| From: D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk <talk@gtalug.org> | Subject: Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi as a desktop or settop computer | | From: Evan Leibovitch via talk <talk@gtalug.org> | | If anything, I am hoping to see the next generation of commonly-used | | Raspberry Pi style experimenter boards to be using RISC-V instead of ARM. | | There are a bunch of them. So far, most are inferior at the same price. | I hope and expect that will change. Here's a Banana Pi BPI-F3 with SpacemiT K1 8-core RISC V SoC. You have to beef it up to be interesting but it starts with the bare board with 4G of RAM and 16G eMMC for (currently) $100. I think it is a bit of a prototype. <https://vi.aliexpress.com/item/1005006953292960.html> I don't think that it is as good as a Raspberry Pi 5. I like the idea of RISC V (heck, I'm a member of the organization). But the great thing about Linux is that you rarely care what the ISA is. The Orange Pi 5 might be a good alternative to the Raspberry Pi 5. Much less support. Not significantly cheaper (price is all over the place). Interesting processor: RK3588s. Has an NPU, I think. The Orange Pi 5 Plus is more expensive and has the RK35888. Evan: what SBCs look better to you than the various Raspberry Pi models?