… Even all of them at once, if you opt for light container images and use an even lighter distribution for the SBC. Heck, even an ESP32 makes more sense for cool projects than mainline RPi boards I don’t like comparing microcontrollers to SBCs, as they’re fundamentally different products. …
… Specifically, old thin clients and mini-PCs bearing the good ol’ N100 chip, as it’s a lot more capable than the SBC. …
… Don’t get me wrong, Raspberry Pi SBCs still have a lot of utility for modern-day projects. …
… With the RAM apocalypse inflating SBC prices past the red zone, you’ll have to shell out more than $150 to grab a decent Raspberry Pi or other ARM-based SBC equivalents alongside a handful of essential accessories. …
… These are apps you could theoretically install on other devices: Sonic Pi has a 64-bit version for Raspberry Pi OS Bookworm, which should support most ARM SBCs, and Minecraft: Pi Edition has an AppImage called Minecraft Pi: Reborn , which should support most ARM SBCs as well. …
… Raspberry Pi is still excellent when I truly need a tiny computer, but these days I would rather save the SBC for work that actually deserves one. …
… They'll come in handy if I get enough SBCs to make a giant Kubernetes cluster, that's for sure. …
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… Plus, the ESP32 even has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth functionality built into every board, making it great for projects where you can't physically keep the microcontroller connected to your PC at all times. $9 at Amazon Raspberry Pi 5 CPU Arm Cortex-A76 quad-core, 2.4GHz Memory Up to 8GB LPDDR4X SDRAM Oper… …