>don't know how slow it is in comparison to even the cheapest Arm SBCs right now. I own a VisionFive 2 with this SoC. CPU sits between rpi3 and rpi4 performan

>don't know how slow it is in comparison to even the cheapest Arm SBCs right now. I own a VisionFive 2 with this SoC. CPU sits between rpi3 and rpi4 performance. GPU is easily 3x that of rpi4. I/O speeds are similar to rpi5. This is not anywhere as slow as you're making it to be. And certainly it isn't slower than the cheapest ARM SBCs. But yes, you can get a much faster rpi5 and it is cheaper. Current RISC-V SBCs and laptops are for enthusiasts and developers, who know full well what they're getting. Next iteration will be faster. The next, faster still.