A community for the discussion of all single board computers. Raspberry Pi is ok, but there are so many other boards now that get looked over that deserve attention.
Post news, questions, your setups, guides, anything that has to do with SBCs. Server wide rules apply
I'd love a cheap like Raspberry 3B clone.
Not a wannabe full fledged PC.
I have already tried Orange PI and it works, but when you want to do something there is mo community in comparison and there were just lots of problems. I did simple python IO stuff and I had to fix a C library to make it work ๐
As strange as it sounds, network effects and popularity are massive factors in the SBC scene. If you have a semi-recent RaspberryPi, chances are any SBC-adjacent project will have 1st class support for your board.
This is what stops me from trying other SBCs. I did try the original ASUS Tinker Board, which seemed to be a nice upgrade relative to the then current RaspberryPi 3B which had awful Ethernet speeds.
Yes, I learned that the hard way ๐
A shame the raspberries are either super tiny (and thus lacking, mostly ports) or trying to be bigger faster moar-all style. I get there is a market for 8GB RAM PIs but I just miss the "lots of ports" & enough RAM to run a desktop ones I guess.
"The company does not provide pricing information for the Compact3588S SBC and asks customers to request a quotation."
So it's only a pi5 competitor if you're a company willing to buy in bulk... Nobody is going to hold prices of a sub-$100 product hostage if it were ever intended to go to individuals or hobbyists.