<![CDATA[Raspberry Pi alternatives?]]>What is your favorite alternative ? Why ? Are Raspberry Pi tutorials compatible with it ? Thank you, everyone

]]>https://forum.ieu.app/topic/81fe0623-a080-478d-99f6-2e5446a81eed/raspberry-pi-alternativesRSS for NodeSat, 05 Sep 2026 18:04:12 GMTSat, 15 Aug 2026 17:29:30 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Raspberry Pi alternatives? on Sun, 16 Aug 2026 18:16:07 GMT]]>Even if you do need GPIO, Arduinos and similar microcontrollers have avoided the price insanity plaguing things that use discrete RAM, so just buy a cheap microcontroller and use it for GPIO paired with an old PC or mini PC.

]]>https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://lemmy.today/comment/25988306https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://lemmy.today/comment/25988306Sun, 16 Aug 2026 18:16:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Raspberry Pi alternatives? on Sat, 15 Aug 2026 20:26:15 GMT]]>If you are not using the gpio you should look at mini PCs instead. More expandable and runs x86 processors, not to mention abundant on second hand markets.

]]>https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25315501https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25315501Sat, 15 Aug 2026 20:26:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Raspberry Pi alternatives? on Sat, 15 Aug 2026 18:34:38 GMT]]>Used mini PCs, Chromeboxes, or laptops (the kind with removable batteries). As long as GPIO pins are not needed, most things can be replicated with minimal effort on Debian amd64. And when I do need GPIO, I can usually get away with an Arduino.

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