[SOLVED] Alternatives to the Raspberry Pi ?

[ramjithunder24]

Anyone know any good x86 SBC alternatives to the RPI? I'm mainly gonna use it for tinkering and testing some of my own software with Linux but don't wanna have to deal with ARM, as that means I will have to recompile some of my code. I would highly prefer if it has a GPIO pin header with proper mapping documentation. It would also be nice if it had ethernet, as Wi-Fi is very unstable for me...

Budget is USD 150, preferably below 100 though.

Edit: Fixed spelling mistake and edited budget

 

[kanewolf]

Anyone know any good x86 SBC alternatives to the RPI? I'm mainly gonna use it for tinkering and testing some of my own software with Linux but don't wanna have to deal with ARM, as that means I will have to recompile some of my code. I would highly prefer if it has a GPIO pin header with proper mapping documentation. It would also be nice if it had ethernet, as Wi-Fi is very unstable for me...

Budget is USD 150, preferably below 100 though.

Edit: Fixed spelling mistake and edited budget

Here is an article with a few X86 options -- https://fossbytes.com/best-raspberry-pi-alternatives-x86-arm/

 

[MishterKirby]

The LattePanda seems to fit the bill fine, based on your description
https://www.dfrobot.com/product-1405.html

 

[kanewolf]

The LattePanda seems to fit the bill fine, based on your description
https://www.dfrobot.com/product-1405.html

Since the desire is for Linux, get one of the versions without a Windows license.

 

[ramjithunder24]

Since the desire is for Linux, get one of the versions without a Windows license.

Ok... so I'v narrowed down my choices to the Lattepanda(the version w/o Win10 license) - from the user above, and the Rock PI X, could you provide me with a bit of compare-and -contrast analysis of the two of them? And could you maybe tell me if you've had any personal experiences with these SBCs? Thanks!

 

[kanewolf]

Ok... so I'v narrowed down my choices to the Lattepanda(the version w/o Win10 license) - from the user above, and the Rock PI X, could you provide me with a bit of compare-and -contrast analysis of the two of them? And could you maybe tell me if you've had any personal experiences with these SBCs? Thanks!

The Rock PI X Model B -- 4GB RAM would be my pick. It has gigabit ethernet.

 

[MishterKirby]

Depends on your use, if you need wireless connectivity out-of-the-box, I would recommend the LattePanda
Otherwise, the Rock Pi X with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage is cheaper than the similarly specced LattePanda, but seems to be on-par, performance-wise

 

[ramjithunder24]

The Rock PI X Model B -- 4GB RAM would be my pick. It has gigabit ethernet.

Alright, thanks!

 

[Jonathan_Steadman]

Banana pi seems to be a great alternative.

View: https://youtu.be/SYR35_AMYL8