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Looking for a replacement for raspberry pie? Here are some single board computers to satisfy your DIY cravings.

Raspberry pie is the current single board computer. You can use it in your DIY project, or use it as a cost-effective system to learn coding, or use a streaming software to run on it as a streaming device for your convenience.

You can do a lot of things with raspberry pie, but it's not the ultimate solution for all kinds of geeks. Some people may be looking for cheaper development boards, while others may be looking for more powerful ones.

In either case, there are many reasons why we need a substitute for raspberry pie. So, in this article, we will discuss 12 single board computers that we think can replace raspberry pie.

A substitute for raspberry pie that satisfies your DIY craving

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1 、 Onion Omega2+

As long as $1314 Omega2 + is the IoT single board device you can find here. It runs LEDE (Linux embedded development environment) Linux, an OpenWRT-based distribution.

Because of running a custom Linux system, its components, cost, and flexibility make it suitable for almost all types of IoT applications.

You can place an order at Amazon Mall's Onion Omega suite or from their website, which may charge extra postage.

Key parameters:

MT7688 SoC

2.4 GHz IEEE 802.11 b/g/n WiFi

128 MB DDR2 RAM

32 MB on-board flash storage

MicroSD Slot

USB 2.0

12 GPIO Pins

Check the official website

2 、 NVIDIA Jetson Nano Developer Kit

This is a very unique and interesting alternative to raspberry pie from NVIDIA for only $99. Yes, it's not a device that everyone can make full use of-it's just for a specific group of geeks or developers.

NVIDIA uses the following use case to explain it:

NVIDIA ®Jetson Nano ™Developer Kit is a small, powerful computer that allows you to run multiple neural network applications in parallel, such as image classification, object reconnaissance, image segmentation, and voice processing. All on an easy-to-use platform with an operating power of only 5 watts.

Nvidia

So, basically, if you're working on AI or deep learning, you can make the most of the development equipment. If you are curious, the product computing module of the device will arrive in July 2019.

Key parameters:

CPU: Quad-core ARM A57 @ 1.43 GHz

GPU: 128-core Maxwell

RAM: 4 GB 64-bit LPDDR4 25.6 GB/s

Display: HDMI 2.0

4 x USB 3.0 and eDP 1.4

Check the official website

3 、 ASUS Tinker Board S

The ASUS Tinker Board S is not a replacement for the raspberry pie that most people can afford ($82, Amazon Mall), but it is a powerful alternative. It features a 40-pin connector that you can usually find the same as the standard raspberry pie 3, but provides a powerful processor and GPU. Similarly, the Tinker Board S happens to be the same size as the standard raspberry pie 3.

The main highlight of the board is 16 GB eMMC (in layman's terms, it has a SSD-like memory cell on the board that makes it work faster. ).

Key parameters:

Rockchip Quad-Core RK3288 processor

2 GB DDR3 RAM

Integrated Graphics Processor

ARM ®Mali ™- T764 GPU

16 GB eMMC

MicroSD Card Slot

802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v4.0 + EDR

USB 2.0

28 GPIO pins

HDMI Interface

View the website

4 、 ClockworkPi

If you are trying to assemble a modular retro game console, Clockwork Pi may be what you need, and it is usually part of GameShell Kit. However, you can buy the board separately for $49.

Its compact size, WiFi connectivity and the presence of micro HDMI ports make it a choice in many ways.

Key parameters:

Allwinner R16MurJ Quad-core Cortex-A7 CPU @ 1.2GHz

Mali-400 MP2 GPU

RAM: 1GB DDR3

WiFi & Bluetooth v4.0

Micro HDMI output

MicroSD Card Slot

Check the official website

* rduino Mega 2560

If you are working on a robotics project or you want a 3D printer-Arduino Mega 2560 will be a convenient alternative to raspberry pie. Unlike raspberry pie, it is based on a microcontroller rather than a microprocessor.

You need to spend $38.50 on their website or $33 at Amazon Mall.

Key parameters:

Microcontroller: ATmega2560

Clock Speed: 16 MHz

Digital I/O Pins: 54

Analog Input Pins: 16

Flash Memory: 256 KB of which 8 KB used by bootloader

Check the official website

6 、 Rock64 Media Board

At the same price as the raspberry pie you might want, you'll get faster processors and double memory on the Rock64 Media Board. In addition, if you want a 1 GB RAM version, it offers a cheaper alternative to raspberry pie, which costs less than $10.

Unlike raspberry pie, it doesn't have wireless connection support, but the presence of USB 3.0 and HDMI 2.0 makes it different, if it's important to you.

Key parameters:

Rockchip RK3328 Quad-Core ARM Cortex A53 64-Bit Processor

Supports up to 4GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 RAM

EMMC module socket

MicroSD Card slot

USB 3.0

HDMI 2.0

Check the official website

7 、 Odroid-XU4

Odroid-XU4 is an alternative to raspberry pie if you have room to increase your budget slightly ($80 or less, depending on the storage capacity).

It is indeed a powerful alternative and smaller. Support for eMMC and USB 3.0 makes it work faster.

Key parameters:

Samsung Exynos 5422 Octa ARM Cortex ™- A15 Quad 2Ghz and Cortex ™- A7 Quad 1.3GHz CPUs

2Gbyte LPDDR3 RAM

GPU: Mali-T628 MP6

USB 3.0

HDMI 1.4a

EMMC 5.0 module socket

MicroSD Card Slot

Check the official website

8 、 PocketBeagle

It's an incredibly small single board computer-almost similar to a raspberry pie Zero. However, its price is equivalent to the full-size raspberry pie 3. The main highlight is that you can use it as a USB portable information terminal and work on the Linux command line.

Key parameters:

Processor: Octavo Systems OSD3358 1GHz ARM ®Cortex-A8

RAM: 512 MB DDR3

72 expansion pin headers

MicroUSB

USB 2.0

Check the official website

9 、 Le Potato

The Le Potato is produced by Libre Computer and its model is AML-S905X-CC. It costs you $45.

If you spend more money than raspberry pie, you can get double memory and HDMI 2.0 interface, which may be a * option. Although, you still can't find an embedded wireless connection.

Key parameters:

Amlogic S905X SoC

2GB DDR3 SDRAM

USB 2.0

HDMI 2.0

MicroUSB

MicroSD Card Slot

EMMC Interface

Check the official website

10 、 Banana Pi M64

It comes with an 8-gigabyte eMMC-the main highlight of the replacement for raspberry pie. Therefore, it costs $60.

The existence of the HDMI interface makes it suitable for 4K. In addition, Banana Pi offers more types of open source single board computers as an alternative to raspberry pie.

Key parameters:

1.2 Ghz Quad-Core ARM Cortex A53 64-Bit Processor-R18

2GB DDR3 SDRAM

8 GB eMMC

WiFi & Bluetooth

USB 2.0

HDMI

Check the official website

11 、 Orange Pi Zero

Orange Pi Zero is incredibly cheap compared to raspberry pie. You can get it on Aliexpress or Amazon for up to $10. If you spend a little more, you can get 512 MB RAM.

If that's not enough, you can spend about $25 for a better configuration, such as Orange Pi 3.

Key parameters:

H2 Quad-core Cortex-A7

Mali400MP2 GPU

RAM: Up to 512 MB

TF Card support

WiFi

USB 2.0

Check the official website

12 、 VIM 2 SBC by Khadas

The VIM 2 from Khadas is a single board computer, so you can get Bluetooth 5.0 support on the board. Its prices range from a base model of $99 to a ceiling of $140.

The basic model includes 2 GB RAM, 16 GB eMMC and Bluetooth 4.1. However, the Pro/Max version contains Bluetooth 5.0, more memory, and more eMMC storage.

Key parameters:

Amlogic S912 1.5GHz 64-bit Octa-Core CPU

T820MP3 GPU

Up to 3 GB DDR4 RAM

Up to 64 GB eMMC

Bluetooth 5.0 (Pro/Max)

Bluetooth 4.1 (Basic)

HDMI 2.0a

WiFi

We know that there are many different kinds of single board computers. Some are better than raspberry pie-some of its smaller versions are cheaper. Similarly, single board computers such as the Jetson Nano have been tailored for specific purposes. Therefore, depending on what you need, you should check the configuration of the single board computer.

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