It’s not much cheaper than an equivalent laptop, so who’s this for, exactly?

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        That, and also each Pi keeps getting less and less about being a cheap, low power single-board computer, and more about impressive raw performance numbers: Pi 1 got a sysbech single-thread score of 68. Pi 5 cpu benchmarks 600 times higher.

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          Ok, I had that coming, but that’s the’s the in complexity. What is the scrappy super cheap but capable competitor of the pi, like the pi was to average desktop PCs?

          Ok, tldr: what can do the same as a pi for 30 bucks like 10 years ago the pi was?

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            What is the scrappy super cheap but capable competitor of the pi, like the pi was to average desktop PCs?

            I’d say Rock Pi or Orange Pi, if you want something close to capable.

            what can do the same as a pi for 30 bucks like 10 years ago the pi was?

            Probably the Arduino Uno Q. It’s Qualcomm’s new Arduino board that runs Linux. It also seems to start at around $44 for the 2GB model (I’m guessing they’re making a loss since they’re new to the SBC game, and they’re probably trying to gain market share).

            Or if you don’t need a whole general purpose operating system, then there’s plenty of microcontrollers that’ll work fine (ESP32, STM32, etc.).

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            Realistically, the ESP32. Their range has gotten decently powerful enough that many of them replace what once took a Raspberry Pi to accomplish.

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        Doesn’t even seem those are for sale anymore based on both their Amazon and AliExpress stores.

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          Damn, I still see some available on aliexpress but it looks like they aren’t stocking any more.

          Probably taken out by the ram shortage like everything fun.