If you need more power than the Pi 5, Nvidia's embedded ARM stuff is great, and there are some pretty interesting new X64 SBCs that recently came out very recen

If you need more power than the Pi 5, Nvidia's embedded ARM stuff is great, and there are some pretty interesting new X64 SBCs that recently came out very recently. If you need less power... but cheaper, maybe? That's a pretty big category. The Pi Zero 2 W has some entertainment value. If you're dedicated to trying Linux on a knockoff Pi type of thing, pick something that looks well supported at www.armbian.com, or failing that, be very sure of what the vendor-supplied software support looks like for the device you consider. There is so much crap software out there.