On April fools, Raspberry Pi price increases are no joke — my thoughts on the slow demise of the hobbyist SBC market: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeX22LnKdFY
This is no joke: the SBC hobby is dying

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@geerlingguy On the other hand, MCUs are more powerful than ever and can fill many of the roles that SBCs used to handle. Check out this $18 board, for example.
https://www.hackster.io/news/an-esp32-powerhouse-in-a-raspberry-pi-form-factor-b692f832659a
An ESP32 Powerhouse in a Raspberry Pi Form Factor

The $17.99 ESP32-P4-Pi blends microcontroller efficiency with SBC-grade I/O, offering a powerful, Pi-inspired alternative.

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