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With all those requirements, I don't think so. The problem with the "clones" is they are more or less the same but have one or two components as their strong p
by PedroBatista 4y ago
With all those requirements, I don't think so.
The problem with the "clones" is they are more or less the same but have one or two components as their strong point, one has a beefier CPU, the other has more IO, one has an "AI engine", etc but when it comes to smooth performance for the "normal" end-user, ie. run a bunch of tabs with "modern" sites in a smooth way every time you'll need to enter x86 territory. Then this whole affordable SBC tinker thing doesn't make sense because these are 2 different worlds.
I know because I've been obsessing for a sub ~$70 SBC that supports a bunch of SATA disks ( natively, no USB trickery ) for a decade.
Up until Apple's M1, desktop ARM was always an "almost there" experience at best and most were a terrible experience. ( Software is a big part in this too )
In the next few year I think things will change for the better.