With recent annoucements projecting rpi supplies pre-pandemic availability levels for Q2 2023, what is an <i>available</i> equivalent for a RPI 3B ? What I mean by equivalent is similar size, similar power needs (5V,15W) and similar price (~48€ with VAT), and of course similar hardware or at least those specs;<p><pre><code> * 1.2ish Ghz multi-core CPU
* GPU with 1080p decoding capabilities
* HDMI output
* 1 GB memory
* integrated Wifi
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Bonus points if a recent debian install medium is available for it.<p>Typical load is GUIless video playback with cvlc, and running a webservice in the background.<p>So far I've looked at banana pi, odroid, le potato, etc. but I'm wondering if someone has hands-on experience with a specific SBC model that can act as an almost drop-in replacement ?<p>EDIT: I've realised since asking that the RPI 3A+, which might be a little easier to find in stock, does what I need also, albeit with only 512MB memory. I'd still like to here suggestions though !
look up old thin clients. (lots of youtube content about this too)
for example:Dell DX0D Wyse 5010 Thin Client w/ Stand & Charger 16GB SSD 4GB 1.40 GHz [wifi]<p>i got 2 of those for 80 dollars. work fine in linux. even videos about converting them to be USB powered too, if thats a thing you think you'll need.
Intel NUC or thin clients. Here is one of best resource about them <a href="https://www.parkytowers.me.uk/thin/" rel="nofollow">https://www.parkytowers.me.uk/thin/</a><p>But if you're looking for ARM CPU then Orange Pi or some related to RK3399
<a href="https://pine64.com/product-category/single-board-computers/" rel="nofollow">https://pine64.com/product-category/single-board-computers/</a><p>Stock is occasionally an issue but worth looking in to.