What do you think is the best Single board Computer in the market?

There are too many options to choose from now. There is no right or wrong answer here. Please tell us why in the comments section below.

I have created this document so that we can compare all the SBCs in one place. Please edit it and add information on the SBCs you know about for the benefit of the community.

Comparison of SBCs in the market.

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Former Member over 8 years ago +5

Reference: http://wiki.pine64.org/index.php/Main_Page For USD 39.00 + shipping, the Pine A64+ (see details at reference) + 2GB DDR3 RAM, WiFi, 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet RJ45, and Bluetooth. No GPS built…
Former Member over 8 years ago in reply to rsc +3

Yo Scott! I hear ya. I have been assembling Mini-ITX systems for folks since their inception; small is beautiful. I am still running a Zotac IONITX-F-E (Dual-core Intel Atom 1.6GHz + Nvidia ION graphics…
rachaelp over 8 years ago +3

There are so many options and the "best" really does depend on what your project requirements are. For the same person the best may well change a lot depending on the design requirements for what they…

dougw over 5 years ago

Of course, now there is the Raspberry Pi 4B, which is much better than a Raspberry Pi 3B+.
Tomorrow there will be something better.
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rankharris over 6 years ago

ASUS Tinkerboard
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colporteur over 6 years ago

Your poll is very subjective and will depend on each individuals definition of best. best price, best options, best flexibility, best.....

My "best" definition would be framed by support. The extensive support community for the Pi provides the developer a resource to draw when needed. Without the support community the developer is left with the manual (if lucky) and his own self reliance.

Sean
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mrosst92 over 7 years ago

I'm enjoying the Jetson TX2 board.
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cobywayne over 7 years ago

Asus Tinker Board
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rsc over 8 years ago in reply to dougw

Looks interesting, but I'm kind of soured on kickstarter products these days. They lack the standards and quality control of products built by companies that can afford to build them correctly, test them for EMI, thermal, and other properties. I've got a pile of boards that I can't use due to obsolescence or lack of support from the manufacturer (if they are still in business).
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dougw over 8 years ago in reply to rsc

Alternatively - LattePanda
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ntewinkel over 8 years ago

Since your question was general (no "for this specific purpose..."), I have to go with the answer that best suits someone new to SBCs, which I feel is the Raspberry Pi simply because it's easy to setup and use, and has a lot of online support and tutorials available, and the price point is nice (especially for the RPi Zero).

It's not the fastest and it's probably not built or designed as well as others, and it probably doesn't have as much "stuff" as some others, but for the purpose it does a great job.
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Former Member over 8 years ago

I was tempted by the Raspberry Pi but I got won over by the Beagleboard Black, well more so due to the two PRU (programmable real time units) or 200MHz MCUs which share the same memory as the Linux kernel. This meant I could use Debian and all its goodies, and still use the PRUs for interrupts (circumventing the non-prempetive Linux kernel) which gives me a true embedded fit-for-anything board which one can program at both, high and low level, concurrently.
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Former Member over 8 years ago in reply to rachaelp

Not to beat this subject into the ground but I just saw a working Arduino-based application as a LIN protocol analyzer:

Master === Arduino === Slave 1 === Slave 2 .....

See https://github.com/zapta/linbus
Arduino would be an excellent low-cost tool for the job.
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