What theRaspberri Pihas done for the DIY and movementmakernot in your average fair we willvalue even in a long time.This phenomenon has not only begun but even in this small personalized device Raspberri Pi Foundation in theUK, there islife beyond ascomputer small plate (SBC)and affordable price.
Alternatives toRaspberri Pi(the best known and readily available) should not value themsolely from the point of view of the price or specifications (more power, ports, memory …).Perhaps with the same idea behind the SBC best known and sold, some of theseseven alternatives to Raspberri Pithat we offer fit best with your project or purpose for the format, connectivity or supported operating system, despite how difficult it is compete directly with the latest Rpi or by price or community.
Seven models are cheap alternative to Raspberri Pi
Although there are dozens of cheap minicomputer available on the market, we have selected what we consider asthe seven best for price reasons, specifications, capabilities or design, so you have a wide variety to choose fromif you want tofind an alternative to Raspberri Pi 2 and 3 of which everyone speaks.For nowthe Rpi Zerostays out.
Jaguar One
As alternatives to the RPI, the recently born JaguarBoard a project Kickstarter and already has its first model, theJaguar One. Its main attraction is support for X86 and the ability toinstall Windows 8 or 10in its full version.
| PROCESSOR | Intel Atom Z3735G | RAM | 1 GB DDR3 |
| INTERNAL MEMORY | 16 GB | CONNECTIVITY | 3 USB 2.0, HDMI 1.4 and Ethernet |
| PRICE | 79 dollars |
Orange Pi
One of the most faithful to the Rpi clones is theOrange Pi, with many variants to choose from, and with pricesfrom 10 dollarsin Alienexpress, includingsupport 4Kfrom the most basic.It supports Linux and Android, as well as ready to use versions of distributions like Ubuntu, or Android Raspbian which offer as a download from their website.
| PROCESSOR | 4×1.2 Ghz ARM A7 | RAM | 512 MB |
| INTERNAL MEMORY | Memory card | CONNECTIVITY | 1 USB 2.0, HDMI and Ethernet |
| PRICE | From $ 10 |
ODROID-C2
The great competitor of theRaspberri PI 3it is by price but especially for performance.With the unique lunar not have wireless connectivity standard (something that is solved with an adapter),this ODROID C2 is more powerful, has more RAM, infrared port and HDMI output lets get 4K video at 60 Hz with support H.265.
| PROCESSOR | ARM A53 4×2 Ghz | RAM | 2GB DDR3 |
| INTERNAL MEMORY | Memory card or internal | CONNECTIVITY | 4 USB 2.0, HDMI 2.0 and Ethernet |
| PRICE | From $ 40 |
Hummingboard
Surely with the RPI, are the families of SBCsbest known market?And the most complete if you are willing to pay more for them.Each of the models Hummingboardcan be configured with the SBC we need, inaddition to connectivity or even opting for SD with operating system already preloaded.
| PROCESSOR | ARM A9 Dual Core up | RAM | Up to 2 GB |
| INTERNAL MEMORY | Memory card | CONNECTIVITY | 2 USB 2.0, HDMI 2.0 and Ethernet |
| PRICE | From $ 70 |
Black BEAGLEBONE
Much information isavailable and active but obviously light years ahead of the RPI community.Black BEAGLEBONE model has its main attraction in its compact design and price.
| PROCESSOR | A8 1Ghz ARM (TI Sitara AM3358) | RAM | 512 MB DDR3 |
| INTERNAL MEMORY | 4GB | CONNECTIVITY | 1 USB 2.0, HDMI 2.0 and Ethernet |
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Cubieboard5
If the format on a single board computer convinces you and want above all alot of power, thisCubieboard5not leave you indifferent.Continuing the saga, this newly launched plate has Allwinner H8 processoreight-core, the ability to integrate a battery for our project and maximum connectivity for these products: HDMI, DisplayPort, Wifi, BT 4.2, SATA 2.0, IR and output S / PDIF audio.
| PROCESSOR | 8-core ARM A7 | RAM | 2GB DDR3 |
| INTERNAL MEMORY | 8 GB + SATA | CONNECTIVITY | HDMI, USB, Displayport, digital audio, Wifi, BT 4.2 … |
| PRICE | $ 99 |
pcDuino4
With a multimedia approach we platepcDuino4, quad core model with HDMI 1.4 output and decoding compatible with4K video H.265 / HEVC.It comes ready to install Android and different media players and streaming video services.It also has AV output, althoughit is not very easy to get.
| PROCESSOR | ARM A7 4 cores (Allwinner H3) | RAM | 1 GB DDR3 |
| INTERNAL MEMORY | 8 GB | CONNECTIVITY | 2 USB 2.0, HDMI 2.0 and Ethernet |
| PRICE | $ 49 |
