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A 2GB Raspberry Pi 4 now costs 50% more than it did at launch
www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/raspberry-pi-2gb-costs-how-much-nowReplying to @Crumpled6273@lemmy.ca
So…any good alternative? Rpi has been very expensive in my country since the start as here we don’t have any dealer, so price will always be 60% to 100% more expensive than MSRP. I don’t mind chinese brand, there should be a shit tons of chinese brand.
There are a few popular options, but i haven tried them personally yet:
- Orange pi
- Banana pi
- Odroid (coworker is a big fan of these)
- Rock64 (i think this ones very old)
Replying to @Ghoelian@piefed.social
OrangePi support is terrible. Maybe it’s better with the 5, but the 4 I’ve struggled with getting a library to work with the GPIO pins, documentation on the NPU is limited, and I can’t get it to recognize a standard serial camera.
It’s possible I’m just trying to do weird things, but it’s a much worse experience than I’ve ever had with a raspberry pi and I regret not spending more to just get the pi. I’ve lost probably 10+ hours just trying to deal with some things I’d consider basic, and had to create weird workarounds that hurt performance in other areas.