$39 ODROID-C5 is a power-efficient Amlogic S905X5M SBC with 4GB RAM, no heatsink needed
1y 1mon ago by lemmy.world/u/cm0002 in sbcs@lemux.minnix.dev from www.cnx-software.com
I was thinking of getting an ODROID when looking for an upgrade from my Raspberry Pi 3B (this was around the time Raspberry Pi 4 came out).
Decided against it. The ecosystem and support around Raspberry Pi is simply too powerful to ignore. Look the stats for distribution of choice, DietPi:
https://dietpi.com/survey/#distro
First non Pi/X86/VM devices is at #11 with 2% installed base.
Yeah, the popularity of rpi is both a blessing and a curse. There's tons of support, but also tons of demand.
Still worth it though.
If you're looking for an upgrade to x86, the GMKtec mini PCs are very affordable.