It's not an RPi-killer. The RPi family is aimed at electronics and science hobbyists with an attractive price. The ASUS Tinker Board is an entry-level desktop system. Just the additional 1GB RAM makes a big difference (cuts down on swapping with the painfully slow MicroSD disk). Of course, the superior graphics and 1GBit NIC are nice plums. Folks are reporting that besides TinkerOS (derivative of Debian 9), this board runs well with Armbian, a Ubuntu 16.04 port.
It's not an RPi-killer. The RPi family is aimed at electronics and science hobbyists with an attractive price. The ASUS Tinker Board is an entry-level desktop system. Just the additional 1GB RAM makes a big difference (cuts down on swapping with the painfully slow MicroSD disk). Of course, the superior graphics and 1GBit NIC are nice plums. Folks are reporting that besides TinkerOS (derivative of Debian 9), this board runs well with Armbian, a Ubuntu 16.04 port.
