If your use case is "desktop Linux"—sure, wipe it and install linux. But in other common pi use cases, absolutely not. This has several components that are not

If your use case is "desktop Linux"—sure, wipe it and install linux. But in other common pi use cases, absolutely not. This has several components that are not required here—most notably a screen and battery, and lacks the easy GPIO capability. And even if you're going for "cheap computer", there's likely other better choices out there, especially without a windows license. And—somewhat unfortunately—any non-pi choice will lack the common mass adoption of pi; you may find issues and incomplete support for your use case, like this (even from a pi-analogue like rockchip): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxD_0q8tAdc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxD_0q8tAdc