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Is the Raspberry Pi Still an Affordable SBC? I Don't Think So (linuxiac.com)
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[–] curbstickle@anarchist.nexus 7 points 2 days ago

Price? Tiny/mini/micro PC

Simple sensor use? ESP32

Complex GPIO? Arduino is still a cheap option if you dont need it too standalone.

Straight up pi-alikes? OrangePi is my preferred

Most of what I personally use is esp32s and tiny/mini/micro. TMM for servers and services, esp32s for sensors, interfaces, prototyping, etc. If I need something fully standalone thats going to go in a rack or whatever, needs to be small and have all the GPIO, thats where I'll use an orangpi, clockwork, whatever. Ive even used a tinkerboard or a Jetson (client paying obviously, because screw those prices and nvidia).