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Are there any alternatives to RPs in the <$100 range that are more available?
by skizm 5y ago
Are there any alternatives to RPs in the <$100 range that are more available?
- deepspace 5y agoIt depends on what you consider an alternative. If power, size and GPIO are not considerations, a refurbished Dell Optiplex 790 SFF computer with an i3 and 4GB memory can be had for around $100. Some barebones NUCs with little/no memory also come in under $100. Lower power, smaller size, still no GPIO. If you need the small size and/or GPIO and aren't concerned about GPL violations, a 32 bit Orange Pi with 256MB memory starts at $20 shipped.
- myself248 5y agoThere's an enormous ecosystem of single-board ARM computers, from the venerable Beaglebone to a litany of Pi-inspired knockoffs. Follow https://www.cnx-software.com/ https://www.cnx-software.com/ for a while and you'll see them come out regularly. Or just click a few pages back into history.
- DoingIsLearning 5y agoI just checked on digikey Beaglebone Black revision C is way less than 100$ and there is thousands in stock. I've used Beaglebone's in industry grade projects. To my knowledge they are still in use after several years of operation with no hickups.