 "2021-03-29T14:32:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 254
**Author:** ![Sebastian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@Sebastian](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Sebastian)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 5:59pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/devterm-production-status-update/6413/254 "2021-07-28T17:59:34Z")
> [@Jase](#): > > Now I need to decide between the A04 and the A06… hrmmmms :\ any suggestion guys? I shared some sources here: > [@DevTerm A0604 Performance Comparisons](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/devterm-a0604-performance-comparisons/6281/9): > > I can probably share some links here that finally made me go with an A0604 model after long consideration: TLDR: The A72 is apparently way more performant and power-efficient than the A53, and in fact the recommended configuration is to pair an A72 with some A53 cores. As always of course, careful with what is compared in those articles, some reference the A72 to an A57 which is not at all the same as an A53. But seeing some of the numbers, and assuming a device like the DevTerm will reduce … Bottom line is I don’t think the A06 will be more power-consuming than the A04, at least not related to its computing power, and when idling it should be the same or even better if the OS is well-implemented. But I’m by no means an expert and could be wildly wrong. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/devterm-production-status-update/6413)._