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Which single board computer should I get if my purpose is Linux and programming?

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I'm interested in Raspberry Pi, Beagle Board, and Odroid-U2 so far.

They all seem to run Linux. I'm more into software so the specs are a bit foreign to me.

Anyway, I plan to use it to mess around with Linux, programming and pretty much only software stuff.

I'm not too concern for price so long as I get the value worth the price.

I'll be happy with it so long as I can manipulate the OS, compile and run my cpp code, and carry it around in my pocket.

 

Also, I understand limitations and stuff but is prefer it to not crash if I'm compiling something or doing something crazy to it.

 

I'm not too concern about pretty hdmi stuff. Although I'd like to watch movies, I doubt I'll be streaming from YouTube or anything.

 

Thanks.

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    If you only want to deal with software and not hardware then you would be better off dual booting your PC with Linux. Any single board solution like the Raspberry Pi or BeagleBoard will require you to do some hardware to accomplish things. I know you want it pocket sized but once you add a monitor, and keyboard and/or mouse it's no longer pocket sized. It may be best if you go with an already completed solution that won't need aditional hardwatre to run.

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    But the thing is, I already have linux dual booted on my laptop and my desktop and have played with Gentoo and whatever. I kinda want something for the sake of entertainment. I think it'd be really cool if I could have the board connect to my desktop but I think that will just be like ssh or ftp. Do you think I should get it just for the sake of entertainment?

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