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I'm not very deep in the raspberry PI world, mostly because it's been hard getting a hold of one. Are there alternatives that the community has gravitated towar

• Eisenstein 4y ago
  Check out Pine64: * https://pine64.com/product-category/single-board-computers/ https://pine64.com/product-category/single-board-computers/ The Rock64 fits in a Pi3 case and is roughly equiv. and runs DietPi (makes a good Pihole). The RockPro64 is a great media machine. The A64 doesn't really do it for me but I am sure it has applications. My one big complaint about the Rock64 design is that the tiny barrel power plug (the same size and voltage used for USB powered hubs) is right next to the 3.5mm audio jack and fits inside and if you mistakenly put it in it will fry the board (ask me how I know). I have taken to popping the connector off shitty headphones and putting it in the audio jack so that can't happen.
• wkat4242 4y ago
  For the original hobby niche of small electronic projects where a microcrontroller with wifi will suffice, the ESP8266 / ESP32 have been quickly overtaking the pi zero. Of course it's not really comparable and there is the Rpi Pico as a competitor but I find the ESP32 much easier to work with. It's also much cheaper (not to mention the 8266) For heavier usecases that really there isn't as much of an alternative. Many other boards like the pine64, beagle and orangepi, but their ecosystem lacks sophistication.