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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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    Athena C wrote:

     

    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.

    As Michael Pilcher says upstream, it's only the RasPi board that fits in your pocket.  Or, you can "roll it up in your T-shirt sleeve" and be "too cool to believe", to quote Jim Croce.  But if you really want a complete machine that fits in your pocket, you probably need to hack a smart phone or small tablet.

     

    Here's my suggestion: start with the software.  Conceive the program you want to carry around in your pocket.  Get it running on your GNU/Linux PC.  By then it should be obvious which tiny board you want to use and what peripherals it will need.  Also, by then RasPi may have a tiny display that plugs into its DSI connector.  Or you can use a BeagleBone with a small LCD cape right now.

     

    I know it's fun to acquire tiny boards and watch them blink lights, but in my experience it's usually the software that takes the time and effort in end-products.

     

    JMO/YMMV

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    Athena C wrote:

     

    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.

    As Michael Pilcher says upstream, it's only the RasPi board that fits in your pocket.  Or, you can "roll it up in your T-shirt sleeve" and be "too cool to believe", to quote Jim Croce.  But if you really want a complete machine that fits in your pocket, you probably need to hack a smart phone or small tablet.

     

    Here's my suggestion: start with the software.  Conceive the program you want to carry around in your pocket.  Get it running on your GNU/Linux PC.  By then it should be obvious which tiny board you want to use and what peripherals it will need.  Also, by then RasPi may have a tiny display that plugs into its DSI connector.  Or you can use a BeagleBone with a small LCD cape right now.

     

    I know it's fun to acquire tiny boards and watch them blink lights, but in my experience it's usually the software that takes the time and effort in end-products.

     

    JMO/YMMV

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