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Raspberry 4 4gb vs jetson nano also 4gb

Hello guys, I want an SBC, but in my country they are not very accessible. My options are a Raspberry Pi with 4 GB of RAM, a case, HDMI adapter, charger, and an SD card. This is my favorite option because of the huge amount of operating systems available for it.

The other option is a Jetson Nano with 4 GB of RAM. It comes with a case, fan, SD card, power supply, and a camera, but it is $48 more expensive. For my goal of building a homelab, it does not seem as optimal because there are not many operating systems available for it except the NVIDIA one.

Tell me your opinion guys.

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u/tripleaaa56 — 1 day ago
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Kali Linux Image for Radxa Dragon Q6A

Hi everyone!

I wanted to share a project I’ve been working on to make running Kali Linux on the Radxa Dragon Q6A much easier and accessible for the community.

I have successfully created a surgically shrunken, universal Kali Linux image that can be flashed onto an SSD of any size. The final download is only around 3GB (compressed with XZ) to save bandwidth and storage. On the first boot, the partition will automatically expand, and you just need to run a quick resize2fs command to unlock your drive’s full capacity.

Hardware Status

  • Working perfectly: HDMI Video, USB Ports, Bluetooth, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, SSH, and Remote Desktop (xRDP) out of the box.
  • NOT Working yet: Audio/Sound. There is an active issue with the wcd938x codec driver that prevents sound output at the moment.

Because of GitHub’s browser upload limitations, the compressed image is split into two 1.5GB files. I have also included a SHA256SUMS file to guarantee data integrity before flashing. Full instructions on how to join the files, verify hashes, and flash the image are documented in both English and Portuguese.

You can find the repository and download the latest release here:  https://github.com/rafaelwms/kali-radxa-dragon-q6a

Feel free to flash it, test it out, and if anyone has insights on how to patch the audio codec driver, contributions and Pull Requests are more than welcome!

Hope this helps anyone looking for a solid native Kali experience on their Dragon Q6A. Cheers!

u/rafaelwms — 1 day ago
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ODROID-H5 is a low-power x86 SBC with 10GbE and four M.2 slots

Hardkernel has introduced the ODROID-H5, a new x86 single-board computer based on Intel’s Core i3-N300 processor. The board updates the ODROID H-series with onboard 10GbE networking, four M.2 expansion slots, DDR5 memory support, and a revised HSIO configuration intended for storage, networking, and accelerator expansion.

https://linuxgizmos.com/odroid-h5-is-a-low-power-x86-sbc-with-10gbe-and-four-m-2-slots/

u/DeliciousBelt9520 — 2 days ago
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Help me understand the Uno Q hate

I’m pretty new to serious programming and have been messing around with the R4 recently. I’m planning a cyberdeck build and couldn’t find a single SBC with 4gb ram under $100, until I saw the Uno Q. I just don’t understand the hate for it.

Hardware wise it has pretty good specs for only $60 and it also has a micro controller. Looking at a lattepanda which is like 4x the price and raspberry, banana, orange, fruit bowl pi boards that are double the price.

TLDR: What is so bad about the Uno Q and is there an alternative for similar price?

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u/justaruss — 3 days ago
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RPi alternative

I'm from the UK and I've only bought and used Raspberry Pi SBCs up to this point. But with the astronomical cost of a Pi4 with a good amount of RAM, and any Pi5 right now, I'm looking at other options.

Does anyone have any experience of Radxa/Rock products, and are they comparable in ease of use? Or will there be a steep learning curve and lots of hair being torn out!?

They seem to be the most wallet friendly and available brand in the UK.

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u/Joudicea — 4 days ago
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Ubuntu Concept goes CIX P1

Looks like Canonical is expanding their "Ubuntu Concept" images. They just released a developer-focused preview based on the new 26.04 LTS for CIX Technology P1 devices.

​The most interesting part? They are pushing for a standard ACPI boot process and relying on a single bootable .iso instead of making us juggle different device trees for every single board variation. It’s shipping with a Linux 7.0 kernel and an upstream-first open-source driver approach.

​I’ve actually had a Radxa Orion O6 collecting dust on my desk for the last year because I just haven't had the time to play with it, but honestly, I'm pretty happy about how that timed out. Whenever I buy these boards, I go in knowing I'm buying the hardware for future use once the software support inevitably matures. I'm just incredibly glad I snagged it right when it launched—with today's RAM and chip shortages, it's nearly impossible to get your hands on anything right now.

​​I'm currently in the middle of maintenance on my self-hosted stack, and getting this Orion O6 up and running is actually part of that workflow. This release came at the perfect time to finally dust the board off and flash the ISO. I'm planning to see how the I/O holds up and how it generally compares to my older Rock-5b and NanoPC-T6 setups.

​Officially tested platforms include the Radxa Orion O6 / O6N, Orange Pi 6 Plus, Minisforum MS-R1, and MetaComputing AI PC.

​Link to the release and ISO: https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-concept-goes-cix-p1/82213

​Has anyone else flashed this onto their CIX boards yet? Curious to hear how stable it actually is right now.

u/Hrastovc — 3 days ago
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Radxa computer is dying?

I am little bit surprised radxa computer shop on Aliexpress is almost empty.

No rock5B+, No rock5T, no Orion boards, no rock5 ITX+.

Radxa computer is dying or they moved on another website?

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u/theodiousolivetree — 5 days ago
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Should PCIe Capable SBCs support CFExpress rather than SDCard?

Considering you can assemble some inexpensive CFexpress cards using 2230 m.2 ssds, should SBCs start to replace SDcard storage with CFExpress? Having a tool-less and quick swap storage option that gets NVMe speeds seems to be a win win. What do you guys think?

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u/dontthroworanges — 4 days ago
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Episode 7: $1.11 total API bill, a $592 bug my AI agent caused, and why I replaced WhatsApp with my own app

Sharing this week's update on my ongoing public build, an AI agent cluster I'm running at home that I document weekly.

The numbers this week:
- Portfolio value: $98,808
- Total Anthropic API spend since day 1: $1.11
- Stock P&L: -$598 (the agent had a rough week)
- Open trades: 7

What I built this week: replaced WhatsApp with a fully custom command center app (I call it BlackBox CC) so I can message my AI agents from my iPhone via Tailscale without touching any third-party messaging platform.

Also added a 4th node to the cluster and did a post-mortem on the $492 trading bug, turned out to be a logic error in the CrewAI agent, not a model issue.

The $1.11 API bill is real. Most of the heavy lifting runs on local qwen models via Ollama.

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u/Weird_Night_2176 — 4 days ago
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Radxa E20C vs E52C

Hey everyone, I’m a student on a budget looking to buy a Radxa SBC to use as a dedicated OpenWrt router. My main goal is to completely eliminate bufferbloat and keep my ping stable. (This SBC will act strictly as a wired routing unit. I will use a separate AP for all Wi-Fi connections.)

My options are-

  1. Radxa E20C- 2GB RAM, No eMMC 32$

  2. Radxa E52C- 2GB RAM, 16GB eMMC 63$

  3. Radxa E52C- 4GB RAM, 32GB eMMC 85+$

My Network Specs:

Current Plan: 80Mbps (250-350Mbps VAS).

Future Plan: Upgrading to a Public IPv4 plan later, 40Mbps which caps at 200 Mbps VAS.

Load: 2 phones, light workload and competitive eSports

My Questions:

Will the cheaper E20C handle SQM properly or will the processor bottleneck? Is running the router OS on a MicroSD card reliable enough? I want to save money as a student but don't want to buy something that lags under SQM. Which option is the BEST? Thanks!

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u/not_borno — 5 days ago
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Armor Case 7056a for my Radxa Q6A finally arrived

So far so good. 36-39C on idle, 49-52C streaming 1080p YouTube.
2 cons for me:

  1. Nowhere to attach external antennas.
  2. Can’t use my 2242 and 2280 SSDs, so waiting for 2230 SSD to arrive.
    Would be cool to have some angular adapter to attach the SSD to the bottom of the case or just to the side (same as the one on the picture but the other way around). But I couldn’t find such thing on Aliexpress.
u/katsunikita — 9 days ago
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The Luckfox Aura is an impressive compact embedded single board computer (eSBC) built around Rockchip's RV1126B, packing quad-core performance, a built-in NPU for edge AI, Wi-Fi 6 dual-band, gigabit Ethernet with PoE support, USB 3.0, dual MIPI CSI-2 quad-lane camera connectors, 4K video encode and decode, MIPI DSI display output, an RTC battery connector, and onboard audio, all starting from just USD $50.

In this video I unbox the board, take a close look at the hardware, flash Debian 13 (Trixie) to the eMMC using SoC Toolkit, connect to Wi-Fi, run apt update and upgrade, and put it through the SBC Tier List where it earns a well-deserved S class.

Whether you're after something ideal for running OpenClaw with local TTS and STT, aiming to run Frigate NVR with RKNN inference, want a PoE-powered headless Linux server, or are simply after an affordable Debian board that works right out of the box, the Luckfox Aura is well worth a look.

u/PlatimaZero — 9 days ago
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New Radxa Dragon Q8b with Snapdragon

Someone from Radxa just leaked their new SBC in the Discord.

The Dragon Q8B will run on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3. It will have 4x USB 3.2 10gbps and probably a 4x16 bit LPDDR4x memory bus.

The 8cx was built for windows Laptops so we will probably get support for it. In relation to SBCs it has an extremely powerful CPU (and GPU) which can compete with mid-range desktop CPUs like the i5-1235U.

It will technically be slightly slower than the Orion o6 but with much better software/driver support. And still faster than the other two Qualcomm SBCs from Radxa (except the npu from the Q900).

In general it will probably be released on May 30.

What are your thoughts about it and what do you think it will cost?

Geek bench:

https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/17815215

u/No_Draft_8756 — 12 days ago
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Looking for a modern Intel CPU SBC with MIPI-CSI interface with Linux driver.

There are some obsolete SBC with Intel Atom CPU and MIPI-CSI interface, e.g. Aaeon Up Core, but the newer ones with N-series CPUs and small form factor are hard to find. Do you know any low priced models, preferably with standard MIPI-CSI connector, i.e. not requiring an adapter board for Rasperry Pi camera type flex cable?

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u/puplan — 9 days ago
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Rasberry PIにDDR3搭載できる特殊モデルが出ると思う？

最近Rasberry PI5を購入しようか検討しているんだけど、やっぱりトランプ関税やメモリ高騰、ホルムズ海峡閉鎖のせいでとても高いんだよね

それで、主な原因の一つにメモリ高騰があるけど、その対策のためにDDR3搭載のRasberry PIが出ると思う？皆の意見を聞きたい

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u/ozzsho — 12 days ago
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Sipeed launches K3 Pico-ITX and CoM260 boards with SpacemiT K3 SoC

Sipeed has opened pre-orders for the SpacemiT K3 CoM260 Developer Kit and K3 Pico-ITX, two RISC-V AI computing platforms based on the SpacemiT Key Stone K3 processor. The systems combine eight X100 RISC-V CPU cores with eight A100 AI-oriented compute cores delivering up to 60 TOPS of AI performance for edge AI and embedded workloads.

https://linuxgizmos.com/sipeed-launches-k3-pico-itx-and-com260-boards-with-spacemit-k3-soc/

u/DeliciousBelt9520 — 11 days ago