SBC are generally not intended for typical desktop usage, although they're sometimes advertised to do so. The memory limitation is not the only problem; out-of-

SBC are generally not intended for typical desktop usage, although they're sometimes advertised to do so. The memory limitation is not the only problem; out-of-the box storage speed is (some competitors have an eMMC port, or even a built-in SATA port(s)). I've previously used an older RPi version as server, specifically: - file sharing server - VPN server - BitTorrent client - SMB server It did work fine, although I personally find SD cards slow (and didn't want to add extra complexity, ie. adapters), and ARM tricky in some cases, so I moved to an SBC that was more comfortable for my use case.