Unless you want to run Android the Pi remains the best bet for Linux support. I have an Odroid and have dabbled a bit. However its become clear that because of

Unless you want to run Android the Pi remains the best bet for Linux support. I have an Odroid and have dabbled a bit. However its become clear that because of ARM, Google and their partners complete closed nature its always going to be an uphill struggle to get Linux working properly on their platform. You get old kernels, missing or poorly functioning drivers, and blobs so even experts cannot verify anything. The recent Amlogic scandal with fradulent CPU speeds discovered only recently is case in point. A whole army of open source enthusiasts and developers have been trying diligently to work with ARM but they only end up being bounced back and forth between ARM and its partners some for years on end, with both feigning lack of authority to make things work. There are plenty of binary blobs, closed drivers and security blobs that will not go away unless ARM supports Linux with action beyond lip service and announcements. Given some of the issues like GPU drivers are pending for more than 3 years Linux is clearly not a focus for ARM. Like some others suggested I would look more closely at the 25W AMD Athlon 5350 or Celeron 1037/1900 for Linux support for things like HTPC, NAS and homebrew routers. You can get CPU and motherboard for $50-60.