Ask HN: What are good Raspberry Pi alternatives that are in stock?

7 points by 0des 3 years ago | 9 comments
Can't find any raspberry pi zero w's in stock, or any normal pi's for that matter. Looking for similar or compatible alternatives for a small low power toy project. Any ideas?
  • nicolaslem 3 years ago
    I had the same question a couple of months ago and got recommended the Orange Pi line of devices. For my usage it is virtually identical to a similar specd Rasberry Pi. Most of the models can run Armbian[0] which provides some peace of mind regarding long term support. The brand seems to sell mostly on Aliexpress, which is where I got mine from.

    [0] https://www.armbian.com/download/?device_support=Supported

    • airbreather 3 years ago
      Odroid at hardkernal, I like the XU4 that at $53 will run full Linux distros and has A15 and A7 CPUs at 2 GHz, 2GB DDR3, Mali T-628 GPU, USB 3.0 and Gb Ethernet.

      Hard to believe you get all that for $53, you wouldn't have to go back that many years to be in a place where you would have been happy to pay $2k for something like that.

      While there check out their odroid go for 80 bucks, it's a ready to go gaming platform similar to Nintendo switch.

      I have no affiliation with Odroid whatsoever, I just like their products.

      • dpeck 3 years ago
        These look really neat. Can you expand on what you mean by full linux distro? Can it out of the box run something like Debian/Ubuntu/Arch or is it vendor specific distribution?
        • 0des 3 years ago
          Thanks, I'll pick one up. Hopefully that have a pi-zero competitive model as well. I'm hoping to prototype something that I want to fit in a pocket
          • airbreather 3 years ago
            Unfortunately, nothing like the zero I am aware of.
            • 0des 3 years ago
              Thanks for the response. I'm not getting my hopes up but I am optimistic that surely someone has tried to enter this niche form factor solely given to how well it sells for the pi folks.
        • sacrosanct 3 years ago
          Would you like a Rp 400? In stock on Amazon right now, they’re the keyboard one
          • miniman1337 3 years ago
            just watch RPilocator.com to see when they are back in stock
            • pm2222 3 years ago
              US region has none in stock. Amazing.