NanoPi NE03 Plus is a tiny, headless single-board PC for $24
The FriendlyELEC NanoPi NE03 Plus is a tiny single-board computer (SBC) that measures 48 x 48mm (1.9″ x 1.9″) and features a 2 GHz Rockchip RK3528A quad-core Arm Cortex-A53 processor with Mali-450 graphics.
While the little computer isn’t exactly a speed demon, it is cheap. The NanoPi NE03 Plus available now for $24. But while it’s a nice step up from the original NEO03 Plus that launched in […]
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NanoPi NEO3 Plus – A tiny Rockchip RK3528A headless SBC with Gigabit Ethernet, USB 3.0 port, GPIO header
FriendlyELEC NanoPi NEO3 Plus is an ultra-compact headless SBC powered by a Rockchip RK3528A SoC paired with 1GB RAM, whose main interfaces are a Gigabit Ethernet jack, a USB 3.2 port, and a 26-pin GPIO header. I can still remember using its predecessor, the NanoPi NEO3, based on a Rockchip RK3328, which I reviewed with Armbian in 2020. The new model is similar, with a quad-core Cortex-A53 SoC but clocked at 2.0 GHz instead of 1.5 GHz, and offered with a black metal case instead of a white plastic case. The OS can still be booted from a microSD card, but the NanoPi NEO3 Plus also offers a socket for an optional eMMC flash module, and adds an RTC battery connector, a speaker connector, and a MASK button for firmware updates. NanoPi NEO3 Plus specifications: SoC - Rockchip RK3528A CPU - Quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 @ 2.0 GHz GPU - Arm
End-of-life notice for Samsung/Nexell S5P4418 processor
Samsung/Nexell S5P4418 SoC is being phased out, according to a somewhat recent post by EmbSoM/Graperain stating that the SoC was discontinued by the original manufacturer. Most people will likely not care about an old quad-core Cortex-A9 SoC being discontinued, but the S5P4418 was found in several interesting hardware platforms we've covered here, mostly from FriendlyELEC, previously FriendlyArm. This includes the FriendlyELEC Core4418, NanoPi2 and Fire2A SBCs, Samsung Artik 530 modules, and several others. Graperain provides more details about the end-of-life notice, notably the key dates for their products: Last Time Buy (LTB) - 2026-03-31 Last Shipment Date - 2026-09-30 This impacts the company's S5P4418 system-on-module and the S5P4418 single board computer. The Samsung Artik family has been discontinued for several years, and if I look at the FriendlyELEC store, they only sell the Fire2A and Smart4418 CPU board without an end-of-life notice, but they should probably be subject to a similar
I'm very happy to announce that thanks to a donor who wishes to remain anonymous, I have in my hands a FriendlyElec NanoPi M6 - in this configuration, a tiny fanless desktop #microPC based on the Rockchip RK3588S processor.
I've had my eye on this device to fill the role of ultraportable desktop PC, especially in the event my laptop ever breaks or is lost/stolen, which would instantly render me unable to work if I didn't have a backup.
because of this generous gift, I'll be able to put the #NanoPi M6 to the test, and answer my top-of-line question: just how usable is this device as a light-duty desktop PC running Linux right now, in 2026? how well is the hardware supported? will I have problems getting work done?
I'm looking forward to having answers to all that and more. be sure to keep an eye on the Peertube channel @surfhosting.cc in the coming weeks and months ... and thank you so much to my donor, you know who you are!
DietPi December 2025 Update Adds RustDesk Server, Improves SBC Support, and Fixes Storage Issues
DietPi November 2025 Update Adds BirdNET-Go, Trixie Support Enhancements, and Broad Software Fixes
Why are they creating the requirement for 8GB of storage for absolutely no reason, other than including a way too large EMPTY userdata partition in their #Linux image?
Now i need to loop-mount, resize, truncate, and fondle the image - i'm a cheap tightarse, who bought the #NanoPi Neo Core #SBC variant with only 4GB EMMC.
DietPi October 2025 Update Adds Support for NanoPi R3S, R76S, and Reworked Dashboard
Booted #FriendlyELEC NanoPC-T6 again.
One minor DT patch sent.
HDMI Receiver can be enabled but all I get are errors:
```
fdee0000.hdmi_receiver: hdmirx_wait_signal_lock: signal not lock, tmds_clk_ratio:0
fdee0000.hdmi_receiver: hdmirx_wait_signal_lock: mu_st:0x2, scdc_st:0x0, dma_st10:0x10
```
I have no plans for further investigation of this. Sent patch anyway.
There is also NPU enablement to do. Simple, but not looked yet how to test it.
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